V-01b: Distribution of Adults Ages 16-65 Across Levels of Literary Proficiency on Survey of Adult Skills (Compared with Numeracy Proficiency)
* Adults scoring at level 1 can find information on a page but are able to respond only to “simple questions providing some guidance as to what needs to be done and a single processing step. For a detailed description of the skills associated with each of the literacy and numeracy proficiency levels, see OECD, Do Adults Have the Skills They Need to Thrive in a Changing World?: Survey of Adult Skills 2023, OECD Skills Studies (OECD Publishing, 2024), 58–68, Tables 2.4 and 2.5, https://doi.org/10.1787/b263dc5d-en (accessed 5/8/2025).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Highlights of the 2023 U.S. PIAAC Results Web Report, NCES 2024-202 (National Center for Education Statistics, 2024), https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/piaac/2023/national_results.asp (accessed 5/8/2025).
For a detailed description of the skills associated with each of the literacy and numeracy proficiency levels, see OECD, Do Adults Have the Skills They Need to Thrive in a Changing World?: Survey of Adult Skills 2023, OECD Skills Studies (OECD Publishing, 2024), 58–68, Tables 2.4 and 2.5, https://doi.org/10.1787/b263dc5d-en (accessed 5/8/2025).
