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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1   Finland: 546 
#2   Canada: 534 
#3   New Zealand: 529 
#4   Australia: 528 
#5   Ireland: 527 
#6   Korea, South: 525 
#7   United Kingdom: 523 
#8   Japan: 522 
#9   Sweden: 516 
#10   Belgium: 507 
#11   Iceland: 507 
#12   Austria: 507 
#13   Norway: 505 
#14   France: 505 
#15   United States: 504 
#16   Denmark: 497 
#17   Switzerland: 494 
#18   Spain: 493 
#19   Czech Republic: 492 
#20   Italy: 487 
#21   Germany: 484 
#22   Hungary: 480 
#23   Poland: 479 
#24   Greece: 474 
#25   Portugal: 470 
#26   Luxembourg: 441 
#27   Mexico: 422 
Weighted average: 499.9  


DEFINITION: Reading literacy mean value of performance scale (15 years old, 2000)

SOURCE: OECD

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