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  • Education at a Glance 2025 (EAG 2025): Highlights   
  • EAG 2025, Part A: The output of educational institutions and the impact of learning   
  • EAG 2025, Part B: Access to education, participation and progression   
  • EAG 2025, Part C: Financial resources invested in education   
  • EAG 2025, Part D: Teachers, learning environment and organisation of schools   
  • Survey of Adult Skills 2023 (PIAAC)   
  • PISA 2022 Results (Volume I): The State of Learning and Equity in Education   
  • PISA 2022 Results (Volume II): Learning During - and From - Disruption   
  • PISA 2022 Results (Volume III): Creative Minds, Creative Schools   
  • PISA 2022 Results (Volume V): Learning Strategies and Attitudes for Life   
  • PISA 2018 Results (Volume IV): Are Students Smart About Money?   
  • PISA 2018 Results (Volume VI): Are Students Ready to Thrive in an Interconnected World?   
  • PISA 2018: Are Students Ready To Take On Environmental Challenges?   
  • TALIS 2024: The State of Teaching   
  • TALIS 2024: Starting Strong Survey   
  • Explore by topic  By topic:
  • Student outcomes   
  • Collaborative Problem Solving   
  • Adult competencies   
  • Access & participation   
  • Student mobility   
  • Education attainment   
  • Education system & governance   
  • Evaluation & quality assurance   
  • Financing education   
  • Learning environment   
  • Students' well-being   
  • Equity   
  • Gender   
  • Digital divide   
  • Special needs   
  • Socio-economic status   
  • Migrant background   
  • Economic & social outcomes   
  • Teachers & educators   
  • Teacher practices   
  • Teacher initial education   
  • Teacher professional development   
  • Teacher employment   
  • Teacher working conditions   
  • Education leadership   
  • Future of education and skills   
  • Research & innovation   
  • Explore by level of education  By level of education:
  • Early childhood education & care   
  • Primary education   
  • Secondary education   
  • Vocational education & training (VET)   
  • Tertiary education   
  • Adult education   
  • Adult competencies
  • The average scores for adults aged 16-65 were 260 in literacy, 263 in numeracy, and 251 in adaptive problem solving, on scales ranging from 0 to 500 points, across OECD countries in the 2023 Survey of Adult Skills. Adults in Finland achieved the highest scores in literacy (296 points) and numeracy (294 points), as well as in adaptive problem solving (276 points, tied with adults in Japan).
  • Large portions of the adult population scored at the two lowest levels of proficiency: 26% in literacy, 25% in numeracy, and 29% in adaptive problem solving, on average across OECD countries. In Chile, 44% of adults scored at these levels in all domains, compared to only 7% in Japan.
  • Older adults (55-65 year-olds) displayed lower proficiency than younger adults in all assessed domains. The best results were achieved by 25-34 year-olds, followed by 16-24 year-olds.
  • Higher levels of educational attainment are associated with greater proficiency in literacy, numeracy and adaptive problem solving: Adults with tertiary education scored 33 points higher in literacy than those with upper secondary education, who in turn scored 43 points higher than those without upper secondary education.
  • Gender gaps in proficiency are generally small, especially in literacy and adaptive problem solving: Women displayed higher average proficiency in literacy (3 points higher), while men scored higher in numeracy and adaptive problem solving (10 and 2 points higher, respectively).
  • Native-born adults of native-born parents displayed much higher proficiency in all domains than foreign-born adults of foreign-born parents (differences of 44 points in literacy, 38 points in numeracy, and 32 points in adaptive problem solving). Much of these gaps are explained by socio-demographic differences between the groups.
  • Adults who grew up in advantaged socio-economic conditions displayed greater proficiency: Having at least one tertiary-educated parent is associated with an advantage of 50 points in literacy, 49 points in numeracy, and 42 points in adaptive problem solving, compared to adults whose parents did not attain upper secondary education.
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    Non-OECD countries

    G20 average
    TALIS average
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    TALIS avg. upper secondary education
    Albania
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    Argentina
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    Azerbaijan
    Baku (Azerbaijan)
    Bosnia and Herzegovina
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    Georgia
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    India
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    Trinidad and Tobago
    Tunisia
    United Arab Emirates
    Abu Dhabi (UAE)
    Ukraine
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    Uzbekistan
    Viet Nam
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    Note: These values should be interpreted with care since they are influenced by countries' specific contexts and trade-offs. In education, there is often no simple most- or least-efficient model. For instance, the share of private expenditure in education must be read against other measures designed to mitigate inequities, such as loans and grants; longer learning time is an opportunity to convey more and better content to students, but may hinder investments in other important areas. If you want further information on the nature of different variables, please take the time to read the analysis and contextual information, available at the website for each publication.
    The OECD average includes only OECD countries which are listed here: http://www.oecd.org/about/membersandpartners/

    Reference years displayed in the Education GPS correspond to the most common year of reference among countries for which data is available on each variable. Data for the latest available year is preferred and some countries may have provided data refering to a more recent or late year. To know more about possible exceptions on data please click on the "Download Indicator" link on each variable. When a year of reference corresponds to a school year encompassing two years, the reference reads as follows: 2025 for school year 2024/2025.

    *TALIS averages are based on all countries participating in the TALIS survey, including partner countries and economies. This explains the difference between the OECD average and the TALIS average. Data from the TALIS survey and Education at a Glance (EAG) may differ. See TALIS technical report and Education at a Glance sources methodologies and technical notes for more details about the data collections.

    For additional notes, please refer to annexes in the list of links below the introductory text.