Sentence examples for the illiteracy from inspiring English sources
noun
The inability to read.
- Illiteracy is widespread in certain areas of the country.
He worries about the illiteracy in the faith.
Hospital treatment fell by 53% and the illiteracy rate soared.
The illiteracy rate is fast decreasing, including for women.
The illiteracy rate is particularly high in rural areas, among women and people of lower castes.
I'm often stunned to see that our great universities pay almost no attention to the illiteracy and ignorance in our public schools.
He says that the illiteracy rate is too high, not only because of conflict, but also because people don't understand the importance of education.
So the Central African Republic has many people who do not go to school and the illiteracy rate is too high.
America's political traditions had never gained a solid foothold in the state, where the illiteracy and poverty of many whites and the disenfranchisement of blacks deterred true democracy.
The illiteracy rate has surged and drug abuse among teenagers is high.Although some businesses have been lured into the city, most remain wary.
In a recent article for The Spectator, the writer Michael Henderson lamented the "illiteracy" of the handwritten "staff picks" cards at a number of London branches of Waterstone's.
