​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
National Rates
California
San Diego County
San Diego City
Carlsbad
Chula Vista
Coronado
El Cajon
Encinitas
Escondido
Fallbrook
Imperial Beach
La Mesa
Lakeside
Lemon Grove
National City
Oceanside
Poway
Ramona
San Marcos
Santee
Solana Beach
Spring Valley
Vista

Adult Population
225,147,660
26,484,863
2,178,263
967,273 
58,277
141,930 
20,160
68,610
46,401
95,673
20,603
19,169
43,766
13,888
18,016
40,746
120,967
34,096
10,795 
53,205
38,036
10,631
18,904
61,545

% Below Basic
16.0%
23.2%
20.2%
20.5%
13.7%
27.8%
13.9%
19.0%
14.5% 
23.2%
22.4%
24.7% 
17.7%
13.6%
22.3%
29.8%
21.4% 
13.6%
17.0%
23.6% 
13.7%
14.6%
17.0%
23.7%

# Below Basic
36,000,000
6,146,718
440,206
198,524
7,967
39,519
 2,811
13,013
6,743
22,216
4,623
4,728
7,730
1,892
4,021
12,143
25,886
4,633
1,839
12,549
5,226
1,547
3,222
14,595

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