Adult literacy in the United States has remained stagnant based on the most recent surveys, fielded in 2012, 2014, and 2017. Overall average scores for adults were “not measurably different in literacy,” between these years according to adult competency survey results.
This recurring survey, called the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), measures the competency of working-age adults ages 16–65 in three areas: literacy, numeracy, and digital problem-solving.
