OECD (2000)

Educational Attainment of the Adult Population
Table A2.3a. Percentage of the population 16 to 65 years of age at each document literacy level (1994-1995)
IALS level 1 IALS level 2 IALS level 3 IALS level 4/5
ustralia 17 (0.5) 28 (0.7) 38 (0.7) 17 (0.6)
elgium (Flanders) 15 (1.7) 24 (2.8) 43 (4.1) 17 (0.9)
anada 18 (1.9) 25 (1.5) 32 (1.8) 25 (1.3)
ermany 9 (0.7) 33 (1.2) 40 (1.0) 19 (1.0)
reland 25 (1.7) 32 (1.2) 32 (1.3) 12 (1.2)
etherlands 10 (0.7) 26 (0.8) 44 (0.9) 20 (0.8)
ew Zealand 21 (0.9) 29 (1.1) 32 (0.8) 18 (0.7)
oland 45 (1.3) 31 (1.0) 18 (0.7) 6 (0.3)
weden 6 (0.4) 19 (0.7) 39 (0.8) 36 (0.6)
witzerland 18 (0.8) 29 (1.1) 37 (0.6) 16 (0.7)
nited Kingdom 23 (1.0) 27 (1.0) 31 (1.0) 19 (1.0)
nited States 24 (0.8) 26 (1.1) 31 (0.9) 19 (1.0)
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) Standard errors appear in parentheses.
ource: OECD and Statistics Canada/International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS).
Table A2.3b. Mean scores and scores at the 10th, 25th, 75th and 90th percentiles
on the document literacy scale (1994-1995)
10th percentile 25th percentile Mean 75th percentile 90th percentile
ustralia 187 237 269 312 340
elgium (Flanders) 225 263 278 321 345
anada 154 213 270 309 343
ermany 226 255 285 316 342
reland 179 223 259 299 327
etherlands 222 257 282 318 341
ew Zealand 199 240 269 316 346
oland 112 180 224 274 310
weden 229 268 295 337 365
witzerland 182 246 271 315 341
nited Kingdom 180 228 268 311 343
nited States 137 210 268 309 343
ource: OECD and Statistics Canada/International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS).
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