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). |