Tables: Adult
Table A27. Mean literacy proficiency score among adults ages 55-65, by OECD member country: 2012 or 2015
Country |
Mean |
|
Japan |
273.3 |
|
New Zealand |
269.4 |
|
Slovak Republic |
266.0 |
|
England (UK) |
265.3 |
|
United States |
262.9 |
|
Australia |
262.7 |
|
Czech Republic |
262.4 |
|
Sweden |
262.4 |
|
Norway |
261.9 |
|
Netherlands |
260.8 |
|
Estonia |
260.6 |
|
Canada |
260.4 |
|
Finland |
259.7 |
|
Northern Ireland (UK) |
255.1 |
|
Flanders (Belgium) |
255.0 |
|
Germany |
253.6 |
|
Denmark |
252.4 |
|
Ireland |
250.5 |
|
OECD average |
249.9 |
|
Austria |
249.8 |
|
Poland |
249.1 |
|
Greece |
248.8 |
|
Korea |
244.1 |
|
France |
241.8 |
|
Slovenia |
234.9 |
|
Italy |
233.4 |
|
Israel |
227.1 |
|
Spain |
226.7 |
|
Turkey |
204.3 |
|
Chile |
193.9 |
|
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). |