Literacy Rate In America 2024 Graph. 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 life. 21% of adults in the us are illiterate in 2024.
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) trained teachers in primary education (% of total teachers) persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort) Figure illustrates the proportion of people who are deemed literate.