illiteracy
noun
[ ɪˈlɪt(ə)rəsi ]
• the inability to read or write.
• "the ineffective educational system meant that illiteracy was widespread"
Similar:
illiterateness,
inability to read or write,
ignorance,
unawareness,
inexperience,
unenlightenment,
benightedness,
lack of knowledge,
lack of education,
cluelessness,
nescience,