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by unethical_ban 240 days ago
How? How do 28% of people not know how to read?
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mapontosevenths 240 days ago
Fifty four percent of Americans now read below the sixth grade level, and the trend is getting worse rather than better.

https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/08/02/us-literacy-rate/

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georgefrowny 240 days ago
It'll be below PIAAC level 1 or similar. Even below that level many people can read simple text and extract basic information.

Perhaps it also includes people who can read other languages, but not very well in English.

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