Question

Illiteracy is the root cause of poverty. Explain.

Answer 1

1:Literacy is a reasonably good indicator of development in a society. Illiteracy is the cause of poor socio-economic condition, high mortality rate, low life expectancy, child-labor and child marriage and high growth rate of population.
2:Literacy can contribute positively to the quality of life of an individual for which reason it is considered a basic human right.
3:When people are illiterate, they don’t know how to earn well and how to spend well.
4:Many do not have knowledge about food and nutrition. This leads to poverty which in turn becomes the cause of illiteracy giving rise to a vicious cycle.