Will a large segment of the upcoming generation of Iraqis be illiterate? There is a strong likelihood that will be the case, particularly among those who have fled the country. There are estimates of 300,000 or more Iraqi kids who are not in schools in countries to which they have fled. If you're scrounging constantly for food and housing, how likely is it you will be able to pay to have your child learn? Education becomes a luxury for a people that were considered among the most literate in the Middle East.
However, the Iraqi education system was in trouble before this war. Sanctions imposed on the country resulted in a starving of materials for the schools.
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