2012–2016 Program for International Student Assessment Young Adult Follow-up Study (PISA YAFS): How reading and mathematics performance at age 15 relate to literacy and numeracy skills and education, workforce, and life outcomes at age 19

Title:	2012–2016 Program for International Student Assessment Young Adult Follow-up Study (PISA YAFS): How reading and mathematics performance at age 15 relate to literacy and numeracy skills and education, workforce, and life outcomes at age 19
Description:	This Research and Development report provides data on the literacy and numeracy performance of U.S. young adults at age 19, as well as examines the relationship between that performance and their earlier reading and mathematics proficiency in PISA 2012 at age 15. It also explores how other aspects of their lives at age 19—such as their engagement in postsecondary education, participation in the workforce, attitudes, and vocational interests—are related to their proficiency at age 15.
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the report as a pdf file. (3208KB)
Cover Date:	June 2021
Web Release:	June 15, 2021
Publication #:	NCES 2021029
Center/Program:	NCES
Associated Centers:	IES
Authors:	All are with American Institutes for Research: Saida Mamedova Maria Stephens Yuqi Liao Josh Sennett Paul Sirma
Type of Product:	Research and Development Report
Survey/Program Areas:	International Activities Program (IAP) Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)
Keywords:	21st Century • skills Achievement • academic achievement Achievement (Student) • mathematics • reading Adult Literacy Age Assessment Bachelor's Degrees College Preparation Data Analysis Data Collection Data Interpretation Disadvantaged Students (Educationally) Educational Attainment Educational Equity Educational Research Employment • after high school • during college • during high school Graduate Education High School High School Graduates High-School Graduates Higher Education • degrees conferred Literacy • adolescent literacy Longitudinal Studies Mathematics Postsecondary Education • outcomes • persistence and attainment • student characteristics Poverty Status Progress in Education Public Schools Race/Ethnicity • education of Reading Research Methodology Secondary Education Special Populations STEM (Science, Engineering, Technology, Mathematics) Student Assessment Student Outcomes Students • at-risk • student characteristics • transition to college Training Vocational Education Youth Indicators Youth Survey
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Research and Development Report, please contact: Samantha Burg.