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Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Reader's Guide; Executive Summary; Overview; Figure 0.1 Likelihood of positive social and economic outcomes among highly literate adults; Figure 0.2 Literacy proficiency among 16-65 year-olds; Figure 0.3 Literacy skills gap between older and younger...

Figure 0.6 Correlation between gender gap in wages and in the use of problem-solving skills at workChapter 1 - The Skills Neededfor the 21st Century; Major trends influencing the development and use of skills; Access to computers and ICTs is widespread and growing; ICTs are changing how services ar...

Figure 1.4 Evolution of employment in occupational groups defined by level of educationFigure 1.5 Change in the demand for skills; Figure 1.6 Evolution of employment in occupational groups defined by level of skills proficiency; Figure 1.7 Organisational change and new technologies; Imbalances b...

The supply of, and demand for, key information-processing and generic skillsin labour marketsHow key information-processing skills are developed and maintained over a lifetime; How key information-processing skills translate into better economicand social outcomes; References and further reading; Ch...

Figure d Foreign-born population as a percentage of total populationDefining literacy, numeracy and problem solvingin technology-rich environments; Table 2.1 Summary of assessment domains in the Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC); Reporting the results; Box 2.2. Relationship between difficulty of asses...

Figure a Percentage of respondents taking different pathways in the Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC)