According to the source, illiteracy refers to people who, after having been educated in France, have not acquired sufficient mastery of reading, writing, arithmetic, and basic skills to be autonomous in simple everyday life situations. Illiteracy is therefore distinct from illiteracy in the strict sense.
The source adds the following information: "The survey was conducted with households, which excludes people living in shelters or prisons."
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Distribution of illiterate people by gender in France 2004-2012
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Agence nationale de lutte contre l'Illettrisme. (January 1, 2013). Distribution of the population affected by illiteracy in France in 2004 and 2012, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1630438/population-affected-by-illiteracy-by-gender-france/
Agence nationale de lutte contre l'Illettrisme. "Distribution of the population affected by illiteracy in France in 2004 and 2012, by gender." Chart. January 1, 2013. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/1630438/population-affected-by-illiteracy-by-gender-france/
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