Table 3.1.1
Percentage distribution of the population aged 16 to 65 years by skill levels, Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey (ALL) 2003 and 2008
| Level of skillNote 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low skilled (Levels 1 and 2) | Medium to high skilled (Levels 3, 4and 5) | |||
| per cent | standard error | per cent | standard error | |
| A. Prose literacy skills | ||||
| Bermuda | 38.1 | (1.3) | 61.9 | (1.3) |
| Canada | 41.9 | (0.8) | 58.1 | (0.8) |
| Hungary | 54.8 | (1.1) | 45.2 | (1.1) |
| Italy | 79.5 | (0.9) | 20.5 | (0.9) |
| Netherlands | 43.5 | (1.1) | 56.5 | (1.1) |
| New Zealand | 45.0 | (1.0) | 55.0 | (1.0) |
| Norway | 34.1 | (1.3) | 65.9 | (1.3) |
| Switzerland | 52.2 | (1.9) | 47.8 | (1.9) |
| United States | 52.6 | (1.3) | 47.4 | (1.3) |
| B. Document literacy skills | ||||
| Bermuda | 46.2 | (1.6) | 53.8 | (1.6) |
| Canada | 42.6 | (0.8) | 57.4 | (0.8) |
| Hungary | 55.2 | (1.3) | 44.8 | (1.3) |
| Italy | 80.6 | (1.1) | 19.4 | (1.1) |
| Netherlands | 38.9 | (1.1) | 61.1 | (1.1) |
| New Zealand | 44.1 | (0.6) | 55.9 | (0.6) |
| Norway | 32.4 | (1.0) | 67.6 | (1.0) |
| Switzerland | 49.0 | (1.8) | 51.0 | (1.8) |
| United States | 52.4 | (1.4) | 47.6 | (1.4) |
| C. Numeracy skills | ||||
| Bermuda | 54.1 | (1.7) | 45.9 | (1.7) |
| Canada | 49.8 | (0.6) | 50.2 | (0.6) |
| Hungary | 51.1 | (1.2) | 48.9 | (1.2) |
| Italy | 80.2 | (0.8) | 19.8 | (0.8) |
| Netherlands | 37.2 | (0.8) | 62.8 | (0.8) |
| New Zealand | 51.1 | (1.3) | 48.9 | (1.3) |
| Norway | 40.1 | (1.2) | 59.9 | (1.2) |
| Switzerland | 39.3 | (1.3) | 60.7 | (1.3) |
| United States | 58.6 | (1.3) | 41.4 | (1.3) |
| Level of skillNote 1 | ||||
| Low skilled (Level 1) | Medium to high skilled (Levels 2, 3 and 4) | |||
| per cent | standard error | per cent | standard error | |
| D. Problem solving skillsNote 2 | ||||
| Bermuda | 33.1 | (1.4) | 66.9 | (1.4) |
| Canada | 29.7 | (0.8) | 70.3 | (0.8) |
| Hungary | 41.1 | (1.1) | 58.9 | (1.1) |
| Italy | 67.8 | (0.9) | 32.2 | (0.9) |
| Netherlands | 22.2 | (0.9) | 77.8 | (0.9) |
| New Zealand | 29.8 | (0.8) | 70.2 | (0.8) |
| Norway | 23.3 | (1.3) | 76.7 | (1.3) |
| SwitzerlandNote 3 | 28.8 | (1.3) | 71.2 | (1.3) |
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1. Comparisons for the problem solving domain are made between levels 1 and levels 2, 3 and 4. 2. United States did not field the problem solving skills domain. 3. 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. |
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