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I just reread New Spring. There it is mentioned that not everyone knows how to write. Moiraine had naturally learned this, but Siuan came to the Tower not knowing how to write. And so did many others. It is mentioned when M and S are set the task of copying the lists that are illegible..

Yeah, it seems that literacy is fairly normal. Even the poor seems to be able to read at the least. But we also see that gleemen are the ones that keep the histories, and they learn them by heart... I think Jordan just didn't want to make it a problem :cheese