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Education Issue Gets Serious Worldwide
Pyongyang, July 9 (KCNA) -- About 796 million adults still lack basic literacy skills, according to statistics released on Monday by the United Nations Economic and Social Council

At least 67 million children of school age are still denied the right to education due to financial, social or other challenges, such as health problems and armed conflict, the statistics said.

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