9 results
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| No. 9 | 12 Dec 2018 |
Teenage parenthood
The results of the Adult Skills Assessment confirm that there is a strong link between the level of literacy proficiency and the rate of teenage motherhood. Countries where this link is strongest could further encourage the prevention of and support... |
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| No. 8 | 26 Jul 2018 |
Students’ numeracy skills and practices
The results of the Survey of Adult Skills confirm that there is a strong link between the level of numeracy performance and the use of these skills in practice. In view of these findings, countries could further encourage the teaching of... |
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| No. 7 | 17 Nov 2017 |
How much will the literacy level of the working-age population change from now to 2022?
Between 2012 and 2022, the literacy proficiency of the working-age population in the countries that took part in the Survey of Adult Skills is set to improve, mainly driven by the relatively low proficiency of the cohorts who will reach 65 between... |
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| No. 6 | 31 May 2017 |
Why are immigrants less proficient in literacy than native-born adults?
Results from the Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) confirm that mastery of the host country’s language is essential if immigrants are to integrate successfully into their new communities and into the host country’s labour market. Given these findings,... |
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| No. 5 | 28 Mar 2017 |
Do socio-economic disparities in skills grow between the teenage years and young adulthood?
The striking cross-national variation in socio-economic disparities in skills gaps among 15-year-olds, and the evolution of these gaps between the ages of 15 and 27, raises the question of what policies and institutional arrangements may explain such... |
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| No. 4 | 30 Sep 2016 |
What is the relationship between education, literacy and self-reported health?
Highly-educated and highly-skilled individuals are more likely to report better health than the less-educated and less-skilled, even when comparing individuals with similar background characteristics. The difference in self-reported health that is... |
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| No. 3 | 26 Apr 2016 |
What does age have to do with skills proficiency?
The Survey of Adult Skills finds that adults aged 55 to 65 are less proficient in literacy and numeracy than adults aged 25 to 34. But differences in skills proficiency that are related to age vary widely across countries, implying that skills... |
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| No. 2 | 14 Apr 2016 |
What does low proficiency in literacy really mean?
The Survey of Adult Skills finds that even adults with the lowest proficiency in literacy possess some basic reading skills, although the level of these skills varies considerably across countries. Basic reading skills are revealed in both the... |
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| No. 1 | 23 Jun 2015 |
Does having digital skills really pay off?
Having the highest levels of skills in problem solving using ICT (information and communication technologies) increases chances of participating in the labour force by six percentage points compared with adults who have the lowest levels of these... |