LITERATE

[adjective]Literacy in the country has increased, with the literate proportion of the population rising to 52.1% from 43.6% a decade ago.(figurative) People who are computer literate have a better chance of finding a job.(figurative) He was a brilliant inventor, but he needed a financially literate partner to help him develop his business.Do the children of highly literate parents (= intelligent parents who read a lot and have had a good education) have an advantage at school?