0 a lack of the ability to read and write: --
Geographic illiteracy is a problem that only can be tackled by making the subject more interesting to students.
My scientific illiteracy was about to be exposed.
Teachers and other professionals are taking part in a campaign to eradicate illiteracy.
In the rural areas, illiteracy is widespread.
1 the fact of being unable to read and write: --
The government is trying to combat high rates of illiteracy.
adult illiteracy
2 a situation in which someone knows little or nothing about a particular subject: --
By 1820 illiteracy had again increased, and there was little evidence of a decline until 1850.
The widespread rumors of his illiteracy seem to be at least partially true.
Among other causes, the so-called 'language decline' is attributed to thoughtlessness and illiteracy.
There is a long list of what he calls "illiteracies" (p.266) (sparing, with elaborate condescension, the term "vulgarisms" for the moment).
It would induce boredom, reduce creativity and result in even more illiteracy.
Given this procedure, there are several reasons why the census probably underestimated illiteracy.
There is high level of illiteracy, massive dropout rate at middle and high school levels and limited access to higher education.
Sharecropping was positively related to illiteracy, although not to race.
