Czech Republic Literacy Stats
Definitions
- Adults at high literacy level: Percentage of adults whose level of document literacy is rated 'high'. Data for 1998.
- Adults at low literacy level: Percentage of adults whose level of document literacy is rated 'low'. Data for 1998
- Adults at moderate literacy level: Percentage of adults whose level of document literacy is rated 'moderate'. Data for 1998.
- Adults with at least moderate literacy: Percentage of adult females who have at least a moderate level of literacy, in selected OECD countries. Data for 1998.
- Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
- Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
- Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
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Reading performance > Access and retrieve:
Access and retrieve.
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Reading performance > Continuous texts:
Continuous texts.
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Reading performance > Integrate and interpret:
Integrate and interpret.
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Reading performance > Non-continuous texts:
Non-continuous texts.
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Reading performance > Overall:
Overall.
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Reading performance > Overall reading skills:
Overall.
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Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate:
Reflect and evaluate.
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- Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
SOURCES: OECD; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; Wikipedia: List of countries by student performance (Reading)
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- Central European men don’t teach. In Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, over 75 percent of lower secondary teachers are female.
Czech Republic Education > Literacy Profiles (Subcategories)
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