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    Target 4.6: Target 4.6

    Target 4.6

    By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy.

    Go to target 4.7 Go to target 4.7: Education for sustainable development and global citizenship

    Indicators

    4.6.1: Literacy and numeracy skills

    People achieving a fixed level of proficiency in funcional literacy and numeracy
    Time: 2022-2023  |  Unit: Per cent
    Unit: Per cent
    MenWomen
    Literacy: 0, 115.411.6
    Literacy: 227.828.8
    Literacy: 339.644.4
    Literacy: 4, 517.215.1
    Numeracy: 0, 111.812.7
    Numeracy: 222.929.2
    Numeracy: 337.441.8
    Numeracy: 4, 527.916.3

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    Definition

    The data comes from PIAAC, which is an international survey of the skills of adults aged 15–65 in, among other things, reading and numeracy. The survey is conducted approximately every ten years. Source: VIVE PIAAC-report 

    Last updated:

    05-09-2025
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