It’s literally untrue, or at the very least misrepresented.
Half of the country of the USA have only passed 5th Grade English exams, because they then dropped English in preference of other subjects.
That does not mean they are incapable, just that they’ve only got a little piece of paper somewhere saying “I passed a pointless test!” up to that point.
That factoid keeps getting pulled out.
It’s literally untrue, or at the very least misrepresented.
Half of the country of the USA have only passed 5th Grade English exams, because they then dropped English in preference of other subjects.
That does not mean they are incapable, just that they’ve only got a little piece of paper somewhere saying “I passed a pointless test!” up to that point.