Globally, the youth literacy rate increased from 83 per cent to 91 per cent over two decades, while the number of illiterate youth declined from 170 million to 115 million. Regional and gender disparities persist, however. Literacy is lowest in least developed countries and higher among males than females.
In sociolinguistics, an accent (/ËÃ¦ksáµ»nt/ or /-Ént/) is a manner of pronunciation peculiar to a particular individual, location, or nation.
Originally Answered: What is the difference between an accent and a slang? Accent is a mark used to show the stress on a syllable or to pronounce with emphasis. It is just a way of pronouncing or putting stress on certain vowels and consonants; almost everyone has an accent that differs from another person.