United States has a functional illiteracy rate of 48.7% according to [0] The UK is at 21.8% for comparison. The link you provided shows between 43% and 55% ar

United States has a functional illiteracy rate of 48.7% according to [0] The UK is at 21.8% for comparison. The link you provided shows between 43% and 55% are functionally illiterate (basic or below) depending on which test you look at, for English. Just because education is poor for people who don't know English as a first language, and just because USA services are not available in Spanish despite such a large percentage speaking Spanish does not mean there is no problem. Functional illiteracy in the USA is a big problem. The education system in the USA is a massive failure. [0] Cleckler, Bob (2009). Let's End Our Literacy Crisis, Revised Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: American University & colleges Press. pp. 15–26. ISBN 1-58982-230-7.