ยป 21% of #adults in the #US are #illiterate in 2022
ยป 54% of adults have a #literacy below 6th grade level
ยป 45 million are functionally illiterate and read below a 5th grade level
ยป 44% of the #American adults do not read a book in a year
ยป The Top 3 states for highest child literacy rates were #Massachusetts, #Maryland, and #NewHampshire, in that order.
ยป The Bottom 3 states for child literacy rates were #Louisiana, #Mississippi, and #NewMexico.
#education #society
https://www.thenationalliteracyinstitute.com/post/literacy-statistics-2022-2023