After nearly 50 years of unremitting efforts, the illiteracy rate dropped from more than 80% in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 to 6.72% in 2000, which is the most iconic achievement in the history of education in China in the 20th century and the most brilliant chapter in the history of education in China.

The realization of this important goal not only means that China has made the most brilliant achievements in education, but also means that the population quality of China has been obviously improved.

The realization of this important goal also means that the China government has fulfilled its commitment to the world. "Eliminating the knowledge gap and turning the right of every citizen in the world to receive education into reality" is one of the two main goals of UNESCO's action in the field of education.

Eliminating illiteracy is the theme of this goal. 1987165438+1October, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution to designate 1990 as the International Literacy Year. The goal is to realize the action plan to eliminate illiteracy by the year 2000.

As an important member of the world family and one of the countries with the largest illiterate population in the world, China will naturally strive to eliminate illiteracy before the year 2000.

In short, the literacy campaign in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China not only freed farmers from the nightmare of the old society, but also opened the door to knowledge and culture, thus realizing their own liberation, and provided important historical conditions for farmers to change the backward appearance of rural areas through technological revolution. The literacy campaign in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China took the first step in building a new socialist countryside in China.