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https://www.noticer.news/australia-1-in-3-adults-functionally-illiterate/





May 8, 2026

The Conversation
Genevieve McArthur, Australian Catholic University

Australians spend more money per capita on education than most comparable nations. We should have high levels of literacy – but we don’t.

NAPLAN results indicate one in three primary and secondary students do not meet basic national standards in reading and writing. The picture is likely worse for adults.

The most recent data we have is the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s 2013 survey assessing adult competencies. It found 44% of Australian adults have literacy skills below the “necessary proficiency level for navigating modern work and life”. In other words, they were functionally illiterate.

If we assume 44% Australians adults are still functionally illiterate, this means around 9.4 million people lack the skills needed to meet “the demands of everyday life and work in a complex, advanced society”. This is a national disgrace for such a wealthy country.

Leroy wrote on May 8^th, 2026 at 10:00am:



No - it's proof that IQs are too low -

we live amongst halfwits.   

tallowood wrote on May 8^th, 2026 at 10:48am:



It's proof that up to one third of our population
is effectively unemployable.

Marla wrote on May 8^th, 2026 at 6:19am:


You did say that once but
the search engine doesn't work so I can't find it.

Department of motor vehicles.   DMV.

https://www.abc.net.au/education/victorian-government-is-taking-action-on-readin...




but the state government is taking action

By Jordana Hunter and Amy Haywood

Posted 17 Jun 2024


One in four Victorian school students can't read proficiently. We are failing those children, but at last the state government is taking action.

Victorian Minister for Education Ben Carroll has just announced that all government primary schools will be required to teach children in Prep to Year 2 how to read according to the best evidence on effective instruction.

This is good news for Victorian families. For decades there has been disagreement about the best way to teach students to read. The upshot has been that schools have been left to try to figure it out on their own.

This has confused teachers and undermined learning.

But the research evidence is now clear: systematically teaching students to decode the letter-sound relationships in words (that is, phonics) in the early years of primary school ensures all students have the best chance to learn to read.

Students should also be helped to develop strong vocabulary, fluency and background knowledge all through primary and secondary school, so they can comprehend the meaning of text — the ultimate purpose of reading.

The minister's announcement sets out a clear path forward for the state — best practice should be common practice across all primary schools.


Reaching proficiency matters.
Children who do not learn to read fluently and efficiently are more likely to fall behind their classmates,
become disruptive, and eventually drop out of school.
As adults, they are more likely to end up unemployed or in poorly paid jobs.

So the minister's announcement is a welcome step forward for Victoria.

But enforcing the policy in every one of the 1,100 government primary schools across the state will not be easy. It will require many teachers to stop using less effective teaching methods they're familiar with and adopt new, more effective, ones.

Victoria should follow the lead of countries such as England and Ireland — and many states in the US — that have taken up this challenge to transform the way reading is taught at school.