MANILA, Philippines — A higher basic and functional literacy rate was recorded among individuals who reached at least a high school level of education, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said.

'This functional literacy crisis is arguably the challenge of our generation. It is a challenge to our national survival.' The recently released results from the 2024 Functional Literacy, Education, ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) has the highest functional literacy rate in the country with 81.2 percent, beating the National Capital Region’s 79.9 percent, ...

CALAMBA CITY, Laguna (PIA) – The Calabarzon region recorded the third-highest functional literacy rate nationwide according to the 2024 Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS) ...

EDUCATION Secretary Sonny Angara vowed to strengthen interventions among students after a survey found that 18 million Filipino graduates were "functionally illiterate." Based on the Philippine ...

RESULTS of the latest “Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey [FLEMMS, 2024]” by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) have sparked controversy not only among education-related ...

Tamale, October 28, GNA- ActionAid Ghana, a British NGO, has built 15 school buildings in the Tamale Metropolis and Tolon/Kumbungu District for functional literacy classes. The organization has, in ...

Good morning. According to a report published this week, illiteracy has reached a crisis point. The World Literacy Fund, who authored the report, estimates that almost 800 million people across the ...