text: 36.1 5r. r 20.4 26.5 60.1 72.8 'r0,0 50.8 6r.8 74,5 42,O 53.67 6.8 92-L 6L.7 '17,L82.2 61. IE2.5 62.392.6 9 3.1 79.6 Source: Depaltnent of Inlernatronal EiconoDl,c and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat. a/ Tne loeel-gro{th scenatio. 9/ Tne hlgber-gronth scena! 10.A/ 40 /5L9 Engllsh Page I17 257. The foregolng projections of enrolment and literacy represent extrapolationsthat implicitly assume a contlnuation of historical trends in the allocation ofresources to educatj.on. !l9re comprehenslve action by individual countries and theinternational communily courd accelerate the increase in literacy rates. !.{ajorefforts will be needed, both in the development of education policy a'nd financingat the nationar revel and in the provislon of appropriale technical and financialassistance at the international level, if the world is to make accelerated progress towards the Strategy goal of the eradication or considerable reduction ofilllteracy by the year 2000. such efforts will be economically more feasible in most countries if their economies grow at the rates assumed with the hlgher-grorthgcenario. The absence of such efforts, particularly in many of tbe loir-incomecountries, will lead to a greatly increased absolute number of illiterate aiti.zensif their economies grow slowly. 258. rn addition to expanding the capacity of their formal education syatems forchildren and louth, many countries would benefit greatly from the expansion ofappropriate part-time and non-formal adult education. This |nay be mainlypragmatic, such as the introduction of new skills, or mainly cultural. In thisconnectionr the role of communi.cation technology is pronising. rnstructionar radiois already employed by a number of developing countries. trndia, for exaople, haseffectlvely used di r ect-broadca s t satellite television to relay recent inforoationin such fields as agriculture, nutrition and health to remote villages thatotherwise might not have the opportunity to keep abreast of these developoents.
analysis: The text primarily focuses on the importance of education, literacy rates, and the role of international assistance in achieving the United Nations' goal of eradicating or significantly reducing illiteracy by the year 2000. It also mentions the potential benefits of expanding non-formal adult education, particularly in low-income countries. The text does not discuss economic development, natural resources, or environmental issues.