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What is the literacy rate in America?

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UIS provide estimates based on these for the year 2015 with a Global Age-specific Literacy Projections Model (GALP). 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%. read more

The current literacy rate isn't any better than it was 10 years ago. According to the National Assessment of Adult Literacy (completed most recently in 2003, and before that, in 1992), 14 percent of adult Americans demonstrated a "below basic" literacy level in 2003, and 29 percent exhibited a "basic" reading level. read more

Visit the Take Action page for Biblioburro: The Donkey Library to learn where to donate books and how to support literacy campaigns in your community. This map is included courtesy of Index Mundi and is based on data from CIA World Factbook. View additional literacy maps and charts at Index Mundi. read more

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