subliteracy

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ literacy.

Noun

subliteracy (usually uncountable, plural subliteracies)

1. The state or condition of being subliterate.

   Synonym: semiliteracy

   Coordinate terms: illiteracy, literacy

   Their study found disturbing amounts of subliteracy among many people who had nonetheless managed to squeak their way through school to a diploma or degree.