the vast majority of people are illiterate. this doesn’t bode well for their future job prospects.

Researchers defined 4 levels of proficiency, based on the types of tasks users can complete successfully. For each level, here’s the percentage of the population (averaged across the OECD countries) who performed at that level, as well as the report’s definition of the ability of people within that level. Level 0: 14% of Adult Population. An example of task at this level is “Delete this email message” in an email app. Level 1: 29% of Adult Population. An example of level-1 task is “Find all emails from John Smith.”. Level 2: 26% of Adult Population. An example of level-2 task is “You want to find a sustainability-related document that was sent to you by John Smith in October last year.”. Level 3: 5% of Adult Population. An example of level-3 task is “You want to know what percentage of the emails sent by John Smith last month were about sustainability.”. Can’t Use Computers: 26% of Adult Population

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