The interest of Iraqi governments in the problem of literacy 1921-2011 "historical study"

Abstract

The research aims to present a historical presentation of the governments' interest in the problem of illiteracy and the resulting efforts and procedures to eliminate illiteracy, by following the decisions, laws and regulations issued by governments and their consequences. The issue of solving social problems in Iraq, especially those related to education, is linked to the policies of governments and the extent of their interest and seriousness in solving them by issuing laws and legislation that touch upon and address these problems. The problem of eradicating illiteracy has become one of the challenges facing these governments, and one of the main problems that prevent the achievement of ambitions, in addition to being a fundamental human right.

The research included three points: the first, the governmental attempts that began in 1921, up to 1958. The second point included the governmental laws and regulations after 1958, passing through the first law specific to combating illiteracy in 1971 and up to 1980, which ended with achieving the best results in combating illiteracy. The third point was devoted to the period that witnessed the Iraq-Iran war in 1980-1988 and the second Gulf War, passing through the fall of the regime in 2003, and then the adoption by the Iraqi governments of a new law to combat illiteracy in 2011, and the most prominent results achieved through it.