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Table D.5.10
Literacy levels for numeracy proficiency, by educational attainment, Canada and jurisdictions, population aged 16 and over, 2003
| Numeracy proficiency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4/5 | |||||
| percentage | standard error | percentage | standard error | percentage | standard error | percentage | standard error | |
| Canada | ||||||||
| Total education | 25.5 | (0.5) | 29.6 | (0.5) | 30.1 | (0.6) | 14.7 | (0.6) |
| High school not completed | 53.8 | (1.3) | 28.6 | (1.3) | 14.1 | (0.8) | 3.6E | (0.7) |
| High school | 21.9 | (1.3) | 34.4 | (1.0) | 32.7 | (1.3) | 10.9 | (0.9) |
| Trade-vocational1 | 19.2 | (1.7) | 37.5 | (2.9) | 32.9 | (2.6) | 10.4 | (1.1) |
| Non-university postsecondary | 14.1 | (1.8) | 29.7 | (1.4) | 38.5 | (1.8) | 17.7 | (1.6) |
| University | 6.3 | (0.8) | 20.4 | (1.6) | 39.7 | (1.6) | 33.6 | (1.9) |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | ||||||||
| Total education | 32.0 | (1.8) | 32.8 | (2.0) | 25.9 | (1.8) | 9.2 | (1.2) |
| High school not completed | 61.8 | (3.5) | 27.5 | (2.7) | 9.6E | (2.1) | x | ... |
| High school | 23.3 | (3.0) | 38.3 | (3.1) | 29.6 | (2.6) | 8.8E | (2.1) |
| Trade-vocational1 | 21.7E | (4.5) | 43.1 | (5.5) | 29.8E | (5.1) | F | ... |
| Non-university postsecondary | 10.2E | (3.2) | 36.1 | (5.8) | 40.6 | (5.5) | F | ... |
| University | F | ... | 21.0 | (3.4) | 43.7 | (5.1) | 31.8 | (4.6) |
| Prince Edward Island | ||||||||
| Total education | 25.7 | (2.4) | 33.9 | (2.3) | 28.1 | (2.5) | 12.3 | (1.7) |
| High school not completed | 51.7 | (4.5) | 33.1 | (3.8) | 12.0E | (2.6) | F | ... |
| High school | 16.2E | (3.9) | 41.6 | (4.8) | 33.4E | (6.8) | F | ... |
| Trade-vocational1 | 28.5E | (7.1) | 42.2E | (7.9) | 26.5E | (8.1) | x | ... |
| Non-university postsecondary | F | ... | 39.3E | (6.6) | 36.6E | (9.5) | F | ... |
| University | x | ... | 17.6E | (3.9) | 43.4 | (6.2) | 36.7 | (5.0) |
| Nova Scotia | ||||||||
| Total education | 26.0 | (1.6) | 30.5 | (2.2) | 30.8 | (1.7) | 12.8 | (1.4) |
| High school not completed | 53.2 | (3.2) | 29.6 | (3.5) | 13.9E | (3.0) | F | ... |
| High school | 19.0 | (2.8) | 38.3 | (4.3) | 33.2 | (4.3) | 9.4E | (1.8) |
| Trade-vocational1 | 18.0E | (3.4) | 35.0E | (6.0) | 35.6E | (6.6) | F | ... |
| Non-university postsecondary | F | ... | 31.3E | (7.1) | 42.6 | (6.8) | F | ... |
| University | F | ... | 16.7E | (3.3) | 44.5 | (6.5) | 34.7E | (5.9) |
| New Brunswick | ||||||||
| Total education | 30.0 | (1.5) | 35.2 | (1.9) | 25.8 | (2.2) | 8.9 | (1.3) |
| High school not completed | 57.3 | (3.9) | 31.0 | (4.6) | 10.7E | (2.7) | x | ... |
| High school | 25.3 | (2.8) | 39.6 | (5.2) | 28.1 | (4.0) | F | ... |
| Trade-vocational1 | 24.8E | (4.8) | 40.9 | (5.5) | 26.2E | (6.3) | F | ... |
| Non-university postsecondary | F | ... | 37.2E | (9.5) | 40.3E | (7.6) | F | ... |
| University | F | ... | 26.8E | (5.2) | 40.2 | (5.0) | 28.2E | (5.6) |
| Quebec | ||||||||
| Total education | 27.6 | (0.9) | 31.3 | (1.0) | 28.6 | (1.2) | 12.5 | (0.7) |
| High school not completed | 61.5 | (1.8) | 26.7 | (2.0) | 10.2 | (1.3) | F | ... |
| High school | 21.7 | (1.8) | 37.7 | (2.0) | 31.2 | (2.3) | 9.5 | (0.8) |
| Trade-vocational1 | 16.6E | (3.1) | 37.3 | (4.6) | 35.0 | (3.4) | 11.1E | (2.9) |
| Non-university postsecondary | 15.4E | (3.0) | 30.7 | (1.9) | 38.4 | (3.0) | 15.6 | (2.4) |
| University | 4.8E | (0.9) | 24.5 | (2.2) | 40.2 | (2.6) | 30.5 | (2.2) |
| Ontario | ||||||||
| Total education | 27.0 | (1.0) | 28.8 | (1.4) | 29.3 | (1.1) | 14.8 | (1.2) |
| High school not completed | 54.7 | (2.9) | 28.0 | (3.2) | 13.4 | (1.8) | 3.9E | (1.2) |
| High school | 24.9 | (2.4) | 32.9 | (2.6) | 31.4 | (2.3) | 10.7E | (2.2) |
| Trade-vocational1 | 24.4E | (4.1) | 36.7E | (6.6) | 31.1E | (5.6) | 7.8E | (2.6) |
| Non-university postsecondary | 15.7 | (2.4) | 30.4 | (3.1) | 36.7 | (3.8) | 17.2E | (3.2) |
| University | 7.6E | (1.5) | 20.8E | (3.5) | 38.7 | (3.3) | 32.8 | (4.0) |
| Manitoba | ||||||||
| Total education | 24.6 | (1.2) | 31.7 | (2.3) | 31.3 | (2.4) | 12.4 | (1.6) |
| High school not completed | 48.0 | (2.9) | 32.2 | (2.4) | 16.2 | (2.4) | 3.7E | (1.2) |
| High school | 19.1 | (2.0) | 35.6 | (4.1) | 34.0 | (3.5) | 11.4E | (2.5) |
| Trade-vocational1 | 18.8 | (3.1) | 34.3 | (5.3) | 36.1E | (8.4) | F | ... |
| Non-university postsecondary | 11.8E | (3.2) | 29.0E | (6.9) | 44.1 | (7.0) | 15.1E | (3.4) |
| University | F | ... | 23.3E | (4.3) | 41.0 | (4.8) | 27.8E | (4.7) |
| Saskatchewan | ||||||||
| Total education | 19.7 | (1.4) | 29.2 | (3.4) | 34.2 | (3.6) | 16.9 | (2.2) |
| High school not completed | 43.1 | (4.8) | 32.1E | (6.3) | 20.2E | (5.3) | F | ... |
| High school | 14.4E | (3.4) | 32.9 | (5.0) | 36.7 | (6.0) | 16.0E | (2.7) |
| Trade-vocational1 | F | ... | 36.6E | (10.3) | 37.7E | (10.8) | F | ... |
| Non-university postsecondary | F | ... | 22.3E | (6.5) | 44.0E | (8.4) | F | ... |
| University | F | ... | 16.8E | (5.0) | 42.6 | (6.7) | 37.0E | (6.9) |
| Alberta | ||||||||
| Total education | 19.7 | (1.6) | 29.0 | (2.3) | 32.7 | (2.3) | 18.6 | (1.6) |
| High school not completed | 42.8 | (3.3) | 32.9 | (3.1) | 17.7 | (2.8) | F | ... |
| High school | 16.1E | (3.7) | 34.5 | (5.3) | 36.8 | (3.5) | 12.7E | (2.2) |
| Trade-vocational1 | 18.6E | (5.1) | 35.3 | (4.6) | 33.1E | (6.2) | 13.0E | (4.2) |
| Non-university postsecondary | 12.0E | (3.3) | 25.9E | (5.6) | 39.0E | (6.6) | 23.1E | (4.0) |
| University | F | ... | 17.5E | (3.9) | 39.7 | (5.5) | 38.2 | (4.9) |
| British Columbia | ||||||||
| Total education | 21.4 | (1.1) | 27.3 | (2.0) | 33.4 | (2.0) | 17.8 | (1.3) |
| High school not completed | 45.9 | (3.1) | 28.5 | (3.8) | 20.5 | (2.7) | F | ... |
| High school | 19.8 | (2.2) | 30.7 | (2.9) | 36.5 | (3.0) | 13.0E | (2.3) |
| Trade-vocational1 | 14.3E | (3.6) | 40.9E | (8.6) | 31.6E | (7.3) | 13.2E | (4.0) |
| Non-university postsecondary | 10.4E | (3.2) | 28.2 | (4.1) | 40.5 | (4.2) | 20.9 | (3.4) |
| University | 7.1E | (1.5) | 14.9 | (2.1) | 39.7 | (4.2) | 38.3 | (4.4) |
| Yukon | ||||||||
| Total education | 15.7 | (1.4) | 27.5 | (3.1) | 37.7 | (3.0) | 19.1 | (2.0) |
| High school not completed | 38.7 | (4.7) | 36.5 | (5.6) | 20.4E | (4.7) | F | ... |
| High school | 12.7E | (3.1) | 31.4 | (4.9) | 41.3 | (6.7) | 14.6E | (4.4) |
| Trade-vocational1 | F | ... | 34.8E | (7.5) | 46.5E | (10.0) | F | ... |
| Non-university postsecondary | F | ... | 23.3E | (7.7) | 42.0E | (8.7) | 23.5E | (7.8) |
| University | F | ... | F | ... | 42.9 | (5.7) | 38.6 | (5.2) |
| Northwest Territories | ||||||||
| Total education | 25.0 | (2.4) | 28.0 | (3.5) | 31.7 | (2.1) | 15.3 | (1.5) |
| High school not completed | 51.9 | (4.5) | 27.7E | (5.7) | 18.0E | (3.4) | F | ... |
| High school | 19.7E | (4.7) | 30.6E | (5.5) | 36.5 | (4.9) | F | ... |
| Trade-vocational1 | F | ... | 42.3E | (9.1) | 28.5E | (7.3) | F | ... |
| Non-university postsecondary | F | ... | 33.8E | (6.4) | 39.9E | (7.0) | 18.4E | (4.3) |
| University | F | ... | 14.3E | (3.1) | 43.0E | (7.5) | 38.7E | (6.9) |
| Nunavut | ||||||||
| Total education | 55.7 | (2.4) | 22.4 | (2.6) | 15.4 | (1.7) | 6.5E | (1.3) |
| High school not completed | 78.3 | (3.8) | 16.6E | (3.8) | F | ... | x | ... |
| High school | 26.3E | (5.1) | 36.4E | (6.4) | 31.7E | (7.4) | F | ... |
| Trade-vocational1 | 46.2E | (12.7) | 33.2E | (9.8) | F | ... | x | ... |
| Non-university postsecondary | 31.4E | (9.5) | F | ... | F | ... | F | ... |
| University | x | ... | 24.5E | (8.1) | 37.1E | (10.4) | 33.6E | (9.3) |
| … not applicable x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act E use with caution F too unreliable to be published 1. Skill courses that prepare trainees for occupations not at the professional or semi-professional levels. A trade-vocational program prepares people for employment in a specific occupation such as a heavy equipment operator, automotive mechanic and upholstering. Many community colleges or technical institutes offer certificates or diplomas at the trade level. Note: PCEIP 2007 presented an overview of the literacy domains in Table D.5.1 (prose proficiency, document proficiency, numeracy, and problem-solving), then focused on prose proficiency in the remaining tables and charts (Tables D.5.2 through D.5.7; Charts D.5.1 through D.5.5). In these PCEIP June 2008 updates, the D5 series is continued and focuses on numeracy. Data source: International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, 2003, Statistics Canada. Table source: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada and Statistics Canada. 2005. Building on our Competencies: Canadian Results of the International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey 2003. Catalogue no. 81-617-XIE. Ottawa. Updated June 16, 2008. |
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