TABLEAU 10 (continued)

Percent of native-born and second-language foreign-born1 population aged 16-65 at each prose, document and quantitative literacy level, 1994-1998

  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Level 4/5  
  A. Prose
Netherlands                
Native-born 9.1 (0.6) 29.9 (1.0) 45.0 (1.1) 16.0 (0.7)
Second-language foreign-born 38.7 (6.2) 36.9 (6.3) 23.1* (5.8) 1.3* (0.9)
Italy                
Native-born 34.7 (1.2) 30.6 (1.1) 26.7 (1.2) 8.0 (0.5)
Second-language foreign-born 37.4* (8.8) 50.3* (7.2) 8.0* (4.9) 4.2* (4.4)
Sweden                
Native-born 5.1 (0.4) 20.1 (0.4) 40.4 (0.8) 34.3 (0.6)
Second-language foreign-born 34.4 (5.1) 22.1 (4.0) 32.6 (3.9) 10.9* (2.4)
Norway                
Native-born 7.1 (0.5) 25.2 (1.1) 50.3 (1.1) 17.4 (0.8)
Second-language foreign-born 33.8 (5.4) 18.9 (3.4) 30.0 (4.4) 17.3 (3.5)
Chile                
Native-born 50.3 (1.7) 35.0 (1.2) 13.1 (1.2) 1.6 (0.5)
Second-language foreign-born 33.1* (44.5) 55.7* (54.5) 11.2* (15.6) 0.0* (0.0)
Czech Republic                
Native-born 15.5 (0.5) 38.0 (1.0) 38.1 (0.9) 8.4 (0.5)
Second-language foreign-born 31.9* (9.7) 42.9* (9.9) 16.0* (6.3) 9.1* (6.0)
Ireland                
Native-born 23.0 (1.4) 29.6 (1.6) 33.8 (1.3) 13.7 (1.4)
Second-language foreign-born 9.4* (7.3) 26.4* (11.4) 52.1* (11.5) 12.1* (10.5)
  Niveau 1   Niveau 2   Niveau 3   Niveau 4/5  
  B. Document
Slovenia                
Native-born 39.0 (1.2) 32.7 (1.0) 22.8 (1.0) 5.6 (0.5)
Second-language foreign-born 64.0 (2.8) 21.5 (2.5) 13.4 (2.4) 1.1* (0.8)
Switzerland                
Native-born 9.1 (0.8) 30.8 (1.1) 42.1 (0.7) 18.0 (0.9)
Second-language foreign-born 63.0 (3.3) 19.5 (2.5) 13.4 (1.9) 4.1 (0.9)
United States                
Native-born 17.5 (1.1) 27.4 (1.2) 34.0 (1.2) 21.2 (1.0)
Second-language foreign-born 61.5 (2.5) 18.8 (2.1) 14.2 (1.8) 5.4* (1.8)
Hungary                
Native-born 32.9 (0.9) 34.3 (1.0) 24.9 (1.0) 8.0 (0.7)
Second-language foreign-born 60.6* (36.0) 0.0* (0.0) 13.3* (18.3) 26.2* (33.3)
Belgium (Flanders)                
Native-born 14.5 (1.8) 24.0 (3.2) 44.0 (4.5) 17.6 (1.0)
Second-language foreign-born 59.0* (10.1) 30.5* (8.8) 6.5* (3.5) 4.0* (3.6)
Portugal                
Native-born 49.4 (2.5) 30.7 (2.3) 16.7 (0.9) 3.2 (0.4)
Second-language foreign-born 55.3* (26.7) 40.8* (24.8) 3.9* (2.9) 0.0* (0.0)
Italy                
Native-born 36.6 (1.3) 32.1 (1.2) 25.4 (1.0) 5.0 (0.5)
Second-language foreign-born 55.0* (11.8) 26.2* (10.8) 11.6* (6.8) 7.2* (5.1)