Literacy Rate In America 2024 In Percentage. The literacy rate is the total number of literate persons (people able to both read and write) in a given age group, expressed as the percentage. In many countries, more than 95%.

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday. 21% of adults in the us are illiterate in 2022.