In terms of literacy skills, the average score
for respondents was only 5.7 points (out of 17
points in total) and the correctness of literacy was
only 33.6%. The average literacy skills were the
lowest for the primary industry (5.1 points), while
the average literacy skills were relatively high
for the workforce of the secondary and tertiary
industries. For instance, the average score of
literacy was 12 points, 10.7 points and 8.5 points
respectively for the workforce of petroleum and
natural gas mining, furniture manufacturing,
coalmining and washing sectors. The average
score of literacy was 9.5 points for the workforce
of software and information technology (IT)
services, 8.4 points for other financial services, 7.2
points for the wholesale industry, and 7.1 points
for the retail industry