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  1. On average, 79% of U.S. adults nationwide are literate in 2024. 21% of adults in the US are illiterate in 2024. 54% of adults have literacy below a 6th-grade level (20% are below a 5th-grade level). Low levels of literacy costs the US up to 2.2 trillion per year.
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    List of countries by literacy rate - Wikipedia

    This is a list of countries by literacy rate. The global literacy rate for all people aged 15 and above is 86.3%. The global literacy rate for all males is 90.0%, and the rate for all females is 82.7%. The rate varies throughout the world, with developed nations having a rate of 99.2% (2013), South and West Asia having … See more

    Data published by UNESCO using the following definitions:
    Youth: Percentage of people aged 15 to 24 years who can both read and write, with understanding, a … See more

    1. ^ A positive value indicates that the male literacy rate is higher. A negative value indicates that the female literacy rate is higher. See more

     
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