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Table 1 Mean, median, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation of numeracy scores for all and employed persons

From: Wage inequality, skill inequality, and employment: evidence and policy lessons from PIAAC

 

All persons

Employed

Country

Mean

Median

St dev.

Var. coef.

Mean

Median

St dev.

Var. coef.

Canada

265.2

269.6

55.60

0.21

271.6

275.0

52.77

0.19

Denmark

278.2

282.0

51.23

0.18

285.7

288.9

47.63

0.17

Finland

282.2

285.8

52.21

0.18

291.3

293.2

47.63

0.16

France

254.1

259.1

56.17

0.22

260.9

265.1

54.42

0.21

Germany

271.7

275.9

53.07

0.20

277.5

280.4

49.71

0.18

Ireland

255.5

259.5

53.66

0.21

264.5

267.0

49.91

0.19

Italy

247.1

249.2

49.99

0.20

255.1

258.0

49.9

0.20

Japan

288.1

290.8

43.98

0.15

292.5

294.7

43.44

0.15

Austria

275.0

278.2

49.29

0.18

279.7

282.8

47.53

0.17

Netherlands

280.3

285.8

51.07

0.18

287.4

291.7

46.99

0.16

Flanders (Belgium)

280.3

284.4

50.59

0.18

286.6

290.2

48.42

0.17

Norway

278.3

283.5

54.21

0.19

285.8

289.9

50.55

0.18

Spain

245.8

250.3

51.32

0.21

257.5

261.3

47.58

0.18

Sweden

279.0

284.0

54.87

0.20

287.2

290.4

50.26

0.17

England/N. Ireland (UK)

261.7

264.9

54.88

0.21

270.9

273.3

51.6

0.19

USA

252.8

256.0

57.03

0.23

260.0

264.0

55.95

0.23

  1. Source: calculations based on PIAAC