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DEFINITION
Percentage of adults whose level of document literacy is rated 'low'. Data for 1998
Education Statistics > Literacy > Adults at low literacy level (most recent) by country
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
Countries
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Amount
(top to bottom)
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| #1 |
Portugal: |
80.1% |
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| #2 |
Poland: |
76.1% |
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| #3 |
Hungary: |
67.1% |
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| #4 |
Ireland: |
57% |
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| #5 |
New Zealand: |
50.6% |
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| #6 |
United Kingdom: |
50.4% |
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| #7 |
United States: |
49.6% |
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| #8 |
Switzerland: |
47.2% |
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| #9 |
Australia: |
44.8% |
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| #10 |
Canada: |
42.9% |
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| #11 |
Czech Republic: |
42.3% |
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| #12 |
Germany: |
41.7% |
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| #13 |
Finland: |
36.8% |
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| #14 |
Netherlands: |
35.9% |
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| #15 |
Denmark: |
32% |
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| #16 |
Norway: |
29.7% |
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| #17 |
Sweden: |
25.1% |
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Weighted average: |
47.6% |
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DEFINITION: Percentage of adults whose level of document literacy is rated 'low'. Data for 1998
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