What percentage of US population is illiterate?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

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.

Answer 5

97% or between 95 and 100 are literate, therefore, 3% of America is illiterate.

Answer 6

18% of people cannot read in the world according to modern censuses. How many people would this be?

Answer 7

According to a report from the United Nations, twenty-six percent of the world population is illiterate. That amounts to over one billion people.

Answer 8

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.

Answer 9

The US literacy rate is approximately 99.5%.

Answer 10

Most studies estimate that about 14 percent of U.S. adults are illiterate.