The Ministry of Education and Human Resources (2002) established the first Comprehensive Plan for the Promotion of Lifelong Learning (2002–2006) for the implementation of the National Basic Plan for Human Resources Development in response to a knowledge-based society and began promoting literacy education support projects as the foundation of all lifelong education and a core national policy.
교육인적자원부는 지식기반사회에 대응하여 국가인적자원개발기본계획의 실행을 위한 제1차 평생학습진흥종합계획을 수립하고, 모든 평생교육의 기초이자 국가 핵심 정책으로 문해교육 지원사업을 추진하기 시작하였다.