Cause of Illiteracy

Illiteracy is a pressing concern especially for poor countries; it affects all other aspects of life and personal behavior of the uneducated one. There are several causes which may lead someone to be uneducated or to escape from school.

A disproportionate number of total out-of-school children in India are girls. What denies equal opportunities of children are serious social issues that have arose out of caste, class and gender differences.

Our country has been unable to eradicate its many social evils completely. Child labor, child marriage, untouchability and the caste system are strong causes of a large percentage of Indian children being denied even basic primary school education. Child Labor is rampant among poor families who aim to increase their family income by sending out children to work from a very young age.

Poor households due to the lack of skills and knowledge involve their children in unskilled labor in order to earn bread for the family; thus, this reduces the focus from achieving education as the main focus deviates to earning income so as to be able to survive in the society. 

A section of our society has been unable to move with the times, owing to generations of being ensconced by religious dogma or orthodox family practices. They reject modern education as a threat to their beliefs and way of life. Consequently, the children of such households are also deprived of the opportunity to study in modern schools and free their minds of meaningless conventions and conservative ideologies.