Literacy, the key element of Sustainable Development

Research revealed that the providing of basic education and literacy has remarkable impacts on increasing the ability, physical, psychological, and social health and taking advantages of the indicators of a better life of the community, and entirely, it can ensure the development of a community The concept of development and Sustainable development is a comprehensive and widespread concept. Its dimensions and elements are interconnected and include human, cultural, social development, economic, political and environmental development.it should be planned and coordinated in a harmonized and appropriated manner. The Human capital is considered as the fundamental and principal factor of the development, therefore, education must be prioritized for development. Education and empowerment are the key elements of the development and basis of the lifelong learning, and investment in this area is key to the development process.  Literacy as an appropriate opportunity for delivering education for those who have been deprived of their right time to learning, can be the basis for growth, Development and development of society.  Various studies have shown that the literacy, in addition to responding to social and cultural needs, plays an important and remarkable  role in reducing child mortality, agricultural growth, enhancing  the situation of villagers livelihood  and reducing migration to cities, improving the business environment, and increasing the participation of people in social affairs and the promotion of public health and all this The factors contribute to the economic, social and cultural development and development. In this paper, while defining the concepts of development, its dimensions are described and the role of education and literacy in human development is examined, and by presenting the results of various studies between National and national emphasis on the effective role of literacy in sustainable development.