“Literacy as a prerequisite to education is an instrument of empowerment.” Discuss.

Literacy is said to be an instrument of empowerment because

•The more literate will be the population, the greater will be the consciousness of career options and the participation in the knowledge economy.

•Literacy leads to health awareness add full participation in the cultural and economic well-being of the community.

•It varies considerable across gender.

•It is still very low in the social groups.

•Inequalities in literacy tend to reproduce inequality across generations.

•The regional variations in literacy are still very wide.