Mexico hit 96% literacy — now it’s taking classrooms to the construction sites

Mexico has reached 96% national literacy, and now the hard part begins: reaching the people the classrooms missed. A UNESCO update published October 5 highlights Mexican initiatives taking learning into community centers, construction sites and Indigenous-language programs — universities, civil society, local authorities and companies all pitching in. Several programs have won UNESCO International Literacy Prizes. Literacy’s last mile is the toughest; Mexico is walking it.