Examples of 'functionally illiterate' in a sentence

Meaning of "functionally illiterate"

functionally illiterate - This phrase is used to describe a person who lacks basic reading and writing skills needed to function effectively in everyday life

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functionally illiterate
Precious begins the novel functionally illiterate.
Some clients are functionally illiterate and hesitant to disclose this fact.
The majority of prisoners are functionally illiterate.
Number of functionally illiterate women.
Most of the working children are unskilled and functionally illiterate.
The risk of being functionally illiterate is great.
For the young there will be few future excuses if found functionally illiterate.
Target number of functionally illiterate people.
The system has produced generations of Americans who are functionally illiterate.
He also revealed that he was functionally illiterate until he was in his forties.
Eighty-five percent of juvenile offenders are functionally illiterate.
Your file says you were functionally illiterate when you confessed to the murders.
One in three students in Serbia is functionally illiterate.
Millions of functionally illiterate Americans, one.
Even some adults who have received some schooling are functionally illiterate and lack skills.

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Functionally illiterate adults have a profound impact on Virginia 's economy.
Of the population were functionally illiterate.
Eight out of 10 people surveyed in rural areas were found to be functionally illiterate.
There is a national program of teaching functionally illiterate people basic reading and writing skills.
Of course, this does not include the many others who are functionally illiterate.
As a result, he was functionally illiterate for all of his life.
Thirty and a half percent of Brazilians are functionally illiterate.
I grew up with a functionally illiterate father but I'm a bestselling novelist.
This information is a final proof that Poles are functionally illiterate people.
Millions of Americans are functionally illiterate and 20 percent of high school graduates can not read.
However, a growing number of inhabitants are functionally illiterate.
O nearly half of those classified as functionally illiterate are 55 years or older ;.
In the United States, one quarter of the entire population is considered functionally illiterate.
You know, sometimes I will tutor functionally illiterate adults . It 's so sad.
An astounding 47 percent of the residents of the city of Detroit are functionally illiterate.
Of the adults in DC are functionally illiterate.
She read and wrote poorly, being possible to consider her functionally illiterate.
They are illiterate, or functionally illiterate.
Most of them, having left school early, are unskilled and functionally illiterate.
You know, sometimes I will tutor functionally illiterate adults.
We live in a country where 40 % of high school graduates are functionally illiterate.
Together, these countries represent 85 per cent of the functionally illiterate adults in the world.
The Committee views with concern that 20 % of the adult population in Canada is functionally illiterate.
She said Nicky was, quote, functionally illiterate.
This is particularly important given that 51 % of Canada 's population is functionally illiterate.
In fact, it has been claimed that he is functionally illiterate.
Furthermore, nearly 8 million of the country 's 24 million black people are functionally illiterate.
One in six of the world 's population are functionally illiterate.
We have some 18 million first-time voters, of whom some 57 per cent are functionally illiterate.
When Turnbull first arrived here, he was functionally illiterate.
Just over 7 out of every 10 Roma over the age of 15 is completely or functionally illiterate.
More than 60 % of all inmates are functionally illiterate.
He was a profound man, even though he was a radical and functionally illiterate.
Many adults can read and write, but are still functionally illiterate.
By some estimates, half of the Indian population is functionally illiterate.

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