European Commissioner for Education Culture Multilingualism and Youth

Skills Gap | Europe : One in five 15-year-olds in Europe lack basic reading and writing skills

The European Commission has set up an independent group of experts on literacy chaired by Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands. EU Ministers have set a target of reducing the share of pupils with difficulties in reading, maths and science to fewer than 15% by 2020. “The launch of this group marks the start of a … Continue reading →