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Reading literacy
mean value of performance scale (15 years old, 2000)
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> Reading literacy (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
# 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
Iceland
:
507
= 10
Belgium
:
507
= 10
Austria
:
507
= 13
France
:
505
= 13
Norway
:
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:
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