# Data from the Program for International Student Assessment Young Adult Follow-up Study (PISA YAFS): 2012–2016

## TL;DR

This study tracks U.S. students from age 15 to 19 to see how their academic performance relates to later outcomes like education and employment.

## Contribution

The study introduces a new online assessment tool (ESO) to evaluate young adults' skills and link them to prior academic performance.

## Key findings

- PISA YAFS links high school performance to young adult outcomes in education and employment.
- The ESO assessment measures literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving skills in young adults.
- Results are connected to the PIAAC framework for international skill comparisons.

## Abstract

The Program for International Student Assessment Young Adult Follow-up Study (PISA YAFS) was conducted in the United States in 2016 with young adults (age 19) who participated in PISA 2012 when they were in high school (age 15). PISA YAFS was designed to measure the relationship between performance on PISA 2012 and subsequent outcomes (education, employment, etc.) as well as skills. These skills were assessed in an online assessment of literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving skills called Education and Skills Online (ESO). ESO was developed to provide individual-level results linked to the Program for International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC).