Table E.1.2.1
PIAAC mean literacy score, by educational attainment and age, Canada, provinces and territories, 2012
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| Below upper secondary | Upper secondary or postsecondary non-tertiary | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Age group | Age group | |||||||||||||||||||
| 25 to 34 | 35 to 44 | 45 to 54 | 55 to 64 | 25 to 64 | 25 to 34 | 35 to 44 | 45 to 54 | 55 to 64 | 25 to 64 | |||||||||||
| score | standard error | score | standard error | score | standard error | score | standard error | score | standard error | score | standard error | score | standard error | score | standard error | score | standard error | score | standard error | |
| OECD average | 242 | (1.2) | 239 | (1.1) | 235 | (0.9) | 231 | (0.7) | 235 | (0.5) | 277 | (0.5) | 273 | (0.5) | 266 | (0.5) | 258 | (0.5) | 269 | (0.3) |
| Canada | 230 | (5.0) | 222 | (4.2) | 211 | (3.7) | 220 | (2.7) | 219 | (2.1) | 274 | (2.0) | 268 | (2.1) | 262 | (1.8) | 258 | (1.9) | 265 | (1.1) |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 249 | (16.6) | 231 | (8.4) | 217 | (6.3) | 215 | (4.5) | 220 | (3.5) | 265 | (5.4) | 264 | (5.1) | 258 | (3.2) | 254 | (3.6) | 260 | (2.0) |
| Prince Edward Island | 216Note E: Use with caution | (60.2) | 233 | (13.3) | 216 | (8.9) | 210 | (10.9) | 217 | (8.0) | 283 | (8.8) | 276 | (7.0) | 271 | (5.3) | 261 | (5.7) | 272 | (4.4) |
| Nova Scotia | 235 | (11.8) | 239 | (15.7) | 223 | (10.2) | 222 | (7.1) | 226 | (5.0) | 279 | (4.8) | 272 | (5.1) | 263 | (4.5) | 260 | (4.3) | 268 | (2.6) |
| New Brunswick | 233 | (18.3) | 223 | (8.5) | 205 | (6.5) | 214 | (4.3) | 213 | (3.4) | 276 | (3.6) | 268 | (4.3) | 259 | (3.4) | 263 | (3.6) | 266 | (1.9) |
| Quebec | 234 | (7.2) | 216 | (5.7) | 208 | (4.5) | 212 | (3.6) | 216 | (2.6) | 273 | (2.6) | 266 | (2.9) | 254 | (2.1) | 250 | (2.4) | 260 | (1.3) |
| Ontario | 235 | (9.7) | 222 | (11.2) | 209 | (7.6) | 221 | (6.2) | 220 | (4.1) | 270 | (4.1) | 264 | (4.0) | 263 | (3.4) | 260 | (3.9) | 264 | (1.9) |
| Manitoba | 235 | (12.4) | 205 | (15.9) | 211 | (13.4) | 226 | (8.9) | 221 | (6.9) | 277 | (6.1) | 275 | (5.5) | 262 | (5.7) | 266 | (4.9) | 269 | (3.3) |
| Saskatchewan | 213 | (14.3) | 221 | (9.5) | 222 | (11.4) | 223 | (9.2) | 221 | (6.0) | 270 | (5.3) | 273 | (5.3) | 262 | (4.5) | 261 | (4.7) | 266 | (3.1) |
| Alberta | 219 | (11.9) | 237 | (13.7) | 218 | (14.0) | 246 | (10.1) | 230 | (6.1) | 267 | (8.0) | 275 | (6.1) | 272 | (6.8) | 263 | (5.1) | 270 | (3.6) |
| British Columbia | 216 | (20.3) | 221 | (13.6) | 207 | (17.7) | 220 | (14.1) | 215 | (8.5) | 288 | (6.0) | 271 | (9.2) | 266 | (5.9) | 259 | (6.8) | 271 | (3.5) |
| Yukon | 240 | (16.9) | 220 | (21.2) | 238 | (16.8) | 174Note E: Use with caution | (55.9) | 217 | (21.5) | 248 | (23.7) | 279 | (20.1) | 274 | (15.7) | 273 | (18.4) | 270 | (12.6) |
| Northwest Territories | 222 | (12.7) | 194 | (13.2) | 194 | (12.9) | 203 | (14.1) | 203 | (8.8) | 257 | (10.3) | 262 | (10.5) | 246 | (8.6) | 244 | (8.1) | 252 | (6.9) |
| Nunavut | 182 | (8.3) | 193 | (7.1) | 188 | (8.3) | 180 | (9.0) | 186 | (5.2) | 245 | (10.2) | 233 | (11.1) | 244 | (8.5) | 222 | (12.4) | 239 | (6.5) |
| Tertiary | All levels of education | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Age group | Age group | |||||||||||||||||||
| 25 to 34 | 35 to 44 | 45 to 54 | 55 to 64 | 25 to 64 | 25 to 34 | 35 to 44 | 45 to 54 | 55 to 64 | 25 to 64 | |||||||||||
| score | standard error | score | standard error | score | standard error | score | standard error | score | standard error | score | standard error | score | standard error | score | standard error | score | standard error | score | standard error | |
| OECD average | 305 | (0.5) | 301 | (0.5) | 293 | (0.6) | 282 | (0.6) | 297 | (0.3) | 284 | (0.4) | 279 | (0.3) | 268 | (0.3) | 256 | (0.4) | 272 | (0.2) |
| Canada | 299 | (1.6) | 293 | (1.6) | 286 | (1.8) | 279 | (1.7) | 290 | (0.8) | 285 | (1.3) | 280 | (1.4) | 268 | (1.3) | 261 | (1.2) | 273 | (0.6) |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 299 | (4.3) | 297 | (3.8) | 295 | (4.4) | 278 | (4.6) | 293 | (2.3) | 281 | (3.9) | 276 | (3.2) | 260 | (3.1) | 248 | (2.9) | 265 | (1.6) |
| Prince Edward Island | 306 | (6.6) | 303 | (5.6) | 293 | (4.7) | 293 | (6.1) | 298 | (3.7) | 291 | (7.0) | 286 | (5.3) | 272 | (4.5) | 268 | (4.8) | 278 | (3.7) |
| Nova Scotia | 309 | (5.4) | 299 | (4.5) | 295 | (4.3) | 285 | (3.6) | 297 | (2.1) | 289 | (4.1) | 284 | (3.5) | 272 | (3.2) | 262 | (3.1) | 276 | (1.9) |
| New Brunswick | 302 | (6.2) | 301 | (3.5) | 295 | (4.4) | 285 | (4.0) | 296 | (2.1) | 284 | (3.7) | 280 | (3.2) | 263 | (3.1) | 258 | (2.6) | 270 | (1.6) |
| Quebec | 302 | (2.3) | 292 | (2.2) | 281 | (2.2) | 273 | (2.5) | 288 | (1.3) | 285 | (1.9) | 277 | (1.9) | 261 | (1.8) | 252 | (1.7) | 268 | (0.8) |
| Ontario | 298 | (2.8) | 292 | (2.7) | 289 | (2.6) | 279 | (3.1) | 290 | (1.3) | 286 | (2.3) | 281 | (2.3) | 272 | (2.3) | 263 | (2.3) | 275 | (1.1) |
| Manitoba | 302 | (5.8) | 295 | (4.7) | 296 | (4.5) | 284 | (5.1) | 295 | (2.7) | 283 | (4.3) | 277 | (4.5) | 271 | (4.6) | 263 | (3.4) | 273 | (2.2) |
| Saskatchewan | 296 | (4.5) | 299 | (6.6) | 296 | (5.4) | 294 | (6.1) | 296 | (2.9) | 278 | (4.2) | 277 | (4.5) | 269 | (4.3) | 264 | (4.3) | 272 | (2.5) |
| Alberta | 305 | (4.8) | 296 | (4.3) | 285 | (4.5) | 278 | (6.1) | 293 | (2.8) | 287 | (4.6) | 281 | (3.4) | 271 | (4.2) | 268 | (3.7) | 278 | (2.1) |
| British Columbia | 292 | (4.8) | 292 | (5.5) | 281 | (6.2) | 285 | (5.3) | 288 | (2.7) | 286 | (4.1) | 280 | (4.9) | 267 | (4.6) | 267 | (4.6) | 275 | (2.1) |
| Yukon | 305 | (10.9) | 300 | (10.3) | 315 | (20.1) | 298 | (14.9) | 305 | (9.8) | 277 | (18.9) | 284 | (13.8) | 288 | (14.2) | 270 | (17.9) | 280 | (9.9) |
| Northwest Territories | 299 | (6.0) | 291 | (6.5) | 280 | (6.1) | 272 | (7.3) | 288 | (4.1) | 267 | (7.6) | 259 | (7.6) | 242 | (6.8) | 248 | (6.2) | 255 | (5.4) |
| Nunavut | 286 | (7.2) | 275 | (7.9) | 277 | (8.0) | 268 | (11.2) | 277 | (4.1) | 226 | (7.6) | 223 | (5.7) | 222 | (6.5) | 221 | (7.7) | 223 | (4.1) |
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E use with caution Note: Literacy was measured on a continuous scale ranging from 0 to 500. 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 A1.9a (L). |
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