TABLE 5
Mean scores and scores at the 5th, 25th, 75th and 95th percentiles on a scale
with range 0-500 points, prose, document and quantitative literacy scales,
population aged 26-65, 1994-1998
| |
5th percentile |
25th percentile |
Average |
|
75th percentile |
95th percentile |
| A. Prose |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sweden |
212.7 |
270.1 |
298.2 |
(0.9) |
332.1 |
372.0 |
| Norway |
208.7 |
264.2 |
285.5 |
(1.4) |
313.6 |
343.8 |
| Finland |
197.3 |
254.8 |
283.0 |
(0.8) |
317.0 |
351.2 |
| Netherlands |
199.6 |
253.6 |
279.8 |
(0.8) |
310.2 |
342.8 |
| Canada |
133.8 |
245.5 |
276.9 |
(2.7) |
321.7 |
363.8 |
| United States |
141.6 |
240.9 |
276.5 |
(1.6) |
323.2 |
365.2 |
| New Zealand |
168.1 |
247.0 |
274.7 |
(1.5) |
311.3 |
350.1 |
| Germany |
198.7 |
246.6 |
274.3 |
(0.7) |
305.2 |
345.9 |
| Denmark |
208.8 |
251.4 |
273.1 |
(0.7) |
299.5 |
323.3 |
| Australia |
130.6 |
243.1 |
271.4 |
(1.2) |
315.4 |
354.1 |
| Belgium (Flanders) |
152.4 |
235.0 |
266.6 |
(1.5) |
306.1 |
345.4 |
| Czech Republic |
197.1 |
241.9 |
266.1 |
(0.9) |
294.6 |
328.7 |
| Average |
142.2 |
229.3 |
265.1 |
(0.8) |
309.3 |
354.4 |
| United Kingdom |
153.6 |
231.4 |
265.0 |
(2.0) |
309.5 |
347.4 |
| Irland |
153.7 |
227.0 |
260.9 |
(4.1) |
301.5 |
344.7 |
| Switzerland |
144.6 |
235.5 |
259.6 |
(1.1) |
298.1 |
331.4 |
| Hungary |
160.8 |
212.7 |
237.4 |
(1.1) |
264.5 |
303.2 |
| Italy |
119.6 |
198.6 |
236.7 |
(2.1) |
282.9 |
326.5 |
| Poland |
113.4 |
187.9 |
223.1 |
(1.4) |
265.4 |
309.1 |
| Slovenia |
119.2 |
182.5 |
221.3 |
(1.5) |
263.3 |
305.3 |
| Chile |
121.5 |
175.2 |
214.0 |
(2.0) |
250.2 |
299.0 |
| Portugal |
97.4 |
157.2 |
209.4 |
(5.6) |
259.1 |
314.4 |
| B. Document |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sweden |
213.2 |
274.0 |
303.1 |
(1.2) |
338.6 |
377.2 |
| Norway |
200.6 |
267.4 |
293.8 |
(1.5) |
328.0 |
361.9 |
| Denmark |
211.0 |
262.7 |
291.1 |
(0.9) |
324.0 |
355.8 |
| Finland |
185.6 |
252.3 |
283.5 |
(1.0) |
320.5 |
361.9 |
| Germany |
206.4 |
256.2 |
283.3 |
(1.0) |
313.5 |
354.8 |
| Netherlands |
200.3 |
258.0 |
283.3 |
(0.9) |
315.7 |
348.3 |
| Czech Republic |
191.3 |
248.2 |
279.5 |
(1.0) |
314.7 |
355.9 |
| Canada |
121.5 |
243.6 |
275.7 |
(2.7) |
322.7 |
374.9 |
| Belgium (Flanders) |
160.0 |
243.3 |
272.7 |
(1.3) |
311.5 |
345.2 |
| Australia |
127.2 |
242.3 |
270.0 |
(1.2) |
312.7 |
352.6 |
| United States |
124.7 |
233.4 |
268.9 |
(1.5) |
318.2 |
361.2 |
| New Zealand |
152.1 |
238.1 |
267.3 |
(1.4) |
305.7 |
348.1 |
| Switzerland |
117.4 |
240.7 |
266.0 |
(1.4) |
309.1 |
348.1 |
| United Kingdom |
141.1 |
228.6 |
265.4 |
(2.1) |
311.4 |
360.1 |
| Average |
125.9 |
227.7 |
263.2 |
(0.8) |
309.4 |
355.9 |
| Ireland |
141.7 |
220.0 |
254.4 |
(4.1) |
296.3 |
337.9 |
| Hungary |
144.7 |
212.5 |
243.7 |
(1.4) |
278.1 |
325.3 |
| Italy |
106.7 |
193.6 |
231.5 |
(2.5) |
278.3 |
315.8 |
| Slovenia |
105.2 |
179.8 |
223.0 |
(1.9) |
272.1 |
317.3 |
| Poland |
84.4 |
174.6 |
217.6 |
(2.3) |
269.3 |
320.8 |
| Chile |
114.2 |
176.8 |
212.4 |
(2.0) |
249.0 |
293.8 |
| Portugal |
99.6 |
159.4 |
207.9 |
(5.7) |
257.7 |
304.8 |