# Today is International Literacy Day, a day to highlight the critical importance of literacy for creating a more literate, just, peaceful, and sustainable society. This year’s theme is Promoting literacy in the digital era. In 2024, at least 739-million people worldwide still lacked basic literacy skills. At the same time, 4 in 10 children are not reaching minimum proficiency in reading. UNESCO says beyond reading and writing on paper, literacy in the digital era enables people to access, understand, evaluate, create, communicate and engage with digital content safely and appropriately.
UNESCO highlights literacy in the digital era on this International Literacy Day