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Table A11. Mean literacy proficiency score among adults ages 16-65, by OECD member country: 2012 or 2015
| Country | Mean | |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 296.2 | |
| Finland | 287.5 | |
| Netherlands | 284.0 | |
| New Zealand | 280.7 | |
| Australia | 280.4 | |
| Sweden | 279.2 | |
| Norway | 278.4 | |
| Estonia | 275.9 | |
| Flanders (Belgium) | 275.5 | |
| Czech Republic | 274.0 | |
| Slovak Republic | 273.8 | |
| Canada | 273.5 | |
| England (UK) | 272.6 | |
| Korea | 272.6 | |
| Denmark | 270.8 | |
| Germany | 269.8 | |
| United States | 269.8 | |
| Austria | 269.5 | |
| Northern Ireland (UK) | 268.7 | |
| OECD average | 267.7 | |
| Poland | 266.9 | |
| Ireland | 266.5 | |
| France | 262.1 | |
| Slovenia | 256.4 | |
| Israel | 255.2 | |
| Greece | 253.9 | |
| Spain | 251.8 | |
| Italy | 250.5 | |
| Turkey | 226.5 | |
| Chile | 220.1 |
| 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 A2.3. |
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