• @ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works
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    9 hours ago

    The US ranks 36th in literacy.

    This is a deceptive statistic. It merely indicates that many countries like Uzbekistan and North Korea falsely report 100% literacy rates. Look here. The USA literacy rate is actually about the same as that of other wealthy Western democracies.

    • snooggums
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      9 hours ago

      North Korea probably does have high literacy so the people can read and understand all the propaganda.

      • @parody
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        87 hours ago

        Promoted to mod of and banned from c/Pyongyang in one comment

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      28 hours ago

      You are right. Very interesting link, thanks !