Question

what is meant by literacy and mass education ?

Answer 1

mass education is done in large scale. so if u say educating people on large scale it is mass education. literacy means the ability to read,write,speak,spell

Answer 2

Mass stands for ' on a big scale'. So if you educate people on a vast scale, its said to be Mass education. It has more to its definition. But I dont want to confuse you much.
Mass education has two components. The first is to impart knowledge to children that they need to effectively function as a member of society. This includes literacy, basic arithmetic and a basic understanding of civics in order to participate in our republic. At a higher level this imparts technical knowledge to various professionals, technicians and artisans