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

Name: Proportion of population achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency in functional skills, by sex, age and type of skill (%) - Female - Numeracy
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: demographic, %, proportion, population, achieving, least, fixed, level, proficiency, functional, skills, sex, age, and, type, skill, female, 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 Data•38 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

70.9%

Median: 76.8%

Countries Covered

with available data

Highest

Japan

90.8%

Lowest

Ecuador

20.0%

Top 5 Countries

1Japan90.8%

2Russian Federation87.6%

3Slovakia86.2%

4Finland86.2%

5Czech Republic85.1%

By Region

Europe78.5%(22 countries)

Oceania77.6%(2 countries)

Asia75.5%(5 countries)

Other60.3%(3 countries)

North America59.8%(3 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (20.0%)High (90.8%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 70.9%)

Europe (22)

Oceania (2)

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 ↕
1	Japan	90.8%
2	Russian Federation	87.6%
3	Slovakia	86.2%
4	Finland	86.2%
5	Czech Republic	85.1%
6	Estonia	84.8%
7	Denmark	84.6%
8	Netherlands	84.1%
9	Belgium	83.4%
10	Austria	83.4%
11	Sweden	83.0%
12	Norway	82.9%
13	Hungary	82.6%
14	Lithuania	81.6%
15	Cyprus	79.1%
16	New Zealand	78.6%
17	South Korea	78.4%
18	Germany	77.4%
19	Poland	76.9%
20	Australia	76.7%
21	Canada	74.4%
22	Kazakhstan	73.5%
23	Slovenia	73.2%
24	United Kingdom	72.5%
25	Ireland	71.5%
26	United States of America	69.7%
27	France	69.6%
28	Singapore	69.2%
29	Greece	69.1%
30	Spain	65.5%
31	Israel	65.4%
32	Italy	65.2%
33	State of Palestine	54.0%
34	Türkiye	39.4%
35	Mexico	35.3%
36	Chile	31.2%
37	Peru	20.9%
38	Ecuador	20.0%

Showing 38 of 38 countries

Topics

#demographic #%#proportion #population #achieving #least #fixed #level #proficiency #functional #skills #sex #age #and #type #skill #female #numeracy

Data Source

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

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