617 million

More than half a billion children and adolescents (< 14 years old) are not achieving minimum proficiency levels in reading and mathematics.

56% unable to read are primary school age

More than half of the 617 million below reading proficiency in the world (357 million) are children below 11 years old.

34% children will not finish primary school

Of all children around the world: Those who were never enroll in a school or those who are in school but will drop out before the end of primary school.

Governments and Local Authorities

To establish partnerships to enable the mandate to raise levels of childhood literacy

Children's and Education charities

To build on existing expertise in addressing provision

School Leaders & School Teachers

To grow capacity amongst educators to provide training, assessment of children's literacy

Technology firms and tech foundations

To provide hardware and software solutions to enable the tools to be out there to