functional illiterate in English
noun
1
a person whose level of ability to read and write is below that needed to do the ordinary tasks required to function normally in society.
Are you proud that 40 million adult Americans are functional illiterates ?
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1. Intensifying efforts to address non-literate and functional illiterate adults.