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Education Statistics > Literacy > Adults at moderate literacy level (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount 
# 1     Netherlands: 44.2% 
# 2     Denmark: 42.6% 
# 3     Norway: 40.9% 
# 4     Germany: 39.5% 
# 5     Sweden: 39.4% 
= 6     Czech Republic: 38.1% 
= 6     Finland: 38.1% 
# 8     Australia: 37.7% 
# 9     Switzerland: 36.6% 
# 10     Canada: 32.1% 
# 11     New Zealand: 31.9% 
# 12     Ireland: 31.5% 
# 13     United States: 31.4% 
# 14     United Kingdom: 30.5% 
# 15     Hungary: 25% 
# 16     Poland: 18% 
# 17     Portugal: 16.6% 
Weighted average: 33.8%  


DEFINITION: Percentage of adults whose level of document literacy is rated 'moderate'. Data for 1998.

SOURCE: OECD

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"Literacy > Adults at moderate literacy level by country", OECD. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/edu_lit_adu_at_mod_lit_lev-education-literacy-adults-moderate-level&int=-1

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COMMENTARY     

Edria Murray
Staff Editor
12th January 2005 		Traditionally literacy statistics have divided adults into two groups, those who can read and those who cannot. This division is misleading as the level of literacy of adults is really a continuum. Many who would pass the 'literate' threshold may have difficulty with information involving complex tasks or instructions that are not clearly laid out.



In this study, moderate literacy is roughly equivalent to the skill level required for successful completion of secondary education.



Note that this statistic excludes people who function at a high level. See also Adults with at least moderate literacy

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