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Table A24. Mean literacy proficiency score among adults ages 25-34, by OECD member country: 2012 or 2015
| Country | Mean | |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 309.2 | |
| Finland | 308.9 | |
| Netherlands | 298.1 | |
| Flanders (Belgium) | 290.8 | |
| Sweden | 290.0 | |
| Korea | 289.5 | |
| Norway | 288.5 | |
| Australia | 287.5 | |
| Czech Republic | 286.7 | |
| New Zealand | 286.0 | |
| Estonia | 285.9 | |
| Canada | 285.1 | |
| Denmark | 282.1 | |
| Germany | 281.3 | |
| England (UK) | 280.1 | |
| Austria | 279.8 | |
| OECD average | 278.5 | |
| Slovak Republic | 278.4 | |
| France | 278.0 | |
| Northern Ireland (UK) | 277.6 | |
| Poland | 277.2 | |
| Ireland | 275.6 | |
| United States | 275.5 | |
| Slovenia | 269.4 | |
| Israel | 268.6 | |
| Spain | 262.8 | |
| Italy | 260.2 | |
| Greece | 255.1 | |
| Chile | 235.3 | |
| Turkey | 234.0 |
| 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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