LAHORE: For the upcoming Population and Housing Census 2017, the government has expanded definition of literacy by incorporating in it the basic numeracy skills. Literacy is now defined as: “Ability ...

The Director General (DG)of Bureau of Non-Formal Education Tapon Kumar Ghosh defined education as incorporation of several topics, not merely placing a signature but reading, writing and calculation ...

If we go by the proper definition, literacy simply means “the ability to read and write.” That’s all it takes to be considered literate. This brings us to another important term—literacy rate. By ...

India’s literacy rate has increased six times since the end of the British rule—from 12% to 74% in 2011. Yet, India has the world’s largest population of illiterates and, at the current rate of ...

Global experts shared their ideas and experiences on STEM education and science literacy assessment methods during the 2024 World Conference on Science Literacy, which was held in Beijing last week.