Sentences with phrase «functional illiteracy rate»

While the functional illiteracy rate of 22 percent for Virginia's young white male fourth - graders is five points lower than it was in 2003 (and better than the four percent decline nationwide), it is much lower than Florida's 11 percent decline in functional illiteracy, and the 16 percent decline among Alabama's young white men.

Finally, the system's long - term flaws are evident in the city's functional illiteracy rate of 40 percent among adults.