Literacy Stats
San Diego County Cities Summary: Percentage of Adults at Below Basic Literacy
SOURCE: National Assessment of Adult Literacy, U.S. Department of Education, 2003, with extrapolations from the San Diego Council on Literacy, 2007.
| Region |
Adult Population |
% Below Basic | # Below Basic |
| National Rates |
225,147,660 |
16.0% |
36,000,000 |
| California | 26,484,863 |
23.2% |
6,146,718 |
| San Diego County |
2,178,263 |
20.2% |
440,206 |
| San Diego City |
967,273 |
20.5% |
198,524 |
| Carlsbad | 58,277 |
13.7% |
7,967 |
| Chula Vista |
141,930 |
27.8% |
39,519 |
| Coronado | 20,160 |
13.9% |
2,811 |
| El Cajon |
68,610 |
19.0% |
13,013 |
| Encinitas | 46,401 |
14.5% |
6,743 |
| Escondido | 95,673 |
23.2% |
22,216 |
| Fallbrook | 20,603 |
22.4% |
4,623 |
| Imperial Beach |
19,169 |
24.7% |
4,728 |
| La Mesa |
43,766 |
17.7% |
7,730 |
| Lakeside | 13,888 |
13.6% |
1,892 |
| Lemon Grove |
18,016 |
22.3% |
4,021 |
| National City |
40,746 |
29.8% |
12,143 |
| Oceanside |
120,967 |
21.4% |
25,886 |
| Poway | 34,096 |
13.6% |
4,633 |
| Ramona | 10,795 |
17.0% |
1,839 |
| San Marcos |
53,205 |
23.6% |
12,549 |
| Santee | 38,036 |
13.7% |
5,226 |
| Solana Beach |
10,631 |
14.6% |
1,547 |
| Spring Valley |
18,904 |
17.0% |
3,222 |
| Vista |
61,545 |
23.7% |
14,595 |