illiteracy

CEFR: B2

The state or condition of being unable to read and write. A key demographic and socio-economic metric in IELTS essays on global poverty, gender equality, and educational infrastructure.

Synonyms

inability to read

Common Collocations

eradicate illiteracy
rates of illiteracy
functional illiteracy

Example Sentence

Targeted adult education programmes have dramatically eradicated rural illiteracy rates over the past two decades.