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How much will the literacy level of the working-age population change from now to 2022?

How much will the literacy level of the working-age population change from now to 2022? How much will the literacy level of the working-age population change from now to 2022? Adult Skills in Focus #7 ADULT SKILLS IN FOCUS  2022, the average proficiency in literacy of the 16-65 year-old population should By have increased slightly in most of the countries that took part in the first cycle of the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). This positive trend will be fuelled by the arrival of young, better-educated cohorts and the simultaneous exit of the oldest cohorts, whose skills are generally weaker. The Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) measures the skills of working-age adults (16-65 yearolds) in literacy, numeracy and digital problem solving. The first assessment took place between 2011 and 20141 and a second one will follow up a decade later. What changes may have taken place by that time, if current demographic trends and institutional environments remain unchanged? Should we expect the literacy proficiency of the adult population to have declined between 2012 and 2022 or to have improved? And by how much? Whatever the answer, it will have huge implications for the well-being of societies. The results of the first cycle underlined the many advantages of enjoying http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Adult Skills in Focus The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

How much will the literacy level of the working-age population change from now to 2022?

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) — Nov 17, 2017
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How much will the literacy level of the working-age population change from now to 2022? Adult Skills in Focus #7 ADULT SKILLS IN FOCUS  2022, the average proficiency in literacy of the 16-65 year-old population should By have increased slightly in most of the countries that took part in the first cycle of the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). This positive trend will be fuelled by the arrival of young, better-educated cohorts and the simultaneous exit of the oldest cohorts, whose skills are generally weaker. The Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) measures the skills of working-age adults (16-65 yearolds) in literacy, numeracy and digital problem solving. The first assessment took place between 2011 and 20141 and a second one will follow up a decade later. What changes may have taken place by that time, if current demographic trends and institutional environments remain unchanged? Should we expect the literacy proficiency of the adult population to have declined between 2012 and 2022 or to have improved? And by how much? Whatever the answer, it will have huge implications for the well-being of societies. The results of the first cycle underlined the many advantages of enjoying

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Adult Skills in Focus – The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Published: Nov 17, 2017

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