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https://www.thenationalliteracyinstitute.com/post/literacy-statistics-2024-2025-where-we-are-now
21% of adults in the US are illiterate in 2024.
54% of adults have a literacy below a 6th-grade level (20% are below 5th-grade level).
Low levels of literacy costs the US up to 2.2 trillion per year
Where does the US rank in literacy?
The US ranks 36th in literacy.