Literacy

[BebopFx]

Do universities actually raise literacy, can I build a bunch to make it go up faster?

[kgkong]

I've noticed academic groups tend to raise their literacy rate quicker than others myself. It helps having the research bonus and snagging all the education related experience. Downside to a lot of those is they also raise minimum required SoL.

[alexander.julian.erhard]

Yes, academics and clergymen do apparently get a +50% education access according to
https://vic3.paradoxwikis.com/Profession

So they can indeed get more literacy (and faster I guess) then everyone except maybe pops with way higher wealth.

But I´d say that´s not the main purpose of universities, the main purpose is providing more
qualifications (so building them in a state with a lot of population and industry should be preferable) and more innovation.

[D34DLY]

as i understand literacy, the number one factor is the wealth of your people. number two is education institution level.

[alexander.julian.erhard]

Originally posted by D34DLY:

as i understand literacy, the number one factor is the wealth of your people. number two is education institution level.

Yes. those are basically the biggest sources and pretty much available for everyone.
Pops can get
2% per wealth level,
10% per institution level for religious/public schools
or 0,5 per institution and wealth level for private schools
(which pays even compared to religious/public at 20 wealth)

There are a few special sources:
+20% for the Mosque of Djenne if you have the Eastern Mali region
(applies to all regions. But will probably be colonized by France or GB most of the time)
+50% if they are a academic or clergyman
(But because that will be a very small part of the population, it is not very impactful)
+25% from the social mobility decree (which is only really impactful for small countries)