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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: OECD

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