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Table A25. Mean literacy proficiency score among adults ages 35-44, by OECD member country: 2012 or 2015
| Country | Mean | |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 307.0 | |
| Finland | 298.8 | |
| Netherlands | 294.0 | |
| Australia | 288.7 | |
| New Zealand | 288.4 | |
| Norway | 288.2 | |
| Sweden | 287.4 | |
| Flanders (Belgium) | 282.4 | |
| Denmark | 281.1 | |
| Canada | 279.7 | |
| England (UK) | 279.2 | |
| Slovak Republic | 278.3 | |
| Estonia | 277.8 | |
| Korea | 277.5 | |
| Germany | 275.3 | |
| Czech Republic | 275.1 | |
| Austria | 274.6 | |
| Northern Ireland (UK) | 273.9 | |
| United States | 273.4 | |
| OECD average | 273.1 | |
| Ireland | 271.1 | |
| Poland | 268.1 | |
| France | 266.8 | |
| Slovenia | 262.8 | |
| Israel | 259.7 | |
| Spain | 259.6 | |
| Greece | 254.0 | |
| Italy | 252.8 | |
| Turkey | 225.1 | |
| Chile | 220.4 |
| NOTE: Proficiency in literacy is scaled between 0 and 500 score points. Estimates for Chile, Greece, Israel, New Zealand, Slovenia, and Turkey based on 2015 data, and estimates for all other countries based on 2012 data. | ||
| SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Skills Matter: Further Results from the Survey of Adult Skills (2016), Table A3.5 (L). |
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