PIAAC: Young adults by literacy proficiency level (%). Level 5

• Provider: World Bank
• Source URL: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/LO.PIAAC.LIT.YOU.5
• Catalog: Yearly from 2012 to 2012
• Localized to: English
• Description:

  Percentage of young (age 16-24) adults scoring equal to or higher than 376 points on the 0 to 500 point scale. At this level, tasks may require the respondent to search for and integrate information across multiple, dense texts; construct syntheses of similar and contrasting ideas or points of view; or evaluate evidence based arguments. Application and evaluation of logical and conceptual models of ideas may be required to accomplish tasks. Evaluating reliability of evidentiary sources and selecting key information is frequently a requirement. Tasks often require respondents to be aware of subtle, rhetorical cues and to make high-level inferences or use specialized background knowledge. The target population was the non-institutionalized population, aged 16-24 years, residing in the country at the time of data collection, irrespective of nationality, citizenship or language status. The percentage of adults scoring at different levels of proficiency adds up to 100% when the percentage of literacy-related non-respondents are taken into account. Adults in this category were not able to complete the background questionnaire due to language difficulties or learning and mental disabilities (literacy-related non-response). For more information, consult the OECD PIAAC website: http://www.oecd.org/site/piaac/

• Dimensions

  • Country
    • Australia
    • Austria
    • Canada
    • Czech Republic
    • Denmark
    • Estonia
    • Finland
    • France
    • Germany
    • Ireland
    • Italy
    • Japan
    • Korea, Rep.
    • Netherlands
    • Norway
    • Poland
    • Russian Federation
    • Slovak Republic
    • Spain
    • Sweden
    • United States