No, most people in those times didn't know how to read or write
Yes. Ireland has a very high standard of education and the vast majority of the people can read and write.
Total 81.59% people can read and write. Most of them are female.
A fair amount did know how to read and write. My guess is about 30%-40%. Even today it is only about 70% literacy. The United States has about 25 million people unable to read and write today.
You don't try to write what you think people want -- you write what you want to, and people who are like you will read it!
people who cannot read or write starts begging.
ther is about 23 people can read and write
A majority of people in MEDC (Most Economically Developed Countries) like England can read and write but unfortunate people living inn LEDC (Less Economically Developed Countries) like India, most of their citizens cannot read and write because of lack of money and lack of teachers. Furthermore schools.
There are millions of people on the planet who cannot read or write English !
what is the percentage of people that read and write in china
71.4% of Egypt can read and write
75.06% of the people in India can read and write as per 2011.