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> By the mid-19th century, literacy rates among whites were not much different than they are today But the states does have among the lowest literacy rate in t
by mzi 2y ago
> By the mid-19th century, literacy rates among whites were not much different than they are today
But the states does have among the lowest literacy rate in the west. Less than 80% was considered literate in 2024, compared to almost 99% in the EU (with a range from 94% to almost 100%).
- asimpletune 2y agoSuccess itself could be to blame for the recent reversion.
- dani__german 2y ago[flagged]
- ch4s3 2y agoOf the 20% of US adults who don't have a level of literacy necessary to be considered "literate", 40+% are from other countries with low levels of literacy.
- ToDougie 2y agoWrong signal. The problem is demographic. Not being mean, just a fact that a lot of people are illiterate live in the US, but were not born and raised here.