Fig. 1

Literacy skills by detailed educational attainment and country, unadjusted. Source: Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), 2012; own calculations. Notes ISCED = International Standard Classification of Education. Sample is restricted to adults aged 25–65 years in 2011 and to respondents who completed their highest educational qualification in the country they participated in for PIAAC. a ISCED 5A BA for England/Northern Ireland includes both BA and MA, as well as ISCED 6