Table 10 Mean and standard deviation of numeracy skill scores by labor force status
From: Wage inequality, skill inequality, and employment: evidence and policy lessons from PIAAC
| Â | Employed | Unemployed | Out-of-labor force | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Mean | Median | sd | Mean | Median | sd | Mean | Median | sd |
Canada | 271.66 | 275.03 | 52.77 | 249.22 | 253.41 | 54.96 | 244.41 | 249.26 | 60.18 |
Denmark | 285.54 | 288.93 | 48.64 | 265.43 | 268.74 | 50.13 | 256.54 | 258.59 | 53.32 |
Finland | 289.70 | 291.94 | 48.45 | 271.21 | 275.33 | 56.99 | 263.58 | 268.26 | 56.19 |
France | 261.14 | 265.48 | 54.22 | 244.86 | 248.02 | 53.51 | 241.27 | 247.33 | 58.27 |
Germany | 278.43 | 282.07 | 49.97 | 248.43 | 248.90 | 49.07 | 251.74 | 255.49 | 58.35 |
Ireland | 264.35 | 266.99 | 50.17 | 246.98 | 250.29 | 50.12 | 240.18 | 246.60 | 57.65 |
Italy | 255.00 | 257.20 | 49.31 | 236.38 | 241.41 | 50.62 | 237.33 | 239.22 | 48.62 |
Japan | 291.03 | 293.52 | 43.99 | 285.69 | 285.76 | 43.80 | 280.17 | 283.01 | 43.01 |
Austria | 279.78 | 282.81 | 47.53 | 265.33 | 269.37 | 51.86 | 261.41 | 264.63 | 51.58 |
Netherlands | 286.86 | 291.30 | 47.38 | 264.84 | 270.00 | 56.89 | 258.45 | 264.04 | 56.41 |
Belgium (Flanders) | 287.18 | 290.62 | 48.64 | 278.17 | 277.92 | 49.09 | 263.51 | 268.61 | 51.53 |
Norway | 285.05 | 289.47 | 51.31 | 256.80 | 262.47 | 55.71 | 252.44 | 258.59 | 57.47 |
Spain | 256.24 | 259.84 | 47.77 | 234.72 | 238.83 | 50.43 | 229.33 | 236.39 | 53.53 |
Sweden | 287.22 | 290.41 | 50.26 | 255.12 | 263.08 | 59.44 | 256.62 | 264.86 | 60.57 |
England/N. Ireland (UK) | 269.80 | 272.30 | 51.69 | 236.61 | 238.70 | 55.69 | 244.25 | 246.64 | 57.51 |
USA | 260.04 | 264.03 | 55.95 | 235.63 | 236.30 | 46.89 | 232.21 | 235.90 | 58.14 |