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  2. Literacy in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Literacy in the United States was categorized by the National Center for Education Statistics into different literacy levels, with 92% of American adults having at least "Level 1" literacy in 2014. [1] Nationally, over 20% of adult Americans have a literacy proficiency at or below Level 1. Adults in this range have difficulty using or ...

  3. List of countries by literacy rate - Wikipedia

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    The global literacy rate for all males is 90.0%, and the rate for all females is 82.7%. The rate varies throughout the world, with developed nations having a rate of 99.2% (2013), South and West Asia having 70.2% (2015), and sub-Saharan Africa at 64.0% (2015). [ 1 ] Over 75% of the world's 781 million illiterate adults are found in South Asia ...

  4. Statistical literacy - Wikipedia

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    Statistical literacy is the ability to understand and reason with statistics and data. The abilities to understand and reason with data, or arguments that use data, are necessary for citizens to understand material presented in publications such as newspapers, television, and the Internet. However, scientists also need to develop statistical ...

  5. Literacy - Wikipedia

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    Literacy is the ability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was understood solely as alphabetical literacy (word and letter recognition); and the period after 1950, when literacy slowly began to be considered as a wider concept and process, including the social and cultural ...

  6. Demographics of the United States - Wikipedia

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    On April 1, 2020, the United States had a population of 331,449,281, according to the 2020 United States census. [ 31 ] The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook estimated as of 2018 [update], [ 5 ] unless otherwise indicated. Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues.

  7. National Center for Education Statistics - Wikipedia

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    The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the part of the United States Department of Education 's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States. It also conducts international comparisons of education ...

  8. Progress in International Reading Literacy Study - Wikipedia

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    PIRLS 2021. The IEA's Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) [1] is an international study of reading (comprehension) achievement in 9-10 year olds. It has been conducted every five years since 2001 by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). It is designed to measure children's ...

  9. Scientific literacy - Wikipedia

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    According to the United States National Center for Education Statistics, "scientific literacy is the knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts and processes required for personal decision making, participation in civic and cultural affairs, and economic productivity". [2]