Tables: Adult
Table A12. Mean numeracy proficiency score among adults ages 16-65, by OECD member country: 2012 or 2015
| Country |
Mean |
|
| Japan |
288.2 |
|
| Finland |
282.2 |
|
| Flanders (Belgium) |
280.4 |
|
| Netherlands |
280.3 |
|
| Sweden |
279.1 |
|
| Norway |
278.3 |
|
| Denmark |
278.3 |
|
| Slovak Republic |
275.8 |
|
| Czech Republic |
275.7 |
|
| Austria |
275.0 |
|
| Estonia |
273.1 |
|
| Germany |
271.7 |
|
| New Zealand |
271.1 |
|
| Australia |
267.6 |
|
| Canada |
265.5 |
|
| Korea |
263.4 |
|
| OECD average |
263.0 |
|
| England (UK) |
261.8 |
|
| Poland |
259.8 |
|
| Northern Ireland (UK) |
259.2 |
|
| Slovenia |
257.6 |
|
| Ireland |
255.6 |
|
| France |
254.2 |
|
| United States |
252.8 |
|
| Greece |
251.9 |
|
| Israel |
251.0 |
|
| Italy |
247.1 |
|
| Spain |
245.8 |
|
| Turkey |
219.4 |
|
| Chile |
206.1 |
|
| NOTE: Proficiency in numeracy 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 A2.5. |
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