Piśmienność

• skrypturalność
• rękopis, manuskrypt
• piśmienność a czytelnictwo
• piśmienność a alfabetyzacja
• International Literacy Association, 2020: 781 mln niepiśmiennych (12% populacji)
  • illiterate (cannot read a single word)
  • functionally illiterate (with a basic or below basic ability to read)
• National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES), 2020: w USA
  • 21% dorosłych niepiśmiennych lub funkcjonalnie niepiśmiennych (43 mln)
  • 35% white, 34% Hispanic, 23% African American, and 8% percent “other”
  • Non-U.S.-born adults make up 34% of the low literacy/illiterate U.S. population
  • New Hampshire, Minnesota, and North Dakota have the highest literacy rates (94.2 percent, 94 percent, and 93.7 percent respectively)
  • Florida, New York, and California have the lowest (80.3 percent, 77.9 percent, and 76.9 percent respectively).

Bibliografia

• Amy Rea, How Serious Is America’s Literacy Problem?, "Library Journal" Apr 29, 2020.