A growing number of US adults have low literacy skills.

Literacy levels as a percentage of adults (ages 16-65), study periods 2012/14, 2017, and 2023

A line chart illustrating literacy levels over time as a percentage of adults (ages 16-65) from 2012/2014 to 2023

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Literacy skills are grouped as follows: low = levels 1 or below, middle = level 2 or 3, High = 4 or 5

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