Papua New Guinea: Literacy rates increase

GPE media coverage - November 13, 2015 | Source: Papua New Guinea Today

Children at school in Papua New Guinea. Credit:UNICEF/Sokhin

Literacy rates in two provinces of Papua New Guinea have seen outstanding improvements in just three years, according to new results from the READ PNG project, funded through a grant from the Global Partnership for Education.

Read the article in Papua New Guinea Today

Regions and countries: East Asia and Pacific: Papua New Guinea

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