Sean Coughlan
BBC
Oct. 8, 2013
Young adults in England have scored among the lowest results in the industrialised world in international literacy and numeracy tests.
A major study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) shows how England’s 16 to 24-year-olds are falling behind their Asian and European counterparts.
England is 22nd for literacy and 21st for numeracy out of 24 countries.
The OECD’s Andreas Schleicher warned of a shrinking pool of skilled workers.
This article was posted: Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at 10:27 am
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England’s young adults trail world in literacy and maths
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