PIAAC
Netværk
The objective of the network is to increase awareness of results from the survey. It aims at promoting efficiency of labour market and educational policies in the Nordic and Baltic countries by providing analyses based on the PIAAC data. Moreover, the network aims at increasing the use of combined PIAAC and register data and to facilitate access to data for research purposes.
News
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- Norden
Keynote recordings from the Nordic-Baltic PIAAC Conference are now available
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Missed a keynote session or want to revisit the discussions from the Nordic-Baltic PIAAC Conference 2026? Recordings of the keynote presentations and selected conference materials are now available, offering new opportunities to explore the latest insights into adult skills, labour market developments, and adult learning policies across the Nordic-Baltic region.

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- Norden
Poster presentations highlight lifelong skill development across the Nordic-Baltic region
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Poster presentations at the Nordic-Baltic PIAAC Conference 2026 revealed a shared message across studies from Estonia, Sweden and Norway: skills are shaped throughout life, not only through formal education.

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- Norden
New thematic PIAAC reports published – more are on the way
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Several new thematic reports and articles based on PIAAC Cycle 2 have now been published. PIAAC examines adults’ skills in areas such as literacy, numeracy and problem solving.
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Articles
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Foundational skills, AI and agency: Reflections from the Nordic-Baltic PIAAC Conference
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What skills do we need in a changing society and world of work? The Nordic-Baltic PIAAC Conference explored foundational skills, participation and learning.

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- Norden
The Nordic countries score high in PIAAC – but more adults risk being left out in the cold
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In August, researchers, policymakers and practitioners will meet for the Nordic-Baltic PIAAC Conference 2026, where they will discuss what the OECD’s survey of adult competencies means for the labour market, education and lifelong learning of the future.

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Norden scorer højt i PIAAC – men flere voksne risikerer at blive hægtet af
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I august mødes forskere, beslutningstagere og praktikere til den nordisk-baltiske PIAAC-konference 2026. Her skal de sammen diskutere, hvad OECD’s undersøgelse af voksnes færdigheder betyder for fremtidens arbejdsmarked, uddannelse og livslange læring.
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Kommende events
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Information to researchers

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- Norden
Foundational skills are a question of democracy
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Nearly one in three adults in OECD countries has gaps in basic literacy and numeracy skills, according to the PIAAC survey. Anja Meierkord of the OECD explains why this trend is worrying and how education could better reach the adults who need it most.

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New opportunities for international PIAAC research
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How to access data from multiple countries?

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- Norden
Design of PIAAC survey of adult skills and its implications to data analysis
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The Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) is an OECD survey measuring key information-processing skills in literacy, numeracy and problem solving among the adult population aged 16–65.
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Podcasts
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PIAAC i Danmark Trine Bendix Knudsen
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- 15
PIAAC i Sverige, intervju med Annelie Roswall-Ljunggren
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- 18m.
PIAAC i Norge, intervju med Sturla Bjerkaker, VOFO
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- 18m.
PIAAC in Finland: Aaro Harju on impact and challenges
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Contact

Vibeke Jakobsen
- vij@vive.dk
- Country
- Danmark
- Organisation
- VIVE – The Danish Center for Social Science Research

Triin Savisto
- triin.savisto@hm.ee
- Country
- Estonia
- Organisation
- Ministry of Education and Research

Lotta Larsson
- lotta.larsson@scb.se
- Country
- Sverige
- Organisation
- Statistics Sweden

Joonas Mannonen
- joonas.o.mannonen@jyu.fi
- Country
- Finland
- Organisation
- Finnish Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä

Aija Zobena
Professor, Dr.sc.Soc.- aija.zobena@lu.lv
- Country
- Latvia
- Organisation
- Department of Sociology, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences

Maja Kalcic
- maja.kalcic@ssb.no
- Country
- Norge
- Organisation
- Statistics Norway
About PIAAC

About PIAAC
The Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) is a multi-cycle international programme of assessment of adult skills and competencies in several countries conducted under the auspices of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Practical information about use of PIAAC data
PIAAC data gives valuable information on how information processing skills differ between the adult populations in different countries and within different groups of the population.

Links to further information
There are a number of sources that can give you more information about PIAAC and the implementation of PIAAC in the Nordic and Baltic countries.

