Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies.

The 8th , to target the 16-65 years of 24 countries and regions around the world , Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published the results of (PIAAC) Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies first that measured the ability to be required in social life . Japan was backed by an international investigation that becomes one of the " reading comprehension " and " numerical ability to think " out of the three areas surveyed , in the world's top level of skills of the Japanese." Problem-solving ability by utilizing IT (information technology ) ," one of the remaining field was 10 in the OECD average year. According to the survey , is in the lowest level in the participating countries and regions the frequency of use of personal computers , adult of Japan is likely to say an urgent need to create an environment that is familiar with the IT actively from the stage of school education .The survey carried out in about 150 007 thousand people of 24 countries and regions between from 12 to 2011 . Face-to-face method that uses a dedicated PC as a general rule , 5173 men and women responded to Japan .Looking at the situation in each country , both second in the three areas is Finland . Problem-solving ability using IT is ranked first Sweden . Scandinavian countries are arranged in the three -level field . Korean participants from Asia with Japan was the OECD average both .
It might have resulted development of the information communication technology of 12 in the world from a place like this .
First place , I am truly feeling such as Japanese as " reading comprehension " and " numerical thinking " .


経済協力開発機構（ＯＥＣＤ）は８日、世界24カ国・地域の16～65歳を対象に、社会生活の中で求められる能力を測った初の国際成人力調査（ＰＩＡＡＣ）の結果を公表した。日本は調査対象の３分野のうち「読解力」と「数的思考力」で１位となり、日本人のスキルが世界トップの水準にあることが国際的な調査で裏付けられた。
　残る１分野の「ＩＴ（情報技術）を活用した問題解決能力」はＯＥＣＤ平均並みの10位だった。調査によると、日本の大人はパソコンの使用頻度が参加国・地域の中で最低の水準にあり、学校教育の段階から積極的にＩＴに親しむ環境づくりが急務といえそうだ。
　今回の調査は2011年から12年にかけて24カ国・地域の約15万７千人に実施。原則として専用パソコンを使った対面方式で、日本は男女5173人が回答した。
　各国の状況をみると、フィンランドが３分野でいずれも２位。ＩＴを活用した問題解決能力はスウェーデンが１位。３分野とも北欧諸国が上位に並んだ。日本とともにアジアから参加した韓国はいずれもＯＥＣＤ並みだった。
こんなところからも情報通信技術の発達度が世界で12位という結果になったのかもしれませんね。
「読解力」と「数的思考力」で１位は、さすが日本人といった感じですね。