Report Data point

U.S. Adults With Low Literacy and Numeracy Skills: 2012/14 to 2017

NCES
Author(s):
Saida Mamedova; Emily Pawlowski
Publication date:
May 2022
Survey areas:
IAP - International Activities Program
PIAAC - Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies
Publication number:
NCES 2022004

Summary

This Data Point examines the U.S. adult population with low levels of English literacy and numeracy at two points in time—in the years 2012/2014 and 2017—using the data from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). PIAAC is a large-scale international study of working-age adults (ages 16–65).

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Adult Education

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