PIAAC - International Survey of Adult Competencies
PIAAC is an international comparative survey initiated by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and aims to assess key adult competencies. In Germany, PIAAC takes place simultaneously in several countries and is repeated at regular intervals. PIAAC is funded by the Federal Ministry for Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth with with the participation of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.
GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences is responsible for the national project management of PIAAC in Germany (2018-2025).
The German report on adaptive problem solving was published on 10. December 2025.
Sanja Kapidzic, Britta Gauly, Samuel Greiff, Silke Martin, Natascha Massing, Anouk Zabal, Beatrice Rammstedt (2025). Adaptives Problemlösen Erwachsener im internationalen Vergleich: Ergebnisse von PIAAC 2023. Waxmann Verlag, Münster.
The German PIAAC report was published in December 2024.
Beatrice Rammstedt, Britta Gauly, Sanja Kapidzic, Débora B. Maehler, Silke Martin, Natascha Massing, Silke L. Schneider, Anouk Zabal. (2024). PIAAC 2023. Grundlegende Kompetenzen Erwachsener im internationalen Vergleich. Waxmann Verlag, Münster.
