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Adults At Moderate Literacy Level > Literacy statistics - countries compared - NationMaster
 

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


Showing latest available data.
Rank   Countries  Amount 
# 1   Netherlands: 44.2% 
# 2   Denmark: 42.6% 
# 3   Norway: 40.9% 
# 4   Germany: 39.5% 
# 5   Sweden: 39.4% 
= 6   Finland: 38.1% 
= 6   Czech Republic: 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 via NationMaster

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