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* The literacy rate in the the US is greater than 96%* Even the government would disagree with you: https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=69 https://nce
by HarryHirsch 5y ago
* The literacy rate in the the US is greater than 96%*
Even the government would disagree with you: https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=69 https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=69
- rkk3 5y ago> Even the government would disagree with you Actually, like the OP said it depends on how you define literacy. Using the definition of <3 on NCES it would be around 50% but if they were using a more liberal definition like CIA world factbook it would be almost 100%.
- unishark 5y agoIf someone is referring to that rating system they should use its definitions. Below level 1 is functionally illiterate. Levels 1 and 2 are not functionally illiterate, they are low literacy.
- ABCLAW 5y agoIn case readers are interested in what the levels mean: https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/piaac/litproficiencylevel.asp https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/piaac/litproficiencylevel.asp