"Everyone's required to go to school where I'm from. Books are common and it's rare to find someone who can't read or write. Studying other languages is also common." English is... a tricky subject, given their cold war with the United States, but still common enough. "People usually study from age six to early twenties. Some go even further than that. You can get in trouble if your children don't go to school. My... father... is a teacher for older students, in fact."

Sort of father. It's Complicated.