[ytoawwhra92]

> About a third of people in the US have a bachelor's degree, but only 13% can pass level 4/5 literacy challenge?

Yes, that's how bad the problem is.

I've worked with people with master's degrees who can't comprehend text more complex than a Slack message. I've watched them try and fail.

I think it is difficult for a highly-literate person to wrap their head around this. It's very possible to get through a bachelor's program with low literacy. It's even possible to do quite well. And at a reasonably good school.

There are some pretty successful businesses out there whose target market are essentially professionals with low literacy. They use more flattering descriptions in their marketing.