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). |
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