Research and analysis

2011 skills for life survey

National profile of adult literacy, numeracy and ICT skills. Assesses the impact of different skills levels on people’s lives.

Applies to England

Documents

2011 skills for life survey: annexes

2011 skills for life survey: appendix of tables

2011 skills for life survey: initial headline findings

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2011 skills for life survey: small area estimation user guide

2011 skills for life survey: small area estimation technical report

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2011 skills for life survey: guide to the small area estimation CSV files

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Details

The 2011 skills for life survey provides a national profile of adult literacy, numeracy, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills, and assesses the impact that different levels of skills had on people’s lives. BIS commissioned this follow-up survey in 2010 to:

  • examine changes in literacy and numeracy levels among the adult population of England
  • provide a baseline of ICT skills among adults in England
  • understand the demographic, social and motivational factors related to people’s skills levels

Underlying tables for the small area estimation data are also available.

Updates to this page

Published 13 December 2012

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