Working Paper: Adult Literacy: An International Perspective

This report presents the first two chapters of a forthcoming larger report on adult literacy in the United States. These first chapter provides a comparison of the literacy levels of adults in 12 nations -- Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, the United States, Australia, Flemish-speaking Belgium, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The second chapter takes this same comparative view of the relationship between literacy levels and, respectively, employment, occupational status and income, across all but one of these nations.

Online Availability

• Download, view, and print the report in a pdf file.