Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)

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</script> </div> <div class="container"> <div class="iap-content"> <div class="row mt-4"> <div class="col-md-8"> <h1>Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)</h1> <p style="margin-right: 30px;"> The Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), also known as the Survey of Adult Skills, is a large-scale international study of key cognitive and workplace skills of adults. Data is collected from adults ages 16–74 in the United States and ages 16–65 in the other countries. It is designed to assess and compare adults’ skills in <a href="/surveys/piaac/countries.asp">participating countries</a> over a broad range of abilities, from reading simple passages to complex problem-solving skills, and to collect information on an individual's skill use and background. <br /> <br /> To learn more, read <a href="/surveys/piaac/about.asp">What PIAAC Is.</a> </p> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <h2 style="margin-left: 20px;">What’s New</h2> <div class="news"> <ul> <li> <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/piaac/2023/national_results.asp">Highlights of the 2023 U.S. PIAAC Results Web Report </a><span class="new-date">(December 2024)</span> </li> <li> <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/piaac/2023/technical_notes.asp">U.S. PIAAC 2023 Technical Notes</a> <span class="new-date">(December 2024)</span> </li> <li> <a href="/transfer.asp?location=doi.org/10.1787/b263dc5d-en&sec=true">OECD 2023 PIAAC International Report</a> <span class="new-date">(December 2024)</span> </li> <li> <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/piaac/questionnaire.asp">U.S. PIAAC Background Questionnaire</a> <span class="new-date">(December 2024)</span> </li> <li> <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/piaac/additional-products/tables/educational-activities/table-1.asp">Educational Activities Tables</a> <span class="new-date">(July 2024)</span> </li> <li> <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/piaac/additional-products/tables/industry-and-occupation/table-2.asp">Industry and Occupation Tables</a> <span class="new-date">(July 2024)</span> </li> <li> <a href="/transfer.asp?location=oecd.org/en/publications/the-assessment-frameworks-for-cycle-2-of-the-programme-for-the-international-assessment-of-adult-competencies_4bc2342d-en.html">OECD PIAAC Cycle 2 Framework</a> <span class="new-date">(July 2021)</span> </li>  </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="hr-wrapper"> <hr class="orange" /> </div> <div class="piaac-header"> <h2>PIAAC Results</h2> </div> <div style="position: relative;"> <div 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