‘Literate village’ project to be implemented

TEHRAN –A national program for enhancing the literacy rate in rural communities will be implemented in ten pilot provinces of the country.

Literacy growth rate in Iran 2.5 times the world average

TEHRAN –In the past four decades, the growth of literacy in the world has been about 18 percent, while in the same period, this figure in Iran has been 50 percent, IRNA reported.

By Maryam Tavassoli

Iran on the verge of eradicating illiteracy

TEHRAN – Nearly one year after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the Literacy Movement Organization was established by the order of Imam Khomeini with the aim of eradicating illiteracy.

Education of foreign nationals on agenda

TEHRAN – The Literacy Movement Organization puts the education of foreign nationals on the agenda, the head of the Organization has said.