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Table 2 Share of population in 6 different skill levels, employed persons

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

 

Level 0 + 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4 + 5

Country

%

%

%

%

Canada

18.76

32.00

34.84

14.39

Denmark

10.12

28.67

42.11

19.11

Finland

8.18

27.28

41.46

23.08

France

24.31

33.57

31.73

10.4

Germany

14.93

31.59

37.51

15.98

Ireland

20

37.63

32.66

9.71

Italy

26.55

37.59

29.61

6.24

Japan

6.84

26.03

45.35

21.78

Austria

12.11

32.20

40.11

15.57

Netherlands

9.63

27.26

43.34

19.77

Flanders (Belgium)

10.62

27.57

41.36

20.45

Norway

11.03

27.41

40.93

20.63

Spain

23.07

39.75

31.40

5.77

Sweden

10.84

26.97

40.34

21.86

England/N. Ireland (UK)

18.79

33.41

33.82

13.99

USA

25.41

33.43

30.47

10.69

  1. Source: calculations based on PIAAC