1 Meanwhile, one-third of all 15-year-olds nationwide are functionally illiterate , the report said.
2 It revealed that 25 per cent of Irish adults are functionally illiterate .
3 The system has produced generations of Americans who are functionally illiterate .
4 Moreover, up to a quarter of males were found to be functionally illiterate .
5 In seven particular boroughs in London one in four children are leaving functionally illiterate .
6 Two-thirds of prisoners that come into prison are functionally illiterate - that's unacceptable, he said.
7 Eight million adult Americans are classified as functionally illiterate .
8 Yet a recent study found that 37% of the city's residents are functionally illiterate .
9 Up to 6 per cent of Irish university graduates are functionally illiterate , according to latest international research.
10 An OECD report last year found that close to one-quarter of all 15- year-olds were functionally illiterate .
11 Sir, - Despite the Celtic Tiger, about 25 per cent of our citizens are deemed to be functionally illiterate .
12 Approximately one sixth of humanity is functionally illiterate and two-thirds of that figure are women, according to new figures.
13 It reported almost 25 per cent of Irish 15-year-olds were " functionally illiterate " .
14 David Seymour told the conference 60 to 70 percent of prisoners were functionally illiterate .
15 I also share his concern for the 25 per cent of children who emerge from school functionally illiterate in English.
16 Up to 90% of our prison inmates may be ' functionally illiterate ' , with a learning disability such as dyslexia.
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