The decline can lead to poor health outcomes and a loss of GDP, says Daphne Greenberg of Georgia State University.

The Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine ... avoiding long words and technical terms, and including basic diagrams and pictures can make the text more accessible. In addition, using ...

the digital literacy gap. The inability to access online platforms or use basic technology faces a significant disadvantage ...

also showed that about one in five adults struggle with basic literacy and numeracy. While England performs better than the OECD average in these areas, the number of adults scoring at or below ...

On average, U.S. adults correctly answered just 48% of the index’s basic money questions. Here's why financial literacy remains low, which communities are most affected and how to address the gap.