How do our reading and math skills compare to other countries? | WSJ

Skills Testing

Workers in Spain and Italy were the least skilled among the 24 developed countries surveyed by the OECD for proficiency in literacy and numeracy.

Literacy and Numeracy scores:
Italy 29.8%; 28%
Spain 32.5%; 28.6%
USA 45.7%; 34.4%
UK 49%; 41%
Australia 56.4%; 45.8%
Japan 71.2%; 62.5%

Click here to see the infographic Literacy and Numeracy Scores for OECD countries | WSJ.