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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- Country
- 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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- Norden
New Nordic-Baltic PIAAC report and regional conference planned for 2026
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In 2026, the Nordic-Baltic PIAAC Network will continue its work on strengthening the evidence base for adult learning and skills policies in the region. Two key activities are planned for the coming year: the publication of a new Nordic-Baltic thematic PIAAC report and the organisation of a Nordic-Baltic PIAAC Conference in Finland.

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- Country
- Norden
Nordic and Baltic adults have high levels of skills, but how do we prevent decline over time?
Nyhed
On 10th December, the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) II survey, conducted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), was published. Results show that the Nordic and Baltic countries score high, yet there are still important lessons to be learned. Lifelong learning seems to be part of the answer.
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Articles
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- Norden
The Nordic countries score high in PIAAC – but more adults risk being left out in the cold
Artikel
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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- Country
- Norden
Norden scorer højt i PIAAC – men flere voksne risikerer at blive hægtet af
Artikel
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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- Country
- Danmark
PIAAC: Dansk fremgang i både læsning og regning
Artikel
Danske voksne er gennemsnitligt blevet bedre til både at læse og regne sammenlignet med for ti år siden. Det viser resultaterne af den internationale PIAAC-undersøgelse. Danmark ligger dog lavere end de andre nordiske lande, og andelen med færdigheder på det laveste niveau er ikke blevet mindre.
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Kommende events
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Nordic-Baltic PIAAC Conference 2026
Save the date for the Nordic-Baltic PIAAC Conference on August 26-27 in Finland
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Information to researchers

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- Country
- Norden
Design of PIAAC survey of adult skills and its implications to data analysis
Artikel
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 Sverige, intervju med Annelie Roswall-Ljunggren
Podcast

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- Reading time
- 18m.
PIAAC i Norge, intervju med Sturla Bjerkaker, VOFO
Podcast

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- 17
PIAAC i Danmark Trine Bendix Knudsen
Podcast

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- 18m.
PIAAC in Finland: Aaro Harju on impact and challenges
Podcast
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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.
Project Timeline
- January2018
Platform and instrumentdevelopment
- March2019
Preparation of Field Trial Materials and Procedures
- April2021
Field trial
- June2021
Field Trial Analyses
- October2021
Preparation of Main StudyMaterials and Procedures
- August2022
Main Study Data Collection
- March2023
Main Study Analyses and Report Preparation
- December2024
Data Products and Databases
Final Report Released

