June 30, 2023 - Find the latest U.S. literacy statistics, including the U.S. literacy rate, average reading level, and more.

March 7, 2024 - Literacy Data and its impact on the Nation • Illiteracy has become such a serious problem in our country that 130 million adults are now unable to read a simple story to their children • 21% of adults in the US are illiterate in 2022 • 54% of adults have a literacy below 6th grade level ...

Question: What are the literacy levels of adults, and how does the United States compare to other countries · The Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) is a cyclical, large-scale study of adult cognitive skills and life experiences developed by the Organization ...

September 25, 2024 - Childhood illiteracy can have a negative effect on adulthood. Unemployment and low-paying jobs: it is seen that one in 5 adults find it difficult to read and write basic sentences. According to the Washington Post, students with low reading and mathematics skills will likely face unemployment.

California's 23.1% of adults lacking basic prose literacy skills make California have the lowest literacy rate of 76.9%. The state of California and the state Department of Education are being blamed and sued for the failing literacy rate, as families and students believe that they are not ...

August 2, 2023 - Conversely, the top three cities ranked with the lowest literacy rates are El Paso, TX, Bakersfield, CA, and Laredo, TX. The literacy rate is a vital, but often overlooked aspect of the US economy. As of 2023, the nationwide literacy rate is around 79%, with the remaining lack of literacy costing ...

September 9, 2023 - The Education Department found that the national average literacy score is 264.

2023 NAEP Long-Term Trend Assessment - Results Highlights at Age 13

5 days ago - In July 2022, First Lady Jill Biden, a former teacher, and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona embarked on a two-day assessment tour to observe summer learning programs designed to help children catch up on reading, writing and arithmetic skills prior to the 2022–2023 school year.

August 1, 2024 - On average, in 2017, female 8th graders scored 10 points higher than male 8th graders on the reading portion of the Average National Assessment of Educational Progress.

Literacy—the ability to read and write—is arguably the single most important factor in determining a person's career arc. For those who can read and write, the range of possible vocations is vast—even highly skilled, high-paying careers are within reach.

Using the data from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), this Data Point summarizes the number of U.S. adults with low levels of English literacy and describes how they differ by nativity status and race/ethnicity.

About 130 million adults in the U.S. have low literacy skills according to a Gallup analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Education. This means more than half of Americans between the ages of 16 and 74 (54%) read below the equivalent of a sixth-grade level.

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December 27, 2023 - Can they read you now? Half of Americans have basic or below-basic skills.

See the state of adult literacy in the U.S. through data visualization.

September 5, 2023 - Although literacy varies across states, the average literacy rate of the US hasn’t changed since 2012.

Reliable estimates of adult literacy and numeracy skills in all 50 states and 3,141 counties, and the District of Columbia using PIAAC survey data in conjunction with American Community Survey data.