noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ widespread
▪
Illiteracy was widespread at that time.
▪ adult
▪
poverty and high rates of adult ~
▪ functional
▪
Functional ~ affects as many as one in five Americans.
▪ scientific
▪
the public's scientific ~
… OF ILLITERACY
▪ level , rate
ILLITERACY + NOUN
▪ rate
▪
Illiteracy rates have fallen in recent years.