From: Wage inequality, skill inequality, and employment: evidence and policy lessons from PIAAC
Decile ratios | Literacy scores | Hourly earnings | |||||
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Country | D9/D1 | D9/D5 | D5/D1 | D9/D1 | D9/D5 | D5/D1 | D8/D5 |
Canada | 1.71 | 1.23 | 1.39 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
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 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
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 |