English-Finnish translations for illiteracy

• lukutaidottomuus
  Lukutaidottomuus ja sosiaalinen syrjäytyminen Illiteracy and social exclusion
  Lukutaidottomuus on toinen suuri ongelma. Illiteracy is another major problem.
  Työttömyys, köyhyys ja lukutaidottomuus lisääntyvät. Unemployment, poverty and illiteracy are increasing.

Definition of illiteracy

• The inability to read and write
• The portion of a population unable to read and write, generally given as a percentage
• Unlearnedness; the state of being ignorant or unlettered

Examples

• Illiteracy is widespread in certain areas of the country.

Related words

• information-illiteracy
• computer illiteracy
• digital illiteracy
• elimination of illiteracy
• information illiteracy
• functional illiteracy