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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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