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Literacy and Numeracy Skills of U.S. Men and Women

NCES
Author(s):
Serena Hinz
Publication date:
August 2018
Survey areas:
IAP - International Activities Program
PIAAC - Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies
Publication number:
NCES 2018164

Summary

This Data Point examines the literacy and numeracy skills of U.S. men and women using combined data from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) in 2012 and 2014. Men and women did not have different literacy scores, but men had higher numeracy scores overall, as well as in each age group and educational attainment level examined.

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Mathematics

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