Los rostros del analfabetismo.

Abstract

Through four testimonies, this work recounts the reality of more than 670,000 people in Ecuador who never had access to basic education and who have gone ahead without knowing how to read or write. The province of Chimborazo has two villages with the highest illiteracy rate in the country, where almost half of its population cannot read or write. This high percentage is due to the fact that the majority of the population in these sectors are older adults, who did not have the opportunity to enter an educational institution because there was no one in the area or because from a very early age their parents preferred them to work rather than study. The Ecuadorian State carries out literacy campaigns, however, it will not be known if these programs are giving positive results until the next census in 2020.