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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for individual-level measures by country
Country | Mean literacy score | Mean numeracy score | % less-educated (ISCED 0-2) | % intermediate-educated (ISCED 3-4) | % high-educated (ISCED 5-6) | % male | Mean age | SD age | % native-born and tested in first language | % native-born and not tested in first language | % foreign-born and tested in first language | % foreign-born and not tested in first language | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Austria | 279.5 | 282.0 | 13.0 | 72.7 | 14.3 | 51.0 | 27.9 | 4.0 | 87.2 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 986 |
Belgium | 290.1 | 292.5 | 8.5 | 48.4 | 43.1 | 49.9 | 28.7 | 3.9 | 91.5 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 1006 |
Canada | 283.7 | 274.8 | 9.6 | 40.8 | 49.6 | 52.9 | 28.5 | 3.9 | 80.6 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 9.1 | 4508 |
Czech Rep. | 282.4 | 283.4 | 8.6 | 67.6 | 23.8 | 53.6 | 29.1 | 3.8 | 95.8 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 1520 |
Denmark | 278.5 | 282.7 | 17.6 | 41.4 | 41.0 | 53.2 | 28.8 | 3.8 | 83.0 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 13.5 | 970 |
Estonia | 280.9 | 277.4 | 18.5 | 44.0 | 37.5 | 53.6 | 28.4 | 3.9 | 93.1 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 1572 |
Finland | 306.2 | 297.2 | 8.2 | 53.3 | 38.5 | 50.9 | 28.6 | 3.9 | 94.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 974 |
France | 275.1 | 266.0 | 15.2 | 48.7 | 36.1 | 49.9 | 28.3 | 3.9 | 89.0 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 1456 |
Germany | 274.8 | 274.6 | 14.6 | 57.5 | 28.0 | 52.5 | 28.5 | 3.8 | 80.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 13.4 | 1057 |
Ireland | 272.9 | 262.2 | 13.3 | 42.9 | 43.8 | 47.4 | 28.9 | 3.9 | 73.6 | 0.5 | 11.1 | 14.9 | 1480 |
Italy | 254.2 | 254.7 | 35.0 | 46.8 | 18.2 | 53.4 | 28.9 | 3.8 | 83.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 12.3 | 855 |
Japan | 306.8 | 293.6 | 8.6 | 39.2 | 52.2 | 49.6 | 28.4 | 3.9 | 99.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1127 |
Korea | 287.6 | 277.2 | 3.1 | 37.7 | 59.1 | 50.3 | 29.0 | 3.7 | 97.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1407 |
Netherlands | 294.4 | 288.6 | 19.7 | 44.4 | 36.0 | 51.8 | 28.6 | 3.9 | 87.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 7.2 | 846 |
Norway | 283.7 | 280.4 | 20.2 | 41.6 | 38.2 | 52.6 | 28.6 | 3.9 | 80.9 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 16.4 | 958 |
Poland | 272.9 | 265.7 | 7.2 | 54.1 | 38.6 | 51.9 | 28.6 | 3.6 | 98.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3240 |
Slovak Rep. | 274.8 | 275.0 | 14.0 | 63.8 | 22.3 | 53.0 | 28.7 | 3.8 | 92.7 | 6.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1462 |
Spain | 256.5 | 251.3 | 41.3 | 25.0 | 33.7 | 51.4 | 29.2 | 3.6 | 77.8 | 2.2 | 11.4 | 8.6 | 1226 |
Sweden | 289.3 | 287.3 | 14.3 | 56.8 | 28.9 | 53.9 | 28.0 | 4.1 | 82.9 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 12.9 | 858 |
United Kingdom | 274.9 | 262.5 | 19.5 | 37.6 | 42.8 | 50.1 | 27.9 | 4.0 | 80.7 | 1.8 | 7.1 | 10.5 | 2053 |
United States | 271.8 | 255.1 | 11.8 | 52.3 | 36.0 | 50.1 | 28.1 | 3.9 | 81.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 11.4 | 1085 |