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Chart D.5.11
Proportion of the urban and rural populations at or above Level 3 for document proficiency,1 population aged 16 and over, Canada and jurisdictions, 2003
Proportion of the urban and rural populations at or above Level 3 for document proficiency,1 population aged 16 and over, Canada and jurisdictions, 2003
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1. Document proficiency reflects the skills needed to understand forms or graphics, such as job applications, maps and timetables. Level 1 denotes the lowest proficiency level; Level 5, the highest. Level 3 is generally considered the minimum desired level of competence.
Notes: PCEIP's D5 indicator was developed to present information from the 2003 International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey. PCEIP 2007 presented an overview of the literacy domains (prose proficiency, document proficiency, numeracy, and problem-solving), then focused on prose proficiency. In the PCEIP June 2008 updates, the D5 series was continued and presented information on numeracy.
Data source: Table D.5.13
Chart source: Statistics Canada and Council of Ministers of Education. 2007. Education indicators in Canada : Report of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program. Catalogue no. 81-582-XIE. Ottawa.
Updated December 16, 2008.
