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[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 81 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (16 children)

Jen doesn't comprehend the problem:

https://www.thenationalliteracyinstitute.com/2024-2025-literacy-statistics

Now w/fixed link!

It's always been illiterates vs us.

[–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 4 points 5 days ago (7 children)

Is the last one in absolute numbers or as a percentage or something?

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 0 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Ratios. Anglo 🇺🇲 make up the highest illiterate race when compared to the rest. While everyone else means out, some know multiple languages, including natives.

[–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

The link gives "404 this page isn't available" for me. I did an internet search for it and just found this Wikipedia mention

1000039192

Dunno if it's different criteria or what's up

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

My editor removed “-” in between the years, and the strings. Link fixed.

2019 is 6 years ago.

[–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I found that earlier when searching on the site but didn't see any statistics about race on it. Where is it on the page?

2019 is 6 years ago

I'm not sure this sort of stats change very quickly but more recent is of course better

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I can't find such info anywhere behind that link. I'm on mobile so it could be that

[–] Dewe@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/piaac/2023/national_results.asp

You can look under ethnicity but I haven’t found anything that supports the claim made by OP. I assume it’s just in absolute numbers which doesn’t make sense. There are also numeracy estimates in the source, they’re also not great for the US ;)

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