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Introduction 10  \n1.1. This report 11  \n1.2. Demographic changes 12  \n2. Characteristics of adults with low skills in England and internationally 13  \n2.1. Background 13  \n2.2. Low skills and gender 16  \n2.3. Low skills and age 18  \n2.4. Low skills and region (England) 20  \n2.5. Low skills and ethnic background 22  \n2.6. Low skills and first language learnt as a child 23  \n2.7. Low skills and migration history 26  \n2.8. Low skills and educational qualification levels 30  \n2.9. Low skills and parental qualification levels 32  \n2.10. Low skills and the use of devices to access information 35  \n3. Low skills, employment and earnings 36  \n3.1. Low skills and employment 36  \n3.2. Low skills and occupation and industry 38  \n3.3. Low skills and job mismatch 40  \n3.4. Low skills and earnings 41  \n3.5. Low skill, ICT skills and earnings 42  \n4. Common employment pathways for low-skilled adults in England 44  \n4.1. Pathways for unemployed low-skilled adults 44  \n4.2. Occupation pathways of low-skilled adults 46  \n5. Conclusion 49  \n5.1. Positive findings 49  \n5.2. Persistent and emerging concerns 49  \n5.3. What does the evidence suggest for areas of focus? 50  \nReferences 52  \nAppendix A Comparison of the 2011 Skills for Life survey with the 2013 PIAAC levels 54  \nList of figures  \nFigure 1 Proportion of low-skilled adults by respondents’ age group – literacy................19  \nFigure 2 Proportion of low-skilled adults by respondents’ age group – numeracy ...........20  \nFigure 3 Regional distribution of low-skilled adults in England ........................................21  \nFigure 4 Changes to ethnic groups background distribution ............................................23  \nFigure 5 Changes to proportion of adults with English as first language .........................24  \nFigure 6 Proportion of whole population and low-skilled adults by migration history in England............................................................................................................................27  \nFigure 7 Proportion of adults born outside of the country to parents also born outside the country who had low skills (international) .........................................................................29  \nFigure 8 Low-skilled adults in England in 2023 and their educational qualification levels in literacy and numeracy ......................................................................................................30  \nFigure 9 Changes in education levels in low-skilled adults – numeracy ..........................31  \nFigure 10 Changes in parental qualification education levels for low-skilled adults in England in 2012 and 2023 ...............................................................................................32  \nFigure 11 International changes in parental education levels of adults with low skills .....34  \nFigure 12 Changes in occupation type for low-skilled adults ...........................................39  \nFigure 13 Changes in earnings distribution across all literacy proficiency levels – Cycle 1  \n(2012) ..............................................................................................................................41  \nFigure 14 Changes in earnings distribution across all literacy proficiency levels – Cycle 2  \n(2023) ..............................................................................................................................42  \nFigure 15 Link between frequency of use of ICT skills at work and earnings in 2023......43  \nFigure 16 Change in percentage of low-skilled adults outside of the labour force since 2012 ..................................................................................................................","cbCaie2PM20TpKzq","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaie2PM20TpKzq","pdf",1696569,56,"English","# Executive summary\n# 1. Introduction\n## 1.1. This report\n## 1.2. Demographic changes\n# 2. Characteristics of adults with low skills in England and internationally\n## 2.1. Background\n## 2.2. Low skills and gender\n## 2.3. Low skills and age\n## 2.4. Low skills and region (England)\n## 2.5. Low skills and ethnic background\n## 2.6. Low skills and first language learnt as a child\n## 2.7. Low skills and migration history\n## 2.8. Low skills and educational qualification levels\n## 2.9. Low skills and parental qualification levels\n## 2.10. Low skills and the use of devices to access information\n# 3. Low skills, employment and earnings\n## 3.1. Low skills and employment\n## 3.2. Low skills and occupation and industry\n## 3.3. Low skills and job mismatch\n## 3.4. Low skills and earnings\n## 3.5. Low skill, ICT skills and earnings\n# 4. Common employment pathways for low-skilled adults in England\n## 4.1. Pathways for unemployed low-skilled adults\n## 4.2. Occupation pathways of low-skilled adults\n# 5. Conclusion\n## 5.1. Positive findings\n## 5.2. Persistent and emerging concerns\n## 5.3. 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