Malawi's literacy rate for people aged 15 years and above is estimated at 48,3 per cent. The high level of illiteracy impedes the exchange of information and so also socio-economic development. The government of Malawi launched the functional literacy programme so that those without formal education could achieve numeracy and literacy and also education for socio-economic development. The programme has failed to attract the youth, whose major concern is getting a job or self-employment that would enable them to earn a cash income. It is argued here that literacy education should feed into apprenticeship training and that this would help to alleviate poverty in the country. © 1993, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.
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