Optional@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 hours agoPeople Will Not Read Itlemmy.worldimagemessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1291arrow-down13
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minus-squareAtlas_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·5 hours agoA significant fraction of America is illiterate. 21% or 1/5. Yeah.
minus-squareVlyn@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 hour agoIt’s even worse than that: 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). So 1/5 can’t read at all, and over HALF can’t read better than an 11 year old.
A significant fraction of America is illiterate. 21% or 1/5. Yeah.
It’s even worse than that:
So 1/5 can’t read at all, and over HALF can’t read better than an 11 year old.