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minus-squareArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 days ago The US ranks 36th in literacy. This is a deceptive statistic. It merely indicates that many countries like Uzbekistan and North Korea falsely report 100% literacy rates. Look here. The USA literacy rate is actually about the same as that of other wealthy Western democracies.
minus-squareSynapse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoYou are right. Very interesting link, thanks !
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 days agoNorth Korea probably does have high literacy so the people can read and understand all the propaganda.
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This is a deceptive statistic. It merely indicates that many countries like Uzbekistan and North Korea falsely report 100% literacy rates. Look here. The USA literacy rate is actually about the same as that of other wealthy Western democracies.
You are right. Very interesting link, thanks !
North Korea probably does have high literacy so the people can read and understand all the propaganda.
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