The statistics in the article are from Britain. I can't find literacy trends for Britain, but reading trends are indeed down [1]. [1] https://literacytrust.or

The statistics in the article are from Britain. I can't find literacy trends for Britain, but reading trends are indeed down [1]. [1] https://literacytrust.org.uk/research-services/research-reports/children-and-young-peoples-reading-in-2023/ https://literacytrust.org.uk/research-services/research-repo... (FSM = free school meals, eligibility for that is a basic measure of poverty.)