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Youth/adult Literacy Rate
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4.6.1 Youth/adult literacy rate
Metadata
| Relevance/rationale of the indicator (resp. why the indicator was chosen to measure the target and how it is suitable for these purposes) | Reading and mathematical literacy are among the key competencies of adults, which are important for personal development and employment in society. The adult population with a low level of basic skills is exposed to a higher risk of unemployment, a higher incidence of poverty and social exclusion, and higher health risks. The indicator can detect a problem in this area and thus help set an education policy if needed. |
| Target value of the indicator and its evaluation | By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy. |
| Definition | Percentage of the number of literate persons out of the total number of persons in the same age group, excluding persons with unknown literacy status. |
| Measuring unit | % |
| Indicator disaggregation | By sex |
| Reference period (resp. the period to which the indicator relates) | The PIAAC is coordinated by the OECD – so the deadlines are set within the OECD, the Czech Republic has no influence on this. |
| Related geographical area | CZ (NUTS 0) |
| Comment | For the Czech Republic, the source of data is the PIAAC survey. The data provided are: Proportion of people aged 16–65 who achieved level 2 and above in the PIAAC reading literacy test. Proportion of people aged 16–65 who achieved level 2 and above in the PIAAC mathematical literacy test. Data are available for a different age range than required by the UN methodology (15–24 years and 15+). Data are always available for individual literacy levels separately, it is not possible to create a single indicator. The PIAAC survey is held once every ten years. The indicator underwent a significant revision in 2025 and the calculation methodology changed, the Czech Republic will continue to use the PIAAC survey. |
| Update periodicity | Once every ten years |
| Time coverage since | 2012 |
| Time coverage until | 2023 |
| Time series available at the data provider since | 2012 |
| Data publication date (resp. the date when the data provider publishes (regularly) data; it is given in the format T + the number of days, months or years when T is the end of the reference period) | T+12m |
| Contact point - data provider - e-mail | Vladimir.Hulik@msmt.cz |
| Contact point - data provider - name | Vladimír Hulík |
| Data source | The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic |
| Data origin | OECD – PIAAC survey |
| Links to detailed metadata or methodology | https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-04-06-01.pdf, https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-04-06-01_NEW.pdf |
| Links to international comparison | OECD, EU – it depends on which countries participate in the PISA survey |