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Written question asked by Chuka Umunna (Independent (affiliation)) on Thursday, 6 June 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 June 2019. It was answered by Anne Milton (Conservative) on Thursday, 13 June 2019 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Literacy

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparative assessment his Department’s has made of adult literacy levels in each of the last five years.

Answer

The department has not conducted an assessment of adult literacy levels within the past 5 years.

We participate in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Survey of Adult Skills to assess our performance in literacy, which was last conducted in England and 24 other countries in 2011-12. Findings from the survey can be found at: http://www.oecd.org/skills/.

The next Survey of Adult Skills will take place in 2021/22, with results available in 2023.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
261226
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Literacy
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk