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1. 00 2nd PIAAC Conference
Skilled for Life?
Andreas Schleicher
22 November 2015
2. Increased likelihood of positive outcomes
among adults with higher literacy skills
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
Being
Employed
High wages Good to
excellent
health
Participation
in volunteer
activities
High levels of
political
efficacy
High levels of
trust
1
(scoring at Level 4/5 compared with those scoring at Level 1 or below)
Odds ratio
3. The kind of things that
are easy to teach are
now easy to automate,
digitize or outsource
4. Changes in the demand for skills
Trends in different tasks in occupations (United States)
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2006 2009
Routine manual
Nonroutine manual
Routine cognitive
Nonroutine analytic
Nonroutine interpersonal
Mean task input in percentiles of 1960 task distribution
Source: Autor, David H. and Brendan M. Price. 2013. "The Changing Task Composition of the US Labor Market: An Update of Autor, Levy, and
Murnane (2003)." MIT Mimeograph, June.
9. A lot more to come
• 3D printing
• Synthetic biology
• Brain enhancements
• Nanomaterials
• Etc.
10. The Race between Technology and Education
Inspired by “Theracebetween
technology and education”
Pr. Goldin & Katz (Harvard)
Industrial revolution
Digital revolution
Social pain
Universal
public schooling
Technology
Education
Prosperity
Social pain
Prosperity
11. Better skills, better jobs, better lives
Better jobs and better lives
How can
economies
best use
their skills
How, when
and where
do we learn
the right
mix of skills
What
knowledge
and skills
drive better
outcomes
10
12. Survey of Adult Skills
in brief
1111
in literacy, numeracy and problem
solving in technology-rich
environments.
166 thousand adults…
Representing 724 million 16-65 year-
olds in 24 countries/economies
… took an internationally
agreed assessment…
Also surveyed were generic skills such as
collaborating with others and organising
one’s time, and how adults use their skills
13. 100 80 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 80 100
Poland
Ireland
Slovak Republic
Estonia
Korea
United States
Austria
Czech Republic
Average
Flanders (Belgium)
Japan
England/N. Ireland (UK)
Germany
Canada
Australia
Denmark
Norway
Netherlands
Finland
Sweden
Basic digital
problem-solving
skills
Advanced
digital problem-
solving skills
Young adults (16-24 year-olds) All adults (16-65 year-olds)
Digital problem solving skills of adults
%
12
PIAAC/OECD
14. Average is over
Evolution of employment in occupational groups
defined by problem-solving skills
13
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
20
25
%
Medium-low problem-
solving skills
Low problem-solving skills
High level
problem-solving skills
15. SURVEY OF ADULT SKILLS
The level and distribution of skills
differs markedly across countries
Much of the variation in skills proficiency is observed
within countries, so most countries have significant
shares of struggling adults
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16. 240 250 260 270 280 290 300
Spain
Italy
United States
France
Ireland
Northern Ireland (UK)
Poland
England/N. Ireland (UK)
England (UK)
Korea
Cyprus**
Canada
Australia
Average
Russian Federation³
Germany
Estonia
Austria
Czech Republic
Slovak Republic
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Netherlands
Flanders (Belgium)
Finland
Japan
25th
Mean and .95
confidence
interval for
mean 75th
95th
5th
Score
Skills of adults
Numeracy
7 points are roughly equal to one
year of education
**Footnote by Turkey: The information in this document with reference to “Cyprus” relates to the southern part of the Island. There is no single authority representing both
Turkish and Greek Cypriot people on the Island. Turkey recognises the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Until a lasting and equitable solution is found within
the context of the United Nations, Turkey shall preserve its position concerning the “Cyprus issue”.
Footnote by all the European Union Member States of the OECD and the European Union: The Republic of Cyprus is recognised by all members of the United nations with
the exception of Turkey. The information in this document relates to the area under the effective control of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus.
17. 240 250 260 270 280 290 300
Italy
Spain
France
Ireland
Poland
Northern Ireland (UK)
Cyprus**
Austria
United States
Germany
Denmark
England/N. Ireland (UK)
Korea
England (UK)
Average
Canada
Slovak Republic
Czech Republic
Russian Federation³
Flanders (Belgium)
Estonia
Norway
Sweden
Australia
Netherlands
Finland
Japan
25th
Mean and .95
confidence
interval for
mean 75th
95th
5th
Score
Skills of adults
Literacy
7 points are roughly equal to one
year of education
18. 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
Italy
Spain
France
Ireland
Poland
Northern Ireland (UK)
Cyprus**
Austria
United States
Germany
Denmark
England/N. Ireland (UK)
Korea
England (UK)
Average
Canada
Slovak Republic
Czech Republic
Russian Federation³
Flanders (Belgium)
Estonia
Norway
Sweden
Australia
Netherlands
Finland
Japan
25th
Mean and .95
confidence
interval for
mean 75th
95th
5th
Score
Skills of adults
Literacy
19. 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
Italy
Spain
France
Ireland
Poland
Northern Ireland (UK)
Cyprus**
Austria
United States
Germany
Denmark
England/N. Ireland (UK)
Korea
England (UK)
Average
Canada
Slovak Republic
Czech Republic
Russian Federation³
Flanders (Belgium)
Estonia
Norway
Sweden
Australia
Netherlands
Finland
Japan
25th
Mean and .95
confidence
interval for
mean 75th
95th
5th
Score
Skills of adults
Literacy
20. Adult with low skills
Australia
Czech Republic
Finland
Germany
United States
Low numeracy Low literacy and numeracy Low literacy
England, 10 million people with low skills
21. Less mobility in more unequal countries
Australia
Austria
Flanders (Belgium) Canada
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Korea
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Slovak Republic
Spain
Sweden
England/N. Ireland (UK)
United States
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 150
Parentaleducationgradient
90-10 percentiledifference
Correlation betweenskill inequality and parental education gradient
Correlation = 0.57
23. Less inequality
in more proficient countries
Australia
Austria
Flanders (Belgium)
Canada
Czech Republic DenmarkEstonia
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Korea
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Slovak Republic
Spain
Sweden
England/N. Ireland (UK)
United States
OECD average
240
250
260
270
280
290
300
100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 150
AverageNumeracyProficiency
90-10 percentiledifference
Correlation betweenlevel and dispersion of Numeracy proficiency
Correlation = -0.45
24. SURVEY OF ADULT SKILLS
Successful integration is not simply a matter of time.
In some countries, the time elapsed since immigrants
arrived appears to make little difference to their proficiency
in literacy and numeracy, suggesting either that the
incentives to learn the language of the receiving country are
not strong or that policies that encourage learning the
language of the receiving country are of limited effectiveness
Leveraging the skills
of immigrants
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31. Differences in employment rates
between migrants and natives,
by duration of stay
-30
-25
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
Recent (less than 5 years)
Score difference
33. SURVEY OF ADULT SKILLS
Some countries have made
significant progress in
improving skills proficiency
32
34. 240 245 250 255 260 265 270 275 280 285 290 295 300
Score
Literacy skills in younger
and older generations
Average16-24year-olds
KOREA
Germany
Norway
Average55-65year-olds
Spain
Finland
Netherlands
US
UK
35. Adults at Level 4/5 in literacy
12.6 million
16-24 year-
olds scoring
at Level 4/5
Estonia, 0.2%
Flanders
(Belgium)
, 1%
Ireland,0.2%
Korea,1%
7.9 million
55-65 year-
olds scoring
at Level 4/5
Denmark, 0.5%
Those entering the job market Those nearing retirement
36. SURVEY OF ADULT SKILLS
Formal education is the key
to building foundation skills
… but more education does not
automatically translate into better skills
35
37. Mean literacy proficiency and distribution
of literacy scores, by educational
attainment
100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 300 325 350 375 400
Lower than upper
secondary
Upper secondary
Tertiary
Italy
Score
25th
percentile
Mean
75th
percentile
Lower than upper
secondary
Upper secondary
Tertiary
100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 300 325 350 375 400
Japan
Score
36
Qualifications don’t always
equal skills
39. SURVEY OF ADULT SKILLS
Putting skills to effective use
Skills will only translate into better
economic and social outcomes if they
are used effectively
38
40. Use of skills at work
1.4
1.6
1.8
2
2.2
2.4
Reading at
work
Writing at
work
Numeracy at
work
ICT at work Problem
solving at
work
Average
United
States
Japan
Most frequent use = 4
Least frequent use = 0
Indexofuse
41. Labour productivity
and the use of reading skills at work
Australia
Austria
Canada
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Korea
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Slovak Republic
Spain Sweden
United States
England/N. Ireland (UK)
3
3.2
3.4
3.6
3.8
4
4.2
4.4
4.6
1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 2 2.1 2.2 2.3
(log)Labourproductivity
Use of reading skills at work
40
43. Gender gap in wages and in the use of problem-
solving skills at work
42
Australia
Austria
Canada
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Korea
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Slovak Republic
Spain
Sweden
United States
Flanders (Belgium)
England/N. Ireland (UK)Cyprus1
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
-10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Percentagedifferencebetweenmen’sand
women’swages(menminuswomen)
Percentage difference in the use of problem-solving skills at work
(men minus women)
After accounting for
occupations, industry
and proficiency
45. Lessons
from strong
performers
High quality initial
education and
lifelong learning
• Investing in high quality
early childhood education
and initial schooling,
particularly for children
from disadvantaged
backgrounds
• Financial support
targeted at disadvantage
• Opportunities and
incentives to continued
development of
proficiency, both outside
work and at the
workplace.
46. Lessons
from strong
performers
Make learning
everybody’s
business
• Governments, employers,
workers and parents
need effective and
equitable arrangements
as to who does and pays
for what, when and how
• Recognise that
individuals with poor
skills are unlikely to
engage in education on
their own and tend to
receive less employer-
sponsored training .
47. Lessons
from strong
performers
Effective links
between learning
and work
• Emphasis on workbased
learning allows people to
develop hard skills on
modern equipment and
soft skills through real-
world experience
• Employer engagement in
education and training
with assistance to SMEs
• Strengthen relevance of
learning, both for
workplace and workers
broader employability .
48. Lessons
from strong
performers
Allow workers to
adapt learning to
their lives
• Flexibility in content
and delivery (part-
time, flexible hours,
convenient location)
• Distance learning and
open education
resources .
49. Lessons
from strong
performers
Improve
transparency
• Easy-to-find
information about
adult education
activities
• Combination of easily
searchable, up-to-date
online information and
personal guidance and
counselling services
• Less educated workers
tend to be less aware
of the opportunities
• Recognise and certify
skills proficiency .
50. Lessons
from strong
performers
Guidance
• Timely data about
demand for and supply
of skills
• Competent personnel
who have the latest
labour-market
information at their
fingertips to steer
learners
• Qualifications that are
coherent and easy to
interpret .
51. Lessons
from strong
performers
Help employers
make better use of
workers skills
• Flexible work
arrangements that
accommodate workers
with care obligations
and disabilities
• Encourage older
workers to remain in
the labour market
• Encourage employers
to hire those who
temporarily withdrew
from the labour
market .
52. Lessons
from strong
performers
Help economies
move up the value
chain
• Governments can
influence both employer
competitiveness
strategies and product-
market strategies, which
determine in what
markets the company
competes
• Strengthen 21st century
skills
• Foster entrepreneurship.
53. Find Out More at:
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