Tables: Adult
Table A77. Mean numeracy proficiency score among adults ages 55-65, by OECD member country: 2012 or 2015
| Country |
Mean |
|
| Japan |
273.2 |
|
| Sweden |
268.3 |
|
| Denmark |
265.3 |
|
| Slovak Republic |
265.3 |
|
| Norway |
264.7 |
|
| Czech Republic |
263.2 |
|
| Netherlands |
262.0 |
|
| Finland |
260.0 |
|
| Flanders (Belgium) |
259.9 |
|
| New Zealand |
259.6 |
|
| Estonia |
259.4 |
|
| Austria |
257.5 |
|
| England (UK) |
256.9 |
|
| Germany |
256.4 |
|
| Canada |
251.4 |
|
| Australia |
250.4 |
|
| United States |
247.2 |
|
| OECD average |
245.9 |
|
| Northern Ireland (UK) |
245.2 |
|
| Poland |
243.7 |
|
| Greece |
243.6 |
|
| Ireland |
238.3 |
|
| France |
234.1 |
|
| Slovenia |
233.2 |
|
| Korea |
231.8 |
|
| Italy |
229.4 |
|
| Israel |
229.0 |
|
| Spain |
220.5 |
|
| Turkey |
187.8 |
|
| Chile |
173.2 |
|
| NOTE: Proficiency in numeracy 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 (N). |
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