7. 5 Million people in Germany can hardly read or write. This figure is about 14% of the working population in Germany. Most of these people are considered “Functional Illiterate” This are people capable of writing a few sentence or identifying few words, but can hardly read a complete sentence.
As parents, institutions and agencies we are challenge to do more.
For assistance contact:
Bundesverband Alphabetisierung und Grundbildung e.V.
0800 - 53 33 44 55 oder www.alfa-telefon.de