1. Financial Literacy of 15-Year-Olds: Results From PISA 2012

Financial Literacy of 15-Year-Olds: Results From PISA 2012

This report illustrates the findings from the 2012 administration of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) financial literacy assessment (PDF, 3 pages), which assessed students’ knowledge and understanding of fundamental elements of the financial world. The average score for the United States was 492, which was not measurably different from the overall average of 500, but the United States performed lower than the average in seven education systems.

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http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2014/2014102.pdf?utm_source=FindYouthInfo.gov&utm_medium=Federal%20Links&utm_campaign=Reports-and-Resources
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National Center for Education Statistics
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Department of Education
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Education