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International Literacy Day

a celebration declared by UNESCO to highlight the importance of literacy
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International Literacy Day

Summary

International Literacy Day is a world day[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • International Literacy Day's instance of is recorded as world day[3].
  • International Literacy Day's founder is recorded as UNESCO[4].
  • literacy is named after International Literacy Day[5].
  • International Literacy Day's commemorates is recorded as illiteracy[6].
  • October 26, 1966 marks the founding of International Literacy Day[7].
  • International Literacy Day began on 1967[8].
  • International Literacy Day's organizer is recorded as UNESCO[9].
  • International Literacy Day's day in year for periodic occurrence is recorded as September 8[10].
  • International Literacy Day's official website is recorded as https://www.unesco.org/es/days/literacy[11].
  • International Literacy Day's official website is recorded as https://www.unesco.org/en/days/literacy[12].
  • International Literacy Day's official website is recorded as https://www.unesco.org/ar/days/literacy[13].
  • International Literacy Day's main subject is literacy[14].

Body

When and Where

International Literacy Day began on 1967[8].

Context

International Literacy Day's instance of is recorded as world day[3].

Why It Matters

International Literacy Day has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

literacy

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . unesco.org. unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . unesco.org. unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . unesco.org. unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . unesco.org. unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . unesco.org. unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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