=+a) Would you expect the distribution of literacy skills to be roughly the same over different countries? Why or why not?

Percent Distribution of Adults’ Literacy Skills Japan Finland Australia United States Italy Skills Category Below Level 1 1% 3% 3% 4% 6%

Level 1 4% 8% 9% 14% 22%

Level 2 23% 27% 29% 33% 42%

Level 3 49% 41% 39% 34% 26%

Level 4/5 23% 22% 17% 12% 3%

No information 1% 0% 2% 4% 1%