FIGURE 10

PERCENT WITH POOR LITERACY PROFICIENCY AMONG SECOND-LANGUAGE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION

Percent of native-born and second-language foreign-born population aged 16-65 at each prose literacy level, 1994-1998

Nations with mean score not significantly different from the United States are Switzerland, Slovenia, United Kingdom and Canada. Nations with mean scores significantly higher than the United States are Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden and Norway.

Colours associated with the levels.

Legend:

Colour of legend 1 Nations with mean scores not significantly different from the United States

Colour of legend 2 Nations with mean scores significantly higher than the United States

COUNTRIES ARE RANKED BY THE STATISTICAL DIFFERENCE TO THE UNITED STATES FOR SECOND-LANGUAGE FOREIGN-BORN PERSONS AT LEVEL 1.

Note: Statistical difference is significant at p < .05.
Source: International Adult Literacy Survey, 1994-1998.