Pyongyang, September 16 (KCNA) -- Developing countries have made abolition of illiteracy as an important state policy and paid deep attention to it.

Nepali President Ram Baran Yadav in his speech on International Literacy Day called on highly educated talents to contribute to the development of the country, youth to dedicate themselves to the honorable task of nation-building, in particular.

Pakistani Prime Minister Makdum Syed Yousuf Raja Gilani said education plays an important role in social and economic development. The government will establish 100 000 literacy centers for adults in different parts of the country and positively fund the education in the future, he added.

Developing countries set up the long-term literacy plans and targets and have taken state measures, achieving successes.

In China, the rate of illiteracy reduced to 4.08 percent by the end of last year. In Mozambique, the rate of illiteracy reduced to 48.1 percent last year from 65 percent in 2005.

The Angolan government pushed forward the plan for literacy and school development to wipe out illiteracy among one million people.

Nigeria is active in the campaign against illiteracy after setting the goal for literacy of more than 40 millions adults by 2015.

A national campaign against illiteracy "I Also Can Do It" was launched recently in Paraguay.

According to the 2012 literacy plan, Nicaragua practices the primary educational course for illiterate adults and children.

The Peruvian government plans to reduce the rate of illiteracy to 4 percent by the end of 2015.