Additional context for some perspective on what the number means:
"The US literacy score between 2012–15 was 272 — right above the international average of 267. Other countries in this realm include Denmark at 271, and Canada, Korea, and England at 273. The two highest-scoring countries were Japan at 296 and Finland at 288."
It should be noted that there are a ton of native Spanish speakers in the Southwest who show up in this data with very low English literacy but who may have higher Spanish literacy
I was thinking the same thing and then I wondered what the scale was measuring. Turns out it's on a scale of of 0-500. So New Mexico's 251/500 isn't so bad compared to New Hampshire's 278/500
Really it shows that people are dumb everywhere, which I'd agree with.
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Voyajer@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
Additional context for some perspective on what the number means:
"The US literacy score between 2012–15 was 272 — right above the international average of 267. Other countries in this realm include Denmark at 271, and Canada, Korea, and England at 273. The two highest-scoring countries were Japan at 296 and Finland at 288."
protist@mander.xyz · 3 pts · 1y
It should be noted that there are a ton of native Spanish speakers in the Southwest who show up in this data with very low English literacy but who may have higher Spanish literacy
corroded@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 1y
And none of the 50 states had an average over 300? That's extremely disturbing, and also explains a lot.
april@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
I would guess that the numbers for the south are skewed by Spanish speaking people.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
It's funny looking at PA on county-level maps and seeing Center County sticking out like a sore thumb.
BoobaAwooga@lemmynsfw.com · 2 pts · 1y
Honestly that checks out just based on stereotypes of the idiot south
SupraMario@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
The idiot south is has a higher score than cali. This map means jack honestly.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
I was thinking the same thing and then I wondered what the scale was measuring. Turns out it's on a scale of of 0-500. So New Mexico's 251/500 isn't so bad compared to New Hampshire's 278/500
Really it shows that people are dumb everywhere, which I'd agree with.
BoobaAwooga@lemmynsfw.com · 0 pts · 1y
Cut out the rural counties and this map would look real different that’s for sure
donescobar@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 1y
Yes, I mean take a look at how awesome Alaska is which explains why we had Sarah Palin and her infinite wisdom