Literacy
what 99.9% of definithing.com is lacking.
having the ability and comprehension level enabling one to efficiently communicate with others within a specific profession.
however, a common misconception of this word defines it as having the ability to read with comprehension.
for example, a financial -n-lyst does not have to be literate within the confines of working in the food industry, whereas a server or chef does not need the kind of literacy -ssociated with working in the finance world.
something which is actually lower in the us than many other countries.
adult litweracy rates:
usa, austrailia- over 95%
cape verde, africa -71.6%
bahrain- 85.2%
uk, france, netherlands,georgia, eire, j-pan, russia, nauru, canada – 99.9%
azerbaijan- 97.3%
maldives 93.2%
sri lanka – 90.2%
afghanistan-31.5%
uzbekistan – 97%
turkmenistan, trinidad and tobago 98%
barbados- 97.4%
kyrgyzstan – 97%
south korea- 98%
north korea- 99%
vietnam- 93.7%
phillipines- 94.6%
brunei- 89%
cambodia- 38%
china- 82.2%
tonga- 93%
that’s a selection of countries and their adult literacy rates. isn’t it funny that the usa, who is best represented on this site has a lower literacy rate than the former ussr countries.
i is teh klevar gooboo!
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