Lack of (access to) written sources on the native culture is measured by the number of published works in the native language, and/or access to these resources, for instance via (school) libraries and/or the internet.

In many developing countries access to books in the native language is very limited, especially for more advanced subjects.

See also Educational resource gaps and Lack of educational resources in the native language.

Owner: Authors and publishers, libraries, providers of dictionaries, encyclopedia, as well as online resources such as wikipedias.

Impacted public services: economic development and