Average ALL literacy and numeracy scores of 16- to 65-year-olds, by jurisdiction: 2003

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Table B.2.01.

Average ALL literacy and numeracy scores of 16- to 65-year-olds, by jurisdiction: 2003

Jurisdiction	Literacy			Numeracy
Jurisdiction	Average score	s.e.		Average score	s.e.
Bermuda	285	1.3	∆	270	1.5	∆
Canada	281	0.6	∆	272	0.8	∆
Italy	228	1.6	▼	233	1.3	▼
Norway	293	0.8	∆	285	1.0	∆
Switzerland	274	1.3	∆	290	1.0	∆
United States	269	*1.4*		261	*1.6*

∆ Score is higher than U.S. score (p <.05).
▼ Score is lower than U.S. score (p <.05).
NOTE: Participants were scored on a 500-point scale. Apparent differences may not be statistically significant. Standard error is noted by s.e.
SOURCE: Data from Statistics Canada and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey (ALL), 2003. Lemke, M., Miller, D., Johnston, J., Krenzke, T., Alvarez-Rojas, L., Kastberg, D., and Jocelyn, L. (2005). Highlights From the 2003 International Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey (ALL) - (Revised) (NCES 2005-117 Rev), table 1. National Center for Education Statisics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC.

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