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That’s hardly an argument in case of US. Afteral folks out there aren’t sharpest pencils…
On average, 79% of U.S. adults nationwide are literate in 2024.
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).
https://www.thenationalliteracyinstitute.com/2024-2025-literacy-statistics
What portion of that 21% considered illiterate are actually literate, but just not in English. I’m sure there are many who grew up in other countries and moved here but never bothered properly learning English. Like that would be like saying 1 in 5 people cannot use a phone, because surely they have to be able to read to know how to sign in to websites and search things, and I find it hard to believe that many Americans can’t use a cell phone
You’d have to ask the literacy institute…