Themes of International Literacy Day Throughout The Years

  • In 2018, the day’s theme was “Literacy and Skills Development”.
  • In 2019, the day’s theme was “Literacy and Multilingualism”.
  • In 2020, the day’s theme was “Literacy teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond”.
  • In 2021, the theme of the day was “Literacy for a human-centered recovery: Narrowing the digital divide”.

International Literacy Day [UNESCO] – September 08

International Literacy Day is annually commemorated on the 8th of September in order to highlight the importance of literacy for the human race. The initiative advocates literacy as a guardian of the dignity and rights of humans across the world.

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Themes of International Literacy Day Throughout The Years:

In 2018, the day’s theme was “Literacy and Skills Development”. In 2019, the day’s theme was “Literacy and Multilingualism”. In 2020, the day’s theme was “Literacy teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond”. In 2021, the theme of the day was “Literacy for a human-centered recovery: Narrowing the digital divide”....

Why is International Literacy Day Celebrated?

The day is a product of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals program in 2015. Goal no. 4 emphasizes literacy and its target is to ensure that all young people can get assess to numeracy and literacy and develop skills to establish opportunities for themselves....