"overall literacy" is an acceptable phrase used in written English.
You can use it to refer to someone's ability to read and write, or to describe the collective level of literacy in a population. For example: "We need to focus more on improving overall literacy levels in our state."
The overall literacy rate in Myanmar is above 90%, better than some developed countries.
Average life expectancy is still only 56 years, child mortality remains high at 127 per 1,000 live births in 2010, and overall literacy rates are only 67%.
According to the latest government health survey, from 2013, the overall literacy rate for women is 36%, 54% for men, although it is higher – 62% – for women between 15and 24.
Enthusiastic teachers have worked hard to develop young children's language skills and research has identified gains in overall literacy development where pupils have access to more than one language.
Ministers may need to rein in their oft-stated enthusiasm for the controversial phonics screening check for six-year-olds after a final official evaluation report found no evidence that it improved pupils' overall literacy performance.
As many as 60 percent of children live in poverty in India, overall literacy rates hover at 65 percent and female literacy rates are as low as 33 percent in some areas of the country.
The results show that in most countries, observed gains in overall adult literacy greatly overstate the degree to which adults have gained literacy at adult ages.
In a country where parents in some areas still prize boys over girls; where overall female literacy rates are poor; and Sania Mirza, a top tennis player, said this month that she would quit playing after marriage, the banking industry's wealth of women in management may seem surprising.
But how is acceptance of evolution related to knowledge of evolution and overall scientific literacy?
Overall, 49 literacy items, 49 numeracy items and 14 problem solving items were administered in the assessment.
In other words, the impact of these curricula has not been evaluated directly for their impact on students' overall quantitative literacy (QLT).
