TABLE 8
Inequality in the distribution of literacy (90th percentile/10th percentile) within countries
for prose, document and quantitative scales, population aged 26-65, 1994-1998
| |
10th percentile |
90th percentile |
Literacy inequality |
| A. Prose |
|
|
|
| Portugal |
119.1 |
297.5 |
2.5 |
| Poland |
134.4 |
294.0 |
2.2 |
| Slovenia |
137.6 |
292.1 |
2.1 |
| Italy |
148.2 |
311.4 |
2.1 |
| Chile |
139.0 |
279.0 |
2.0 |
| Average |
179.8 |
338.9 |
1.9 |
| United States |
186.2 |
350.5 |
1.9 |
| Canada |
189.3 |
351.0 |
1.9 |
| Switzerland |
175.7 |
319.0 |
1.8 |
| Australia |
189.2 |
340.8 |
1.8 |
| United Kingdom |
187.9 |
334.4 |
1.8 |
| Ireland |
186.5 |
327.9 |
1.8 |
| Belgium (Flanders) |
189.2 |
329.4 |
1.7 |
| New Zealand |
203.5 |
336.1 |
1.7 |
| Hungary |
182.9 |
287.0 |
1.6 |
| Finland |
219.6 |
339.7 |
1.5 |
| Germany |
216.7 |
330.8 |
1.5 |
| Sweden |
234.1 |
356.1 |
1.5 |
| Netherlands |
222.1 |
330.8 |
1.5 |
| Czech Republic |
213.9 |
316.4 |
1.5 |
| Norway |
229.4 |
333.0 |
1.5 |
| Denmark |
224.6 |
315.3 |
1.4 |
| B. Document |
|
|
|
| Poland |
103.5 |
299.4 |
2.9 |
| Portugal |
113.6 |
286.0 |
2.5 |
| Slovenia |
123.8 |
302.0 |
2.4 |
| Italy |
139.7 |
303.5 |
2.2 |
| Chile |
133.2 |
277.3 |
2.1 |
| United States |
170.4 |
346.5 |
2.0 |
| Canada |
177.3 |
352.8 |
2.0 |
| Average |
172.4 |
339.6 |
2.0 |
| Switzerland |
172.8 |
331.6 |
1.9 |
| United Kingdom |
183.3 |
342.7 |
1.9 |
| Ireland |
174.9 |
323.4 |
1.8 |
| Australia |
188.4 |
338.7 |
1.8 |
| New Zealand |
189.7 |
333.1 |
1.8 |
| Hungary |
175.7 |
304.5 |
1.7 |
| Belgium (Flanders) |
195.9 |
333.7 |
1.7 |
| Finland |
213.2 |
346.8 |
1.6 |
| Czech Republic |
214.8 |
340.5 |
1.6 |
| Sweden |
237.9 |
361.9 |
1.5 |
| Norway |
230.3 |
349.8 |
1.5 |
| Netherlands |
223.4 |
335.8 |
1.5 |
| Denmark |
229.7 |
345.2 |
1.5 |
| Germany |
227.9 |
339.5 |
1.5 |