Question

Which of the following scenarios would most likely cause the country’s literacy rate to decrease?

Answer 1

"a. Libya is torn by civil war" would be the best option in terms of something that is most likely to cause a country’s literacy rate to decrease, since civil wars can often lead to a shifting of priorities away from things like education to weapons manufacturing and other war-related measures.

Answer 2

a. Libya is torn by civil war.

Like as HistoryGuy said, war often means a government's sole purpose is usually to win - no matter what the costs may be. Thus, the focus on improving the quality of life dramatically decreases as funding on military research, higher economic impact that focuses on manual labour (with intellectual ability that is less valued by the GOVERNMENT), lack of facilities (probably beyond repair, abandoned or not fit for purpose). Finally, war has profound effects on the self esteem of the individual (a negative social impact) that demoralises a child's own vision of his/her future and the lack of emphasis they gain on education.

That's what I can think of so far!