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- Title
What Happens to Students with Low Reading Proficiency at 15? Evidence from Australia.
- Authors
Polidano, Cain; Ryan, Chris
- Abstract
While illiterate adults are disadvantaged in the labour market, it is unclear whether low reading proficiency in school diminishes employment prospects in adulthood. We fill this gap using data on participants in the 2003 Program of International Student Assessment who were tracked to age 25 in the Longitudinal Survey of Australian Youth. We find no difference in full-time employment rates or earning capacity of jobs attained at age 25 associated with low reading proficiency at 15. Those with low reading proficiency are found to avoid negative effects through high rates of participation and positive outcomes from vocational education and training.
- Subjects
READING level of students; LITERACY; EMPLOYABILITY; VOCATIONAL education; OCCUPATIONAL training
- Publication
Economic Record, 2017, Vol 93, Issue 303, p600
- ISSN
0013-0249
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/1475-4932.12367