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Do adults have the skills they need to thrive in a changing world? : survey of adult skills 2023
Paris : OECD Publishing, 2024
Abstract:
With skill needs evolving at an unprecedented pace, the 2023 Survey of Adult Skills stresses the urgent need for education and training systems to scale up their efforts and adapt. The survey assessed the literacy, numeracy and adaptive problem solving skills of about 160000 adults aged 16-65 from 31 countries and economies, representing 673 million people. The data confirms the essential role of these skills in achieving positive economic and social outcomes. Adults with higher numera ...; [read all]
With skill needs evolving at an unprecedented pace, the 2023 Survey of Adult Skills stresses the urgent need for education and training systems to scale up their efforts and adapt. The survey assessed the literacy, numeracy and adaptive problem solving skills of about 160000 adults aged 16-65 from 31 countries and economies, representing 673 million people. The data confirms the essential role of these skills in achieving positive economic and social outcomes. Adults with higher numeracy skills, for example, are more likely to be employed, earn a higher wage, and report better health and life satisfaction than those with lower numeracy skills. In some countries, adults with high numeracy skills are considerably more likely to feel they can understand and influence political affairs. Despite significant efforts by governments and social partners to strengthen education and adult training systems over the past decade, the survey reveals a starkly uneven skills landscape, with increasing numbers of people ill-prepared for the future.
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