National Institute for Literacy

ALL: The Adult Literacy and Lifeskills (ALL) Survey is an international comparative study designed to provide participating countries, including the United States, with information about the skills of their adult populations. The ALL measured the literacy and numeracy skills of a nationally representative sample from each participating country. On a pilot basis, the ALL also measured adults' problem-solving skills and gathered information on their familiarity with information and communication technologies. The ALL builds on the foundation of earlier studies of adult literacy. Chief among these earlier studies is the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS), which was conducted in three phases (1994, 1996 and 1998) in 20 nations including the United States.

IALS: The International Adult Literacy Survey
- Adult Education Participation in North America: International Perspectives

AEPS:An additional Adult Education Program Study (AEPS) uses similar techniques to measure the skills of adults enrolled in adult education programs.http://nces.ed.gov/Surveys/ALL/AEPS.asp

G8 Indicator report: describes how the U.S. education system compares with those in the Group of Eight, or G8, countries. These are the eight most industrialized countries in the world, whose representatives meet regularly to discuss economic and other policy issues: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The countries were selected for comparison because they are relatively similar to the United States in their economic development and because they are among our major economic competitors.