Quote Originally Posted by EdwinLi View Post
Keep in mind their society is not like our society.

They do not have elementary school, middle school, and high school like our society so majority of their education must be from a tutor or self taught while some society do have a Academy for teaching people education but is restricted to Noblility.
Well yeah but that's beside the point I was making.

My point is that they've stated they're illiterate but didn't define if their version of "illiteracy" is a pure one (incapable of reading/writing at all), or if it's a "working" illiteracy, in which case it's possible that Eorzeans might have a very basic understanding of some literacy aspects. Even if it's just a once a week "school" (just a gathering place) for kids/people of all ages or something small like that.