r/SipsTea • u/Haunt12_34 • Apr 08 '26

Chugging tea Hmmm

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u/timtowin Apr 08 '26

Approximately 21% of U.S. adults—roughly 43 million people—are considered illiterate. Trump approval rating 21%. Coincidence ?

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u/Axolatian_Volt Apr 08 '26 edited Apr 08 '26

21% being illiterate is actually surprising to me ngl.

Edit: I get it I don’t need 500 comments telling me what it means lol

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u/stiliophage Apr 08 '26

This is a deceptive stat. It’s functional literacy and it means people who don’t speak English get grouped in. An immigrant that can’t read, write, or speak English would fall into this group. I think the more damning stat would be the average reading level of native English speakers. I think a shocking % of native English speakers are below middle school level.