![News Post Featured Image](https://cfiowa.org/content/themes/cfi01123/img/default-img-rect.png)
International Literacy Day, traditionally observed annually on September 8, focuses attention on worldwide literacy needs. More than 780 million of the world’s adults (nearly two-thirds of whom are women) do not know how to read or write, and between 94 and 115 million children lack access to education.