SDG reports have literacy stats, Goal 4: "Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all" https://sdgs.u

SDG reports have literacy stats, Goal 4: "Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all" https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal4#targets_and_indicators https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal4#targets_and_indicators Target 4.6: By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy Indicator 4.6.1: Proportion of population in a given age group achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency in functional (a) literacy and (b) numeracy skills, by sex SDG4: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_Development_Goal_4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_Development_Goal_4 SDG4 > Target 4.6: Universal literacy and numeracy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_Development_Goal_4#Target_4.6:_Universal_literacy_and_numeracy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_Development_Goal_4... The UN Stats 2024 Statistical Annex says there's no data for 4.6.1 since 2020? https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/files/report/2024/E_2024_54_Statistical_Annex_I_and_II.pdf https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/files/report/2024/E_2024_54_Stat... SDG e-Handbook re: Target 4.6.1: https://unstats.un.org/wiki/plugins/servlet/mobile?contentId=35291733#content/view/35291733 https://unstats.un.org/wiki/plugins/servlet/mobile?contentId... World Bank data series: SE.ADT.LITR.ZS, https://databank.worldbank.org/metadataglossary/millennium-development-goals/series/SE.ADT.LITR.ZS https://databank.worldbank.org/metadataglossary/millennium-d... FRED Series > Literacy Rate, Adult Total for the World (SEADTLITRZSWLD https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/SEADTLITRZSWLD https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/SEADTLITRZSWLD There is no Literacy Rate data for the United States in World Bank or in FRED according to a quick search. Literacy in the United States: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literacy_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literacy_in_the_United_States The National Literacy Institute > Literacy Statistics 2024 - 2025 : https://www.thenationalliteracyinstitute.com/post/literacy-statistics-2024-2025-where-we-are-now https://www.thenationalliteracyinstitute.com/post/literacy-s... > On average, 79% of U.S. adults nationwide are literate in 2024. > 21% of adults in the US are illiterate in 2024. > 54% of adults have a literacy below a 6th-grade level (20% are below 5th-grade level). > Low levels of literacy costs the US up to 2.2 trillion per year. But what about comprehension? Reading comprehension: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_comprehension https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_comprehension