Table E.1.1.4
Comparative distributions of numeracy proficiency levels of 25- to 64-year-olds with tertiary education and all levels of education, by gender, Canada, provinces and territories, 2012
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| Tertiary | All levels of education | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numeracy proficiency | Numeracy proficiency | |||||||||||||||
| Level 0/1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4/5 | Level 0/1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4/5 | |||||||||
| percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | |
| OECD average | ||||||||||||||||
| Men | 5 | (0.2) | 18 | (0.4) | 44 | (0.6) | 33 | (0.5) | 17 | (0.2) | 30 | (0.3) | 36 | (0.3) | 17 | (0.2) |
| Women | 7 | (0.2) | 28 | (0.5) | 46 | (0.5) | 19 | (0.4) | 22 | (0.2) | 36 | (0.3) | 33 | (0.3) | 9 | (0.2) |
| Canada | ||||||||||||||||
| Men | 9 | (0.8) | 24 | (1.1) | 40 | (1.7) | 27 | (1.3) | 20 | (0.8) | 29 | (0.9) | 35 | (1.1) | 17 | (0.7) |
| Women | 15 | (0.9) | 32 | (1.4) | 39 | (1.5) | 14 | (1.0) | 26 | (0.8) | 34 | (1.1) | 30 | (1.1) | 9 | (0.6) |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | ||||||||||||||||
| Men | 8Note E: Use with caution | (2.3) | 25Note E: Use with caution | (4.4) | 43 | (4.9) | 24Note E: Use with caution | (4.1) | 32 | (2.5) | 32 | (3.0) | 26 | (2.5) | 11Note E: Use with caution | (1.8) |
| Women | 15Note E: Use with caution | (2.6) | 34 | (4.7) | 38 | (4.3) | 13Note E: Use with caution | (3.4) | 35 | (2.2) | 36 | (2.3) | 23 | (2.2) | 7Note E: Use with caution | (1.6) |
| Prince Edward Island | ||||||||||||||||
| Men | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | 25Note E: Use with caution | (5.6) | 42 | (5.3) | 27Note E: Use with caution | (6.3) | 22 | (3.0) | 32 | (3.8) | 31 | (3.0) | 15Note E: Use with caution | (3.3) |
| Women | 10Note E: Use with caution | (2.8) | 30 | (4.2) | 44 | (4.8) | 15Note E: Use with caution | (2.7) | 21 | (3.3) | 36 | (3.1) | 34 | (4.0) | 9Note E: Use with caution | (1.7) |
| Nova Scotia | ||||||||||||||||
| Men | 8Note E: Use with caution | (2.4) | 23 | (3.4) | 40 | (4.0) | 29 | (3.6) | 21 | (2.6) | 30 | (3.1) | 32 | (2.4) | 17 | (2.1) |
| Women | 12Note E: Use with caution | (2.3) | 31 | (3.9) | 40 | (3.7) | 17Note E: Use with caution | (3.3) | 28 | (2.2) | 35 | (2.7) | 28 | (2.4) | 9Note E: Use with caution | (1.7) |
| New Brunswick | ||||||||||||||||
| Men | 6Note E: Use with caution | (2.0) | 23Note E: Use with caution | (4.4) | 48 | (5.0) | 22 | (3.7) | 23 | (2.0) | 32 | (2.8) | 33 | (2.4) | 12 | (1.9) |
| Women | 10Note E: Use with caution | (2.5) | 34 | (3.8) | 43 | (4.4) | 12Note E: Use with caution | (2.8) | 30 | (2.1) | 38 | (2.4) | 28 | (2.4) | 5Note E: Use with caution | (1.2) |
| Quebec | ||||||||||||||||
| Men | 8 | (1.0) | 26 | (1.6) | 42 | (2.1) | 24 | (1.6) | 20 | (1.0) | 32 | (1.3) | 34 | (1.2) | 15 | (0.9) |
| Women | 12 | (1.2) | 35 | (1.9) | 40 | (1.8) | 12 | (1.3) | 25 | (1.1) | 37 | (1.5) | 30 | (1.2) | 7 | (0.7) |
| Ontario | ||||||||||||||||
| Men | 11 | (1.4) | 23 | (2.5) | 40 | (3.2) | 27 | (2.4) | 19 | (1.3) | 28 | (1.9) | 35 | (2.4) | 18 | (1.6) |
| Women | 15 | (1.6) | 32 | (2.0) | 39 | (2.3) | 14 | (1.7) | 26 | (1.4) | 34 | (1.6) | 30 | (1.6) | 9 | (1.1) |
| Manitoba | ||||||||||||||||
| Men | 9Note E: Use with caution | (2.8) | 24Note E: Use with caution | (4.0) | 41 | (5.7) | 26Note E: Use with caution | (5.2) | 23 | (2.6) | 29 | (2.7) | 33 | (3.3) | 15Note E: Use with caution | (2.6) |
| Women | 11Note E: Use with caution | (3.0) | 31 | (4.1) | 42 | (5.8) | 16Note E: Use with caution | (4.3) | 23 | (2.7) | 33 | (2.9) | 34 | (3.3) | 10Note E: Use with caution | (2.4) |
| Saskatchewan | ||||||||||||||||
| Men | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | 20Note E: Use with caution | (5.0) | 50 | (6.9) | 25Note E: Use with caution | (4.9) | 22 | (2.7) | 29 | (3.4) | 37 | (3.9) | 13Note E: Use with caution | (2.2) |
| Women | 11Note E: Use with caution | (2.8) | 28Note E: Use with caution | (5.2) | 45 | (5.8) | 16Note E: Use with caution | (3.5) | 26 | (2.2) | 34 | (3.2) | 31 | (3.2) | 9Note E: Use with caution | (1.9) |
| Alberta | ||||||||||||||||
| Men | 9Note E: Use with caution | (2.6) | 24Note E: Use with caution | (4.4) | 35 | (5.0) | 32 | (4.3) | 18 | (2.6) | 27 | (3.3) | 34 | (3.5) | 20 | (2.4) |
| Women | 18Note E: Use with caution | (3.1) | 29 | (4.6) | 37 | (4.3) | 16Note E: Use with caution | (2.9) | 26 | (2.9) | 33 | (3.5) | 31 | (3.4) | 10 | (1.6) |
| British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||
| Men | 9Note E: Use with caution | (2.3) | 25 | (4.2) | 40 | (4.4) | 26 | (3.9) | 19 | (2.6) | 28 | (3.3) | 36 | (3.4) | 18 | (2.5) |
| Women | 19 | (3.1) | 30 | (4.8) | 38 | (4.9) | 13Note E: Use with caution | (2.9) | 27 | (2.5) | 31 | (3.4) | 32 | (3.3) | 10Note E: Use with caution | (1.7) |
| Yukon | ||||||||||||||||
| Men | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | 40Note E: Use with caution | (11.6) | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | 27Note E: Use with caution | (8.1) | 23Note E: Use with caution | (7.2) | 29Note E: Use with caution | (8.1) | 21Note E: Use with caution | (6.0) |
| Women | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | 48Note E: Use with caution | (12.3) | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | 37Note E: Use with caution | (9.4) | 35Note E: Use with caution | (10.0) | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable |
| Northwest Territories | ||||||||||||||||
| Men | 16Note E: Use with caution | (5.0) | 26Note E: Use with caution | (6.5) | 31Note E: Use with caution | (6.0) | 27Note E: Use with caution | (4.5) | 38 | (4.3) | 27 | (3.7) | 22 | (3.3) | 13Note E: Use with caution | (2.2) |
| Women | 19Note E: Use with caution | (5.7) | 31 | (4.9) | 40 | (4.7) | 10Note E: Use with caution | (3.2) | 43 | (5.4) | 30 | (4.1) | 23 | (2.9) | 5Note E: Use with caution | (1.6) |
| Nunavut | ||||||||||||||||
| Men | 21Note E: Use with caution | (6.5) | 30Note E: Use with caution | (7.8) | 36Note E: Use with caution | (6.9) | 13Note E: Use with caution | (3.6) | 60 | (4.2) | 22Note E: Use with caution | (3.7) | 14Note E: Use with caution | (3.0) | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable |
| Women | 26Note E: Use with caution | (5.8) | 38Note E: Use with caution | (6.4) | 27Note E: Use with caution | (6.1) | 8Note E: Use with caution | (2.6) | 67 | (3.6) | 22 | (3.4) | 9Note E: Use with caution | (2.3) | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable |
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... not applicable E use with caution F too unreliable to be published Sources: Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Education at a Glance 2014: OECD Indicators, Table A1.6b (N). |
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