All values are approximate values.
A. A percentage of adult population aged 16-65 at each prose literacy level, 1994-1995
|
Sweden |
Netherlands |
Canada |
Australia |
New Zealand |
United States |
Belgium (Flanders) |
Germany |
Switzerland (French) |
United Kingdom |
Ireland |
Switzerland (German) |
Poland |
| Level 1 |
5 |
10 |
15 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
10 |
15 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
15 |
45 |
| Level 2 |
20 |
30 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
35 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
40 |
30 |
| Level 3 |
40 |
45 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
40 |
40 |
30 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
20 |
| Level 4/5 |
35 |
15 |
25 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
15 |
15 |
20 |
15 |
10 |
5 |
15 |
B. Percentage of adult population aged 16-65 at each document literacy level, 1994-1995
|
Sweden |
Netherlands |
Belgium (Flanders) |
Germany |
Canada |
Australia |
Switzerland (French) |
Switzerland (German) |
United States |
United Kingdom |
New Zealand |
Ireland |
Poland |
| Level 1 |
5 |
10 |
15 |
5 |
20 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
35 |
50 |
| Level 2 |
20 |
25 |
35 |
35 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
30 |
30 |
| Level 3 |
40 |
45 |
15 |
10 |
30 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
35 |
15 |
| Level 4/5 |
30 |
30 |
15 |
20 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
10 |
5 |
C. Percentage of adult population aged 16-65 at each quantitative literacy level, 1994-1995
|
Sweden |
Germany |
Netherlands |
Switzerland (French) |
Belgium (Flanders) |
Switzerland (German) |
Canada |
Australia |
United States |
New Zealand |
United Kingdom |
Ireland |
Poland |
| Level 1 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
10 |
15 |
15 |
20 |
20 |
25 |
20 |
20 |
25 |
40 |
| Level 2 |
20 |
30 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
30 |
25 |
25 |
30 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
30 |
| Level 3 |
40 |
45 |
45 |
45 |
40 |
40 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
25 |
| Level 4/5 |
35 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
15 |
25 |
25 |
15 |
20 |
20 |
15 |
5 |
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