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Table A23. Mean literacy proficiency score among adults ages 16-24, by OECD member country: 2012 or 2015
| Country | Mean | |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 299.4 | |
| Finland | 296.7 | |
| Netherlands | 294.6 | |
| Korea | 292.9 | |
| Estonia | 287.1 | |
| Flanders (Belgium) | 285.0 | |
| Australia | 284.1 | |
| Sweden | 282.8 | |
| Poland | 281.5 | |
| Czech Republic | 280.5 | |
| Germany | 278.9 | |
| New Zealand | 277.8 | |
| Austria | 277.7 | |
| Denmark | 276.1 | |
| Slovak Republic | 276.0 | |
| Canada | 275.7 | |
| Norway | 275.0 | |
| France | 275.0 | |
| OECD average | 274.8 | |
| Slovenia | 273.1 | |
| Northern Ireland (UK) | 272.3 | |
| United States | 271.5 | |
| Ireland | 270.6 | |
| England (UK) | 265.4 | |
| Spain | 263.9 | |
| Israel | 262.4 | |
| Italy | 260.8 | |
| Greece | 258.7 | |
| Chile | 237.0 | |
| Turkey | 236.6 |
| 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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