TABLE 9
Percent of population aged 45-65 at each prose,
document and quantitative literacy level, 1994-1998
| |
Level 1 |
|
Level 2 |
|
Level 3 |
|
Level 4/5 |
|
| A. Prose |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chile |
69.4 |
(2.7) |
23.0 |
(2.0) |
6.5 |
(1.0) |
1.1* |
(0.5) |
| Slovenia |
62.3 |
(1.7) |
27.2 |
(1.5) |
9.7 |
(1.0) |
0.8* |
(0.3) |
| Poland |
60.4 |
(1.3) |
26.0 |
(1.1) |
12.8 |
(1.2) |
0.7* |
(0.3) |
| Portugal |
59.8 |
(3.7) |
28.0 |
(3.9) |
10.8 |
(2.0) |
1.5* |
(0.4) |
| Italy |
54.0 |
(1.7) |
26.1 |
(1.2) |
17.0 |
(1.4) |
2.9 |
(0.4) |
| Hungary |
47.1 |
(1.4) |
39.7 |
(1.8) |
12.6 |
(1.0) |
0.6* |
(0.3) |
| Ireland |
35.2 |
(3.4) |
29.4 |
(2.2) |
26.7 |
(2.3) |
8.8 |
(1.9) |
| United Kingdom |
29.6 |
(2.1) |
32.3 |
(1.4) |
27.3 |
(1.5) |
10.8 |
(1.0) |
| Belgium (Flanders) |
28.5 |
(2.3) |
35.9 |
(2.1) |
28.1 |
(2.0) |
7.6 |
(1.0) |
| Average |
28.4 |
(0.7) |
30.8 |
(0.8) |
28.1 |
(0.9) |
12.7 |
(0.8) |
| Canada |
27.0 |
(3.8) |
26.6 |
(2.4) |
28.6 |
(4.1) |
17.8 |
(5.5) |
| Australia |
26.0 |
(0.9) |
29.1 |
(0.7) |
30.9 |
(0.9) |
14.0 |
(0.7) |
| Switzerland |
24.4 |
(2.0) |
41.8 |
(2.0) |
29.7 |
(1.7) |
4.1 |
(0.8) |
| Czech Republic |
21.4 |
(1.3) |
43.8 |
(1.7) |
30.0 |
(1.5) |
4.8 |
(0.7) |
| New Zealand |
21.2 |
(1.8) |
28.5 |
(1.6) |
34.7 |
(1.9) |
15.6 |
(1.5) |
| United States |
20.0 |
(1.5) |
27.5 |
(2.2) |
31.7 |
(1.9) |
20.8 |
(2.1) |
| Finland |
20.0 |
(1.0) |
36.9 |
(1.2) |
32.9 |
(1.2) |
10.1 |
(0.9) |
| Germany |
18.2 |
(2.2) |
40.2 |
(2.1) |
33.7 |
(2.2) |
7.9 |
(1.4) |
| Denmark |
16.2 |
(1.1) |
42.5 |
(1.5) |
38.0 |
(1.5) |
3.3 |
(0.6) |
| Netherlands |
16.0 |
(1.4) |
42.0 |
(1.8) |
34.5 |
(1.6) |
7.4 |
(0.8) |
| Norway |
13.9 |
(1.0) |
35.4 |
(1.6) |
40.6 |
(1.7) |
10.1 |
(1.2) |
| Sweden |
11.5 |
(1.3) |
26.6 |
(1.3) |
38.5 |
(1.4) |
23.4 |
(1.6) |
| B. Document |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chile |
65.6 |
(2.5) |
27.3 |
(1.9) |
6.5 |
(1.6) |
0.5* |
(0.3) |
| Portugal |
62.9 |
(4.5) |
27.8 |
(3.8) |
8.0 |
(1.7) |
1.3* |
(0.3) |
| Poland |
61.4 |
(1.8) |
24.8 |
(1.5) |
10.7 |
(1.3) |
3.1 |
(0.4) |
| Slovenia |
61.3 |
(1.8) |
25.7 |
(1.6) |
11.4 |
(1.3) |
1.6* |
(0.4) |
| Italy |
52.6 |
(2.1) |
29.0 |
(1.7) |
15.8 |
(1.7) |
2.5 |
(0.4) |
| Hungary |
44.1 |
(1.8) |
34.6 |
(1.7) |
17.7 |
(1.7) |
3.7 |
(0.8) |
| Ireland |
39.0 |
(3.6) |
29.6 |
(1.8) |
24.0 |
(2.0) |
7.5 |
(1.9) |
| United Kingdom |
31.4 |
(2.1) |
29.8 |
(1.5) |
26.7 |
(1.7) |
12.1 |
(0.9) |
| Canada |
30.3 |
(4.6) |
26.4 |
(2.5) |
27.4 |
(4.1) |
15.8 |
(3.6) |
| Average |
29.5 |
(0.8) |
30.7 |
(0.7) |
27.9 |
(0.6) |
12.0 |
(0.6) |
| Australia |
26.7 |
(1.0) |
29.8 |
(1.1) |
31.4 |
(1.1) |
12.1 |
(0.8) |
| New Zealand |
26.6 |
(1.9) |
32.5 |
(1.9) |
27.7 |
(1.7) |
13.1 |
(1.3) |
| Belgium (Flanders) |
26.1 |
(2.5) |
29.0 |
(1.6) |
36.6 |
(2.2) |
8.3 |
(1.1) |
| United States |
24.5 |
(1.7) |
29.7 |
(1.9) |
30.1 |
(1.3) |
15.8 |
(1.5) |
| Finland |
22.9 |
(1.1) |
33.6 |
(1.4) |
31.1 |
(1.1) |
12.5 |
(1.0) |
| Switzerland |
21.9 |
(2.0) |
36.1 |
(1.8) |
34.1 |
(1.8) |
7.9 |
(1.0) |
| Czech Republic |
18.9 |
(1.3) |
33.1 |
(1.6) |
34.0 |
(1.4) |
14.0 |
(1.0) |
| Netherlands |
16.2 |
(1.3) |
37.0 |
(1.7) |
36.0 |
(1.7) |
10.8 |
(0.9) |
| Norway |
15.3 |
(1.2) |
29.5 |
(2.0) |
36.7 |
(1.6) |
18.5 |
(1.7) |
| Denmark |
14.3 |
(1.0) |
32.3 |
(1.2) |
37.6 |
(1.5) |
15.8 |
(1.1) |
| Germany |
12.8 |
(1.4) |
37.6 |
(2.6) |
37.5 |
(1.7) |
12.1 |
(1.7) |
| Sweden |
9.1 |
(1.0) |
25.4 |
(1.4) |
40.1 |
(1.5) |
25.3 |
(1.4) |