I'd suggest people dig into their specific country's data too (at the bottom) For the US it is here: https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/survey-of-adults-skil

I'd suggest people dig into their specific country's data too (at the bottom) For the US it is here: https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/survey-of-adults-skills-2023-country-notes_ab4f6b8c-en/united-states_427d6aac-en.html https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/survey-of-adults-skills... Though the US is near average, man, that's really hiding some data there. Things that stood out to me: In literacy, 28% of adults (OECD average: 26%) scored at Level 1 or below, meaning they have low literacy proficiency. In numeracy, 34% of adults (OECD average: 25%) scored at or below Level 1 proficiency In adaptive problem solving, 32% of adults (OECD average: 29%) scored at or below Level 1 proficiency. In the United States, average results in 2022-23 went down compared to 2012/15 in literacy and numeracy Again, these results are near the average. But still...? I wasn't expecting that ~1/4 or ~1/3 adults had these issues or that we were going in this direction. Yes, the reasons are flamewar-able, of course. Still, these data points are, to me, stark.