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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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