The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. 

Since literacy rates reflect the education level of each locality, research shows that the literacy rate worldwide is 92% for youth aged 15 to 24 and 86% for adults aged 15 and older. In view of this, China had adopted four large-scale literacy campaigns from 1949 to 1969, resulting in an illiteracy rate reduction to 6.72% in 2000. This is regarded as a miracle in the history of human culture and education.

Learn more from the full article (in Chinese only) written by Kenny Siu, Senior Advisor of AEC Group, published on Sing Pao on 14 March.