Literacy Rate and the Standard of Living in Europe

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Literacy Rate and the Standard of Living in Europe
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Literacy Rate Standard of Living

• Literacy Rate is the amount of people in a
  country who can read and write
• Standard of Living good education, health care,
  and access to technology

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GDP

• GDP Gross Domestic Product
• GDP is the amount of goods and services produced
  by a country
• GDP per capita (person) is the average amount of
  goods and services produced by each person in a
  country

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Literacy the ability to read and write
COUNTRY LITERACY RATE GDP PER CAPITA
United Kingdom 99 37,700
France 99 40,400
Russia 100 24,800
Germany 98 44,700
Italy 99 34,500
United States 99 54,800
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USUALLY.

• LITERACY STANDARD OF LIVING
• LITERACY LOWER STANDARD OF LIVING

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Literacy in Europe

• Most Literate

• Least Literate

• Estonia 99.8
• Latvia 99.8
• Italy 98.9

• Turkey 88.7

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High Literacy Rate

• High literacy rates are usually found in
  industrialized countries.
• Industrialized countries depend on manufacturing
  for their wealth.
• They use the wealth to provide education, health
  care, and access to technology for their
  citizens.
• They usually have a high standard of living.
• Examples U.S. most of Europe

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Low Literacy Rate

• Low literacy rates are usually found in 3rd world
  countries.
• 3rd world countries depend on farming for their
  wealth.
• 3rd world countries are poor, and their people
  are uneducated.
• Without reading/writing skills, people cant get
  good jobs or pay for school.

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Third World Countries

• Third world or unindustrialized countries are
  usually based on basic farming and have fewer
  jobs in industry, technology and communication.
• They usually have lower literacy rates because
  the country does not have education for everyone
• Only people who have enough money to pay for good
  schools can get an education.

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Third World Countries Cont.

• Without education people can not get good jobs
• Countries whose economies are more based on
  farming (agriculture) and do not have many jobs
  in industry, communication, and technology are
  usually poorer and less educated.
• In many of these countries only wealthy children
  are able to go to quality schools or even go to
  school at all. In some cultures only wealthy boys
  are able to attend school.
• These countries have a lower literacy rate
  because many of their people can not read or
  write and have little hope of getting a good
  paying job.

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Vicious Cycle in 3rd World Countries
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Russia Doesnt Fit

• High literacy rate but lower standard of living
  than rest of Europe
• Why? The government requires children to be
  educated. The government used to control the
  economy, so the GDP was low and not very
  productive.
• Changes government is increasing manufacturing
  communications jobs
• Peoples salaries standard of living are
  increasing

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Question 1

• People in third world countries have
• The best jobs at the best pay
• Little access to good education
• A higher literacy rate
• A higher standard of living

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Question 2

• Why does Russia have such a high literacy rate
  but such a low GDP?
• Russians dont want to make more money
• Education isnt provided for children
• There are too many jobs and not enough workers
• The government has always required children to be
  educated, but the economy is not as productive

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Question 3

• A literate person is more likely to have all
  except
• Health care
• Enough income to pay for housing and food
• Technology (cell phones/ computers)
• Uneducated children

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Answer 1

• People in 3rd world countries have
• Little education

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Answer 2

• Why does Russia have such a high literacy rate
  but such a low GDP?
• The government has always required children to be
  educated, but the economy is not as productive

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Answer 3

• A literate person in a developed country is most
  likely to have all EXCEPT which item?
• Uneducated children