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[–] 8 points 10 months ago

The alarming stat is that 21% of American adults are functionally illiterate, meaning they unable to complete basic reading tasks.

Over half of the adults read below sixth grade level.

About 130 million U.S. adults (54% of those aged 16–74) read below a sixth-grade level, according to modeled estimates.

https://www.nu.edu/blog/49-adult-literacy-statistics-and-facts/

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