The literacy rate is calculated for people age 15 and up. The percent of the population in the United States, age 15 and up, that can read and write is 99 percent. There are several countries with a literacy rate of 100 percent including Finland, North Korea, Luxembourg, Andorra, and Norway.
i have come across a website called wish you well foundation which aims at eradicating illiteracy in america. it said in there that 1/4 of the adult population - that's about 44million - possess level 1 literacy skills (the lowest so far). these people belonged to those unfortunate ones who did not even have the chance to finish high school.
Approximately 14% of the US population is functionally illiterate, meaning they have difficulty reading and writing. This equates to around 32 million adults in the country.
The literacy rate in the US is given as 97% in the World Almanac and Book of Facts 2007. It's not the highest. Japan is listed at 99%, as is the United Kindom.
97% or between 95 and 100 are literate, therefore, 3% of America is illiterate.
18% of people cannot read in the world according to modern censuses. How many people would this be?
According to a report from the United Nations, twenty-six percent of the world population is illiterate. That amounts to over one billion people.
The illiteracy rate of the United States is one percent. It is estimated that 99 percent of those over 15 years of age can read and write.
The US literacy rate is approximately 99.5%.
Most studies estimate that about 14 percent of U.S. adults are illiterate.
Approximately 3% of the US population snow skis regularly.
Approximately 2.7% of the total US population lives in Massachusetts.
Approximately 1.8% of the total US population lives in Colorado.
Approximately 0.3% of the total US population lives in Connecticut.
Approximately 0.9% of the total US population lives in Mississippi.
As of 2020, around 17% (nearly 1 in 5) of the world's population is considered functionally illiterate, meaning they lack basic reading and writing skills. This amounts to approximately 773 million people who struggle with literacy. The issue is more pronounced in certain regions, with higher illiteracy rates in parts of Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East.
47% of Bangladesh's population are illiterate.
As of 2020, Latinos make up approximately 18% of the total U.S. population. This makes Latinos the largest ethnic minority group in the country.
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Approximately 1-2% of the population in the United States are redheads. This percentage may vary slightly depending on the source of the data.
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It is difficult to determine an exact percentage as the definition of "celebrity" can vary, but a very small fraction of the US population is considered to be celebrities. The vast majority of the population are not public figures or well-known in the media.
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1.22% of the total US population lives in Oregon.
98% of Canada can read
4.06% of the total US population lives in Pennsylvania.
2.15% of the total US population lives in Washington.