illiteracy

Examples

• All

• Illiteracy is a growing epidemic in this country.

  Music and Lyrics (2007)

• In Peru, there are relatively high levels of illiteracy, particularly among lower-class and peasant populations.

  Academic text (1991)

• Just I feel like I need to do something about the illiteracy rate.

  A Second Chance (2019)

• Which means that book reports contribute to illiteracy, which is a real social problem.

  Three O'Clock High (1987)

• Alongside this, economic growth failed to reduce the high rate of unemployment while the illiteracy rate remained over 40 percent.

  Academic text (2012)

• Life expectancy is just 50 years, and the illiteracy level is near 50 percent.

  Academic text (1993)

• Women in the developing world face a combination of poverty, patriarchal culture and illiteracy that makes being female a health risk.

• The United States ranks close to the bottom in illiteracy among industrialized countries.

  Academic text (1999)

• Experience indicates that illiteracy remains higher among women and rural residents than among men and urbanites.

  Academic text (1991)

• Hence, the integrative approach is needed to combat illiteracy and poverty to help prevent disease.

  Academic text (1993)

Synonyms

N

nonliteracy

vsilliteracy

8.2

A lack of reading and writing skills needed for daily life

includes complete inability to read or write rather than only low skill levels

A

analphabetism

vsilliteracy

• Specialized

9.9

The state of being unable to read

covers inability to read and write not only inability to read

Antonyms

L

literacy

43 2.6

The ability to read and write

How Literate

literacy

43 2.6

functionally illiterate

2 8.2

illiteracy

15 3.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology