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OECD Releases 2023 Survey of Adult Skills

The Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) is a cyclical, large-scale study of adult cognitive skills and life experiences developed by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and, in the United States, conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). PIAAC provides relevant data about the U.S. adult population's competencies and skills in literacy, numeracy, and adaptive problem solving, and helps inform decision-making at the local, state, and national levels, especially around economic development and workforce training. A concise summary of the U.S. results disaggregated by gender, age, ethnicity, employment status, nativity, and self-reported health status is available here.  Results for all participating countries are available in the OECD’s full report.