Adult literacy programs in developing countries

Niels-Hugo (Hugo) Blunch

IZA World of Labor, 2017, No 374, 374

Abstract: In addition to the traditional education system targeting children and youth, one potentially important vehicle to improve literacy and numeracy skills is adult literacy programs (ALPs). In many developing countries, however, these programs do not seem to achieve these hoped for, ex ante, objectives and have therefore received less attention, if not been largely abandoned, in recent years. But, evidence shows that ALPs do affect other important socio-economic outcomes such as health, household income, and labor market participation by enhancing participants’ health knowledge and income-generating activities.

Keywords: adult literacy programs; human capital; literacy and numeracy; income generation; labor market participation; health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I1 I2 I3 J13 J24 O1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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