Tables: Adult
Table A41. Mean numeracy skills use at work among employed adults ages 16-65, by OECD member country: 2012 or 2015
Country |
Mean |
|
Australia |
2.2 |
|
New Zealand |
2.2 |
|
Finland |
2.2 |
|
Slovenia |
2.1 |
|
England (UK) |
2.1 |
|
OECD Average |
2.0 |
|
Estonia |
2.0 |
|
Northern Ireland (UK) |
2.0 |
|
Austria1 |
2.0 |
|
Canada1 |
2.0 |
|
Chile1 |
2.0 |
|
Czech Republic1 |
2.0 |
|
Denmark1 |
2.0 |
|
France1 |
2.0 |
|
Germany1 |
2.0 |
|
Greece1 |
2.0 |
|
Ireland1 |
2.0 |
|
Israel1 |
2.0 |
|
Italy1 |
2.0 |
|
Netherlands1 |
2.0 |
|
Norway1 |
2.0 |
|
Poland1 |
2.0 |
|
Korea1 |
2.0 |
|
Slovak Republic1 |
2.0 |
|
Spain1 |
2.0 |
|
Sweden1 |
2.0 |
|
Turkey1 |
2.0 |
|
United States1 |
2.0 |
|
Flanders (Belgium)1 |
2.0 |
|
Japan |
1.9 |
|
1 The item response rate for this country was below 85 percent. Missing data were not imputed. |
NOTE: Skills use was measured on a 5-point scale, where 1="Never"; 2="Less than once a month"; 3="Less than once a week"; 4="At least once a week"; and 5="Every day". 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: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), 2012, 2015. |