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Table 5 Distribution of individual average numeracy test scores and wages, by country

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

Decile ratios

Literacy scores

Hourly earnings

Country

D9/D1

D9/D5

D5/D1

D9/D1

D9/D5

D5/D1

D8/D5

Canada

1.71

1.23

1.39

    

Denmark

1.59

1.20

1.32

2.65

1.56

1.70

1.30

Finland

1.59

1.21

1.31

2.65

1.75

1.51

1.44

France

1.79

1.24

1.44

2.52

1.77

1.43

1.43

Germany

1.66

1.21

1.37

4.16

1.91

2.18

1.52

Ireland

1.68

1.23

1.37

3.65

2.11

1.73

1.65

Italy

1.69

1.24

1.36

3.20

1.88

1.70

1.47

Japan

1.48

1.17

1.26

4.01

2.34

1.71

1.74

Austria

1.57

1.20

1.31

3.05

1.81

1.69

1.43

Netherlands

1.58

1.19

1.33

3.29

1.79

1.84

1.47

Belgium

1.60

1.20

1.33

2.58

1.67

1.54

1.38

Norway

1.63

1.20

1.35

2.47

1.60

1.54

1.30

Spain

1.73

1.23

1.41

3.56

2.08

1.71

1.61

Sweden

1.63

1.21

1.35

    

UK

1.72

1.24

1.38

3.47

2.08

1.67

1.59

USA

1.81

1.26

1.44

4.5

2.2

2.00

1.78

  1. Source: calculations based on PIAAC