| Useful statistical articles that provide information on Australian language, literacy and numeracy and essential skills performance. |
Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey, Summary Results, Australia, 2006  |
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The Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey (ALLS) was conducted in Australia as part of an international study coordinated by Statistics Canada and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
The ALLS is designed to identify and measure literacy which can be linked to the social and economic characteristics of people both across and within countries. The ALLS in Australia was jointly funded by the Department of Education, Employment and and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The ALLS measured the literacy of a sample of people aged 15 to 74 years.
ABS released a publication presenting information from the 2006 ALLS. The results from ALLS will assist in answering questions of whether Australians' literacy skills are adequate for the challenges they face in work and daily life. The ALLS provides information on knowledge and skills of 15 to 74 year olds in the following four domains: prose literacy, document literacy, numeracy and problem solving. A fifth domain measuring health literacy proficiency was produced as a by-product of the above domains.
To download the ABS ALLS publication, cliere here  (2.1 MB) |
| OECD Online |
There are two ways to browse the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development site by directorate or by theme. Enter the site via one of the THEMES if you are interested in OECD-wide work on a particular subject. Or use the keywords search facility to find information on literacy, training, education etc.
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| International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) |
This site contains key background information about the IALS, the International Adult Literacy Survey. IALS’ goal was to create comparable literacy profiles across national, linguistic and cultural boundaries. Successive waves of the survey have encompassed close to 30 countries around the world including Australia. This site includes key reports such as Literacy Skills for the Knowledge Society: The Second International Report (including Australian data) and Literacy in the Information Age: The Final Report of the International Adult Literacy Survey.
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| United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation |
This is a rich site of research, policy and statistical documents under theme headings. Follow the link on this site to the UNESCO Literacy as Freedom website and follow the worldwide activity in the decade of literacy 2003 -2012.
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| NCVER Adult Literacy Research Program |
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The Adult Literacy Research Program aims to provide research findings that contribute to policy development and practice in adult literacy.
The program is funded by the Department of Education, Science and Training as a component of the ANTA Adult Literacy National Project.
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| VOCED UNESCO-NCVER Research Database |
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NCVER is responsible for the collection of national vocational education and training statistics and for managing employer, student and graduate surveys relating to vocational education and training outcomes and performance.
NCVER provides research, evaluation, statistical and other information to a wide range of stakeholders involved in the development of a quality vocational education and training system in Australia
Selected reports:
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