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Table A26. Mean literacy proficiency score among adults ages 45-54, by OECD member country: 2012 or 2015
| Country | Mean | |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 297.1 | |
| Finland | 283.6 | |
| New Zealand | 281.2 | |
| Norway | 277.5 | |
| Netherlands | 277.2 | |
| Australia | 276.9 | |
| Sweden | 276.0 | |
| Flanders (Belgium) | 271.9 | |
| England (UK) | 271.3 | |
| Slovak Republic | 270.1 | |
| Estonia | 268.8 | |
| Canada | 268.0 | |
| Austria | 266.2 | |
| United States | 265.9 | |
| Czech Republic | 265.8 | |
| Denmark | 265.5 | |
| Germany | 263.6 | |
| OECD average | 262.6 | |
| Northern Ireland (UK) | 262.5 | |
| Ireland | 259.3 | |
| Poland | 259.1 | |
| Korea | 258.6 | |
| Greece | 254.2 | |
| France | 253.7 | |
| Slovenia | 249.4 | |
| Italy | 248.8 | |
| Spain | 248.5 | |
| Israel | 247.2 | |
| Turkey | 221.5 | |
| Chile | 206.2 |
| 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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