demographic2017

Proportion of population achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency in functional skills, by sex, age and type of skill (%) - Male - Numeracy

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2017; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data38 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
75.8%
Median: 81.1%
Countries Covered
38
with available data
Highest
Japan
92.7%
Lowest
Ecuador
25.9%
Top 5 Countries
1Japan92.7%
2Czech Republic89.0%
3Netherlands88.9%
4Belgium88.4%
5Finland88.1%
By Region
Oceania82.7%(2 countries)
Europe82.2%(22 countries)
Asia79.1%(5 countries)
Other71.9%(3 countries)
North America65.5%(3 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (25.9%)High (92.7%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 75.8%)

Oceania (2)
Europe (22)
Asia (5)
Other (3)
North America (3)
South America (3)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2017; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Japan92.7%
2Czech Republic89.0%
3Netherlands88.9%
4Belgium88.4%
5Finland88.1%
6Austria87.6%
7Sweden87.5%
8Norway87.2%
9Denmark86.8%
10Estonia86.6%
11Slovakia86.2%
12Germany85.2%
13Russian Federation84.0%
14South Korea83.7%
15Cyprus83.6%
16New Zealand82.9%
17Australia82.4%
18Lithuania82.0%
19Hungary81.8%
20Canada80.5%
21United Kingdom78.6%
22Ireland78.1%
23Poland76.2%
24Slovenia75.0%
25Singapore74.7%
26State of Palestine74.0%
27France74.0%
28Greece73.3%
29Kazakhstan72.9%
30Spain72.7%
31United States of America72.0%
32Israel71.4%
33Italy71.0%
34Türkiye57.8%
35Chile44.6%
36Mexico44.1%
37Peru28.3%
38Ecuador25.9%
Showing 38 of 38 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2017).

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