Life Domain: Education and Vocational Training Goal Dimension: Objective Living Conditions Measurement Dimension: Educational Performance Subdimension: Pupil literacy Indicator: F1211 Reading Literacy (PISA) Definition: Mean performance score of 15-year-old pupils on the PISA reading literacy scale Population: Total Country 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 EU-12 EU-15 EU-25 EU-27 A 507 491 B 507 507 D 484 491 D-W D-E DK 497 492 E 493 481 F 505 496 FIN 546 543 GB GR 474 472 I 487 476 IRL 527 515 N-IRL L 441 479 NL 513 P 470 478 S 516 514 UK 523 CY CZ 492 489 EE H 480 482 LV 491 LT MT PL 479 497 SK 469 SI BG RO CH 494 499 N 505 500 U.S. 504 495 JAP 522 498
Indicator: F1211 Source: PISA 2000: OECD, Education at a Glance, 2003; PISA 2003: OECD, Learning for Tomorrow's World. First Results from PISA 2003, pdf-file, 2004 Notes: The reading literacy scale is a linear transformation of the achieved absolute scores into a distribution with the mean of 500 and the standard deviation of 100 for the pooled international data set. The national values constitute deviations from the overall mean.
Life Domain: Education and Vocational Training Goal Dimension: Objective Living Conditions Measurement Dimension: Educational Performance Subdimension: Pupil literacy Indicator: F1212 Mathematical Literacy (PISA) Definition: Mean performance scores of 15-year-old pupils on the PISA mathematical literacy scale Population: Total Country 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 EU-12 EU-15 EU-25 EU-27 A 515 506 B 520 529 D 490 503 D-W D-E DK 514 514 E 476 485 F 517 511 FIN 536 544 GB GR 447 445 I 457 466 IRL 503 503 N-IRL L 446 493 NL 538 P 454 466 S 510 509 UK 529 CY CZ 498 516 EE H 488 490 LV LT MT PL 470 490 SK 498 SI BG RO CH 529 527 N 499 495 U.S. 493 483 JAP 557 534
Indicator: F1212 Source: OECD, Education at a Glance, 2003, 2005 Notes: The mathematical literacy scale is a linear transformation of the achieved absolute scores into a distribution with the mean of 500 and the standard deviation of 100 for the pooled international data set. The national values constitute deviations from the overall mean. Dimensions tested in 2000: Space and Shape, Changes and Relationships; 2003: Space and Shape, Changes and Relationships, Quantity, Uncertainty.
Life Domain: Education and Vocational Training Goal Dimension: Objective Living Conditions Measurement Dimension: Educational Performance Subdimension: Pupil literacy Indicator: F1213 Scientific Literacy (PISA) Definition: Mean performance scores of 15-year-old pupils on the PISA scientific literacy scale Population: Total Country 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 EU-12 EU-15 EU-25 EU-27 A 519 491 B 496 509 D 487 502 D-W D-E DK 481 475 E 491 487 F 500 511 FIN 538 548 GB GR 461 481 I 478 486 IRL 513 505 N-IRL L 443 483 NL 524 P 459 468 S 512 506 UK 532 CY CZ 511 523 EE H 496 503 LV 460 489 LT MT PL 483 498 SK 495 SI BG RO CH 496 513 N 500 484 U.S. 499 491 JAP 550 548
Indicator: F1213 Source: PISA 2000: OECD, Education at a Glance, 2003; PISA 2003: OECD, Learning for Tomorrow's World. First Results from PISA 2003, pdf-file, 2004 Notes: The scientific literacy scale is a linear transformation of the achieved absolute scores into a distribution with the mean of 500 and the standard deviation of 100 for the pooled international data set. The national values constitute deviations from the overall mean.
Life Domain: Education and Vocational Training Goal Dimension: Objective Living Conditions Measurement Dimension: Educational Performance Subdimension: Pupil literacy Indicator: F1214 Problem Solving (PISA) Definition: Mean performance scores of 15-year-old pupils on the PISA problem solving scale Population: Total Country 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 EU-12 EU-15 EU-25 EU-27 A 506 B 525 D 513 D-W D-E DK 517 E 482 F 519 FIN 548 GB GR 448 I 469 IRL 498 N-IRL L 494 NL 520 P 470 S 509 UK CY CZ 516 EE H 501 LV LT MT PL 487 SK 492 SI BG RO CH 521 N 490 U.S. 477 JAP 547
Indicator: F1214 Source: OECD, Education at a Glance, 2005 Notes: The problem solving scale is a linear transformation of the achieved absolute scores into a distribution with the mean of 500 and the standard deviation of 100 for the pooled international data set. The national values constitute deviations from the overall mean.
Life Domain: Education and Vocational Training Goal Dimension: Objective Living Conditions Measurement Dimension: Educational Performance Subdimension: Adult literacy Indicator: F1221 Prose Literacy (IALS) Definition: Mean performance score of the population aged 16-65 years on the prose literacy scale of the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) Population: Total (16-65 years) Country 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 EU-12 EU-15 EU-25 EU-27 A B 272 D 276 D-W D-E DK 275 E F FIN 289 GB GR I IRL 266 N-IRL L NL 283 P 223 S 301 UK 267 CY CZ 269 EE H 242 LV LT MT PL 230 SK SI BG RO CH 264 N 289 U.S. 274 JAP
Indicator: F1221 Source: OECD/Statistics Canada 2000, Literacy in the Information Age. Final Report of the International Adult Literacy Survey Notes: Scale ranging from 0 to 500.
Life Domain: Education and Vocational Training Goal Dimension: Objective Living Conditions Measurement Dimension: Educational Performance Subdimension: Adult literacy Indicator: F1222 Document Literacy (IALS) Definition: Mean performance score of the population aged 16-65 years on the document literacy scale of the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) Population: Total (16-65 years) Country 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 EU-12 EU-15 EU-25 EU-27 A B 278 D 285 D-W D-E DK 294 E F FIN 289 GB GR I IRL 259 N-IRL L NL 287 P 220 S 306 UK 268 CY CZ 283 EE H 249 LV LT MT PL 224 SK SI BG RO CH 271 N 297 U.S. 268 JAP
Indicator: F1222 Source: OECD/Statistics Canada 2000, Literacy in the Information Age. Final Report of the International Adult Literacy Survey Notes: Scale ranging from 0 to 500.
Life Domain: Education and Vocational Training Goal Dimension: Objective Living Conditions Measurement Dimension: Educational Performance Subdimension: Adult literacy Indicator: F1223 Quantitative Literacy (IALS) Definition: Mean performance score of the population aged 16-65 years on the quantitative literacy scale of the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) Population: Total (16-65 years) Country 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 EU-12 EU-15 EU-25 EU-27 A B 282 D 293 D-W D-E DK 298 E F FIN 286 GB GR I IRL 265 N-IRL L NL 288 P 231 S 306 UK 267 CY CZ 298 EE H 270 LV LT MT PL 235 SK SI BG RO CH 279 N 297 U.S. 275 JAP
Indicator: F1223 Source: OECD/Statistics Canada 2000, Literacy in the Information Age. Final Report of the International Adult Literacy Survey Notes: Scale ranging from 0 to 500.