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There are standards of complexity that are set by grade level.
Here's a resource with a great breakdown
https://www.weareteachers.com/reading-levels/#:~:text=Lexile%C2%AE%20Reading%20Levels&text=The%20first%20digit%20of%20the,above%20your%20child's%20current%20score.
Combines these with reading standards for various grades, and the metric makes a lot of sense. To say someone reads at a 5th grade level means they are technically literate but struggle to find true meaning, subtle concepts, and likely have a limited vocabulary.