increasing literacy

collocation in English

meaningsofincreaseandliteracy

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increase
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɪn.kriːs/us
/ˈɪn.kriːs/
a rise in the amount or size ...
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literacy
noun[U]
uk
/ˈlɪt.ər.ə.si/us
/ˈlɪt̬.ɚ.ə.si/
the ability to read ...
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(Definition ofincreaseandliteracyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofincreasing literacy

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Commercial entrepreneurs also began to take advantage of crucial technological advances andincreasingliteracyrates.
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Along with rapidlyincreasingliteracyrates, higher education is becoming increasingly available, accompanied by advances in public health.
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Economic growth implies rising income,increasingliteracy, falling poverty, and rising carbon dioxide emissions.
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We see this as the most important step inincreasingliteracyworldwide.
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We know that withincreasingliteracy, better health and better education, people stopped having so many children, so why should it not happen in the third world?
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This combined withincreasingliteracyled to 30% of the male adult population becoming eligible to vote in national elections.
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This project also seeks to infuse children with an early love for reading, which is critical toincreasingliteracyrates.
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The advent of printing, the reduction in costs of books and anincreasingliteracyall served to enhance the mass appeal of reading.
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It has a motivation ofincreasingliteracy, public utilization of libraries, and fostering small press, to which it gives priority.
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Industrialisation,increasingliteracyand economic freedom had led to many publishing start-ups, especially in the field of light fiction.
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After 1974 revolution, emphasis was placed onincreasingliteracyin rural areas.
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