Facts
Facts About Literacy
- 66% of Cleveland residents are functionally illiterate [66% The Source of the Statistic ]
- Some Cleveland neighborhoods have an illiteracy rate as high as 95%
- Functional illiteracy is defined as having math, reading, or language skills below a 4th grade level
- At this level, people may struggle to read a bus schedule, medicine bottle or job application
- An adult without a high school diploma earns 42% less than an adult with a diploma
- A mother’s reading skill is the greatest determinant of her children’s future academic success, and outweighs other factors like neighborhood and family income
- The percentage of adults without a high school diploma who live in poverty is twice that of those who have a high school diploma
- Why Adult Literacy Matters [infographic]
- More literacy statistics
Sources: Center for Urban Poverty and Social Change, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University; National Assessment of Adult Literacy, Ohio Literacy Resource Center
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