A 2018 study even found strong links between reading levels and life expectancy, suggesting that poor literacy skills can translate into a higher chance of living a shorter life.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/07/14/kids-reading-standards-are-falling-and-its-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-19125741/

A 2022 Tableau-funded global by Forrester Consulting found that 82% of decision-makers expect basic data literacy from employees in every department, and predicts that by 2025 close to 70% of employees will be expected to heavily use data.

Source: https://time.com/6290684/data-literacy-us-national-security/

A close second with almost 59% calling for financial literacy or how to make a budget 55% wanting to understand how to analyse and use data.

Source: https://mid-east.info/global-survey-of-37k-school-students-reveals-desire-to-modernize-education/

Additionally, 3 out of 4 consumers can correctly identify the recommended credit utilization rate, showing high levels of financial literacy around credit scores.

Source: https://sacobserver.com/2023/10/inflation-has-caused-a-massive-shift-in-consumer-spending-habits-heres-a-closer-look-at-how/

A Kaduna-based Non-Governmental Organisation, Emerald-Isle Foundation (EIF) on Monday began a five-day training of primary school teachers on digital literacy in Kaduna State.

Source: https://www.peoplesdailyng.com/foundation-moves-to-transform-teachers-from-analog-to-digital/

A lifelong reader with a bottomless appetite for books, she was a devoted advocate for literacy – specifically for those who were underserved or marginalized.

Source: https://www.pressherald.com/2023/04/16/obituaryellen-jean-mazuzan-2/

And Kareem, talk about the education level, because I remember back then, the literacy rate of the Maryland penitentiary, if I’m not mistaken, was somewhere between 80%… The population couldn’t even read, or read at a fifth grade level.

Source: https://therealnews.com/how-a-1970s-prisoner-organized-literacy-program-changed-marylands-penitentiaries

Ann Friedman, founder and CEO of Planet Word, said that the dyslexia exhibit demonstrates the museum’s advocacy for inclusive literacy education.

Source: https://thehoya.com/spotlight-planet-word-features-dyslexia-exhibit-co-developed-with-georgetown-professor/

An NGO, the Vivian Bello Foundation in collaboration with the Girl-Child Freedom at the Grassroots (GCFG) has kick-started the empowerment of small scale women traders in Nigeria with digital financial literacy.

Source: https://newsdiaryonline.com/iwd-vivian-bello-foundation-empowers-small-scale-women-traders-in-fct/

Anyone going through school now in 2023 should absolutely have good strong computer literacy skills.

Source: https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/10/20/0018202/codeorg-presses-washington-to-make-computer-science-a-high-school-graduation-requirement?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

A recent report by The Insight Centre for Public Libraries has found more than 20 per cent of of preschool-aged children in NSW are developmentally vulnerable in regards to literacy and development outcomes.

Source: https://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/8296125/how-dubbo-library-is-addressing-the-poor-literacy-rates-in-young-children/?src=rss

“As a climate change committee, we are keen to develop the pledges we made on the carbon literacy training into plans and actions.”

Source: https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/politics/council/ashington-town-council-representatives-pledge-plans-and-actions-after-carbon-literacy-training-4344783

As literacy rates rose and the cost of producing and consuming print declined, the circulation of criticism increased.

Source: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/01/23/has-academia-ruined-literary-criticism-professing-criticism-john-guillory

BAGUIO CITY — An Isabela library and various north Luzon banks were declared outstanding stakeholders of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) for helping promote financial literacy during rites held in the summer capital on Monday (Jan. 23).

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1720051/bsp-honors-isabela-library-luzon-banks

Basic early literacy and are the foundation on which much other success is built.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-03-opinion-basics-criticalbut-nz-teachers.html

Because the rate of literacy among Dalits is increasing rapidly in comparison to other marginalised communities, they are challenging traditions.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/dalit-students-death-iit-bombay-prejudice-on-campus-8482252/

Books, literacy and freedom of expression are under assault as never before.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-11-12/slavery-censorship-santa-monica-california

But despite the hostile blockade and its inclusion in the list, Cuba “continues to have higher life expectancy, lower infant and maternal mortality, better health outcomes, higher literacy, more education and less violence than the United States.”

Source: http://en.escambray.cu/2023/black-lawyers-launch-campaign-to-withdraw-cuba-from-terrorist-list/

"By donating the proceeds to literacy, that just shows the power I think reading can have on people's lives," he said.

Source: https://www.dailyherald.com/sports/20230304/schaumburg-native-mueller-believes-fire-can-exceed-expectations

By state law, schools are required to screen students in 4K through second grade annually for “literacy fundamentals.”

Source: https://wisconsinwatch.org/2023/05/one-in-5-could-have-dyslexia-but-wisconsin-students-parents-feel-school-support-falls-short/