• @[email protected]
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    1010 months ago

    “Literacy” in these instances always refers to “functional literacy,” which has a definition that includes being able to read a statement in X amount of time, in any language.

    So the difference between being a slow reader and someone that can not read at all isn’t displayed.

    The actual illiteracy rate is much lower.

    • @ThatWeirdGuy1001
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      410 months ago

      I think it’s something like 58% of Americans are below a 6th grade level?