LONDON (Reuters) - Italy and Spain come bottom of a new ranking of basic literacy and numeracy skills, underlining the difficulties the two euro zone members face to strengthen their economic competitiveness.
A survey of 24 countries by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, released on Tuesday, showed that more than one in four Italians and Spaniards performed at or below the most basic level of reading.
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