If you’re American, there’s hope on the horizon. You might soon be able to go visit Cuba without worrying about never returning, but until then perhaps you should first know a little bit more about the country that America almost went to war with at the height of the Cold War.
Well Read Kids
Why not start off our list with a surprising one. Did you know that Cuba has a 99.8% literacy rate? This happens to be one of the highest literacy rates in the world!
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Neat And Tidy
If you’re wondering just how Cuba has such a high literacy rate, perhaps this will help answer your question. In Cuba, grade school is obligatory for every child between the ages of 6 and 15. And to add a little more to this fact, the children all wear uniforms, with each color representing a different grade.
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Neat And Tidy