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Average literacy, numeracy and adaptive problem-solving scores of the population aged 16 to 65, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries, Canada and provinces, 2022

Infographic description

The title of the infographic is "Average literacy, numeracy and adaptive problem-solving scores of the population aged 16 to 65, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries, Canada and provinces, 2022"

There are three horizontal bar charts in this infographic. One bar chart represents average literacy scores, one bar chart represents average numeracy scores and one bar chart represents average adaptive problem-solving scores.

In each of the three graphs, the horizontal axis shows the average score, while the vertical axis shows the names of OECD countries and Canadian provinces, in descending order of average scores.

Each chart is also divided in three parts: countries whose score is above the OECD average, countries whose scores are at the OECD average and countries with scores below the OECD average.

The first chart displays the average literacy scores by country and Canadian province.

The countries and provinces that have scores that are above the OECD average are Finland (296), Japan (289), Sweden (284), British Columbia (281), Norway (281), Netherlands (279), Alberta (276), Estonia (276), Denmark (273), Nova Scotia (272), Canada (271), Ontario (269), Manitoba (269), Saskatchewan (268), Prince Edward Island (267), Quebec (267), Switzerland (266), Germany (266), New Brunswick (264), Newfoundland and Labrador (263), and Ireland (263).

The countries and provinces that have scores that are at the OECD average are Czechia (260), New Zealand (260), and United States (258). The OECD average is 259.

The countries and provinces that have scores that are below the OECD average are France (255), Austria (254), Slovak Republic (254), Korea (249), Hungary (248), Latvia (248), Spain (247), Italy (245), Israel (244), Lithuania (238), Poland (236), Portugal (235), and Chile (218).

The second chart displays the average numeracy scores by country and Canadian province.

The countries and provinces that have scores that are above the OECD average are Finland (294), Japan (291), Sweden (285), Norway (285), Netherlands (284), Estonia (281), British Columbia (280), Denmark (279), Switzerland (276), Germany (273), Alberta (271), Canada (271), Ontario (270), Nova Scotia (270), Quebec (268), Manitoba (267), Czechia (267), Saskatchewan (267), and Austria (267).

The countries and provinces that have scores that are at the OECD average are Prince Edward Island (267), Latvia (263), New Brunswick (262), and Slovak Republic (261). The OECD average is 262.

The countries and provinces that have scores that are below the OECD average are Ireland (260), Newfoundland and Labrador (257), France (257), New Zealand (256), Hungary (254), Korea (253), Spain (250), United States (249), Israel (246), Lithuania (246), Italy (244), Poland (239), Portugal (238), and Chile (214).

The third chart displays the average adaptive problem-solving scores by country and Canadian province.

The countries and provinces that have scores that are above the OECD average are Finland (276), Japan (276), Sweden (273), Norway (271), British Columbia (269), Netherlands (265), Denmark (264), Alberta (264), Estonia (263), Germany (261), Nova Scotia (261), Canada (259), Prince Edward Island (259), Saskatchewan (259), Ontario (258), Switzerland (257), Manitoba (257), Quebec (254), Newfoundland and Labrador (254), and Austria (253).

The countries and provinces that have scores that are at the OECD average are New Brunswick (252), Czechia (250), New Zealand (249), Ireland (249) and United States (247). The OECD average is 250.

The countries and provinces that have scores that are below the OECD average are France (248), Slovak Republic (247), Latvia (244), Spain (241), Hungary (241), Korea (238), Israel (236), Portugal (233), Italy (231), Lithuania (230), Poland (226), and Chile (218).

Source(s): Programme for the International Assessment of Adults Competencies, 2022, and Survey of Adult Skills, 2023.