Skills and lifelong learning: adult basic skills levels
Report exploring the factors that influence why the levels of adult basic skills differ across age groups.
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This report examines the literacy and numeracy skills attainment levels among adults in England and seeks to understand the factors resulting in differences between age groups.
It also explores:
- how basic skills levels in England compare internationally
- if literacy and numeracy skills are of a high enough standard in England
- the implications of an insufficiently skilled population
It was produced as part of the Foresight Future of skills and lifelong learning project.