| Title: | International Comparisons of Adult Literacy and Numeracy Skills Over Time, NCES 2022-005 |
| Description: | This Data Point summarizes trends in adult literacy and numeracy skills since the 1990s for countries that participated in all three international adult literacy studies over the past three decades: Canada, Hungary, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United States. These studies are the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS), conducted in 1994-98; the Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey (ALL), conducted in 2003-08; and the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), conducted in 2012-17. |
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| Cover Date: | December 2021 |
| Web Release: | December 10, 2021 |
| Publication #: | NCES 2022005 |
| Center/Program: | NCES |
| Associated Centers: | IES |
| Authors: | Saida Mamedova and Emily Pawlowski |
| Type of Product: | Data Point |
| Survey/Program Areas: |
International Activities Program (IAP) Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) |
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For questions about the content of this Data Point, please contact: Holly Xie. |