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DEFINITION
Percentage of adults whose level of document literacy is rated 'high'. Data for 1998.
Education Statistics > Literacy > Adults at high literacy level (most recent) by country
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
Countries
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Amount
(top to bottom)
|
| #1 |
Sweden: |
35.5% |
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| #2 |
Norway: |
29.4% |
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| #3 |
Denmark: |
25.4% |
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| #4 |
Finland: |
25.1% |
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| #5 |
Canada: |
25.1% |
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| #6 |
Netherlands: |
20% |
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| #7 |
Czech Republic: |
19.6% |
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| #8 |
United Kingdom: |
19.1% |
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| #9 |
United States: |
19% |
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| #10 |
Germany: |
18.9% |
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| #11 |
New Zealand: |
17.6% |
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| #12 |
Australia: |
17.4% |
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| #13 |
Switzerland: |
16.1% |
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| #14 |
Ireland: |
11.5% |
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| #15 |
Hungary: |
8% |
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| #16 |
Poland: |
5.8% |
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| #17 |
Portugal: |
3.2% |
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Weighted average: |
18.6% |
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DEFINITION: Percentage of adults whose level of document literacy is rated 'high'. Data for 1998.
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