"An'alpha"betism, n [Greek an- not + alphab etos alphabet, i.e. not knowing the alphabet.]
1. The rate of inability to read in the population.
2. The state of being an analphabet.
Synonym: illiteracy
Antonyms: alphabetism, literacy
E2 strives away from this.
The fact that the word was not already in the database is a bit scary.