Functional literacy

Definition

Refers to the capacity of a person to engage in all those activities in which literacy is required for effective function of his or her group and community and also for enabling him or her to continue to use reading, writing and calculation for his or her own and the community’s development.

Source definition

UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
http://tcg.uis.unesco.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/08/Metadata-4....