the large variation in adult learning activities and participation among oecd countries at similar levels of economic development suggests that there are significant differences in learning cultures learning opportunities at work and adulteducation systems borkowsky similar reinforcing patterns hold for numeracy proficiency and skills and readiness to use information and communication technologies ict for problem solving in relation to participation in formal andor nonformal education around threequarters of partidpants in formal andor nonformal education and training consulted the internet to get relevant education and training information