Figure 3.1
Distribution of the highly skilled and highly educated

Percentage distribution of the population aged 16 to 65 years by high prose, document, numeracy and problem solving skills, and high level of education, ALL 2003 and 2008

Description for figure 3.1

Countries are ranked by the per cent of their population with medium to high prose skills.

Notes: For prose, document and numeracy skills, medium to high skill refers to levels 3 and 4/5.
For problem solving skills, medium to high skill refers to levels 2, 3 and 4.
United States did not field the problem solving skills domain.
The problem solving skills scores for Switzerland apply to the German and French speaking
communities only since they did not field the problem solving skills domain in the Italian speaking community.
Source:  Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey, 2003 and 2008.