Young children have been helped to acquire basic literacy skills before being enrolled into the formal primary school system while, on the other hand, youths and adults have benefitted from basic literacy and vocational skills training.

UNESCO: Community Library and Resource Centres

It shows that some 200 million young people need a second chance to acquire basic literacy and numeracy skills.

UNESCO: A lost generation in the making - 'Le Devoir' (Canada)

In developing countries, around 200 million young people need a second chance to acquire the basic literacy and numeracy skills, which are essential to learning further skills for work.

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