Table E.1.5.2
Percentage of 25- to 64-year-olds who participated in formal and/or non-formal education, by numeracy proficiency level and sex, Canada, provinces and territories, 2012
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| Reported participating in formal and/or non-formal education | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numeracy proficiency | ||||||||||
| Level 0/1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4/5 | Total | ||||||
| percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | |
| OECD average | ||||||||||
| Men | 31 | (0.7) | 44 | (0.5) | 60 | (0.5) | 73 | (0.7) | 52 | (0.2) |
| Women | 32 | (0.6) | 47 | (0.5) | 61 | (0.5) | 73 | (0.9) | 50 | (0.2) |
| Both sexes | 31 | (0.5) | 46 | (0.4) | 60 | (0.3) | 73 | (0.6) | 51 | (0.2) |
| Canada | ||||||||||
| Men | 36 | (2.0) | 53 | (1.8) | 68 | (1.5) | 78 | (1.9) | 59 | (0.8) |
| Women | 38 | (1.7) | 56 | (1.5) | 70 | (1.5) | 79 | (2.5) | 58 | (0.7) |
| Both sexes | 37 | (1.3) | 55 | (1.0) | 69 | (1.0) | 78 | (1.5) | 58 | (0.6) |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | ||||||||||
| Men | 27 | (3.4) | 48 | (4.7) | 67 | (5.3) | 79 | (6.8) | 49 | (2.0) |
| Women | 28 | (3.3) | 48 | (4.2) | 64 | (4.8) | 73 | (9.6) | 46 | (1.9) |
| Both sexes | 27 | (2.5) | 48 | (3.2) | 65 | (3.8) | 76 | (5.9) | 48 | (1.6) |
| Prince Edward Island | ||||||||||
| Men | 25Note E: Use with caution | (6.2) | 53 | (6.4) | 65 | (7.0) | 71 | (9.2) | 53 | (3.1) |
| Women | 45 | (6.8) | 61 | (4.9) | 74 | (4.1) | 78 | (7.6) | 64 | (1.9) |
| Both sexes | 35 | (4.8) | 58 | (4.1) | 70 | (3.8) | 74 | (7.0) | 59 | (1.9) |
| Nova Scotia | ||||||||||
| Men | 44 | (6.6) | 55 | (6.0) | 70 | (5.4) | 82 | (5.0) | 62 | (2.5) |
| Women | 38 | (4.9) | 53 | (4.4) | 74 | (4.2) | 84 | (7.1) | 58 | (2.1) |
| Both sexes | 41 | (3.8) | 54 | (3.7) | 72 | (3.3) | 83 | (3.8) | 60 | (1.5) |
| New Brunswick | ||||||||||
| Men | 34 | (4.6) | 51 | (4.6) | 67 | (4.6) | 74 | (7.8) | 55 | (2.0) |
| Women | 23 | (3.8) | 48 | (4.1) | 66 | (4.7) | 90 | (8.5) | 48 | (2.1) |
| Both sexes | 28 | (2.7) | 49 | (2.8) | 66 | (3.1) | 79 | (6.3) | 51 | (1.4) |
| Quebec | ||||||||||
| Men | 27 | (2.5) | 41 | (2.2) | 59 | (2.1) | 77 | (3.0) | 50 | (1.1) |
| Women | 32 | (2.3) | 50 | (2.0) | 66 | (2.3) | 82 | (3.9) | 53 | (1.1) |
| Both sexes | 30 | (1.9) | 46 | (1.5) | 63 | (1.6) | 78 | (2.4) | 51 | (0.8) |
| Ontario | ||||||||||
| Men | 38 | (3.9) | 56 | (3.2) | 70 | (2.8) | 75 | (3.6) | 61 | (1.5) |
| Women | 40 | (3.1) | 60 | (2.7) | 71 | (2.9) | 78 | (4.5) | 60 | (1.5) |
| Both sexes | 39 | (2.4) | 58 | (2.0) | 71 | (2.0) | 76 | (3.0) | 60 | (1.1) |
| Manitoba | ||||||||||
| Men | 41 | (6.1) | 63 | (5.1) | 69 | (4.5) | 89 | (5.0) | 64 | (2.1) |
| Women | 43 | (6.5) | 59 | (4.5) | 70 | (4.9) | 83 | (8.0) | 61 | (2.0) |
| Both sexes | 42 | (4.7) | 61 | (3.1) | 69 | (2.8) | 87 | (4.3) | 62 | (1.3) |
| Saskatchewan | ||||||||||
| Men | 38 | (6.0) | 62 | (5.6) | 73 | (4.3) | 74 | (7.4) | 62 | (2.4) |
| Women | 49 | (5.7) | 56 | (5.1) | 70 | (4.4) | 88 | (6.5) | 62 | (2.4) |
| Both sexes | 44 | (4.5) | 59 | (3.8) | 72 | (3.0) | 80 | (5.0) | 62 | (1.9) |
| Alberta | ||||||||||
| Men | 50 | (7.5) | 64 | (7.5) | 73 | (6.0) | 84 | (4.8) | 69 | (2.7) |
| Women | 44 | (6.2) | 52 | (5.4) | 71 | (4.5) | 78 | (8.3) | 58 | (2.4) |
| Both sexes | 47 | (4.9) | 58 | (4.4) | 72 | (3.8) | 82 | (4.1) | 64 | (1.9) |
| British Columbia | ||||||||||
| Men | 32Note E: Use with caution | (6.5) | 55 | (5.4) | 72 | (5.2) | 81 | (6.2) | 61 | (2.8) |
| Women | 38 | (5.1) | 60 | (5.6) | 74 | (4.8) | 75 | (7.2) | 60 | (2.4) |
| Both sexes | 36 | (4.0) | 57 | (3.8) | 73 | (3.5) | 79 | (4.8) | 61 | (2.0) |
| Yukon | ||||||||||
| Men | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | 59Note E: Use with caution | (13.6) | 83 | (8.6) | 95 | (3.8) | 63 | (6.7) |
| Women | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | 62Note E: Use with caution | (15.4) | 66Note E: Use with caution | (17.3) | 78Note E: Use with caution | (18.7) | 62 | (6.1) |
| Both sexes | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | 60Note E: Use with caution | (11.8) | 74 | (9.3) | 90 | (6.8) | 63 | (5.3) |
| Northwest Territories | ||||||||||
| Men | 40 | (5.8) | 53 | (8.2) | 74 | (7.3) | 81 | (7.0) | 56 | (3.5) |
| Women | 49 | (7.5) | 70 | (5.3) | 80 | (4.2) | 91 | (10.7) | 64 | (3.5) |
| Both sexes | 45 | (4.5) | 62 | (5.1) | 77 | (4.5) | 83 | (5.9) | 60 | (2.2) |
| Nunavut | ||||||||||
| Men | 29 | (4.4) | 51Note E: Use with caution | (8.7) | 70 | (8.2) | 66Note E: Use with caution | (19.5) | 41 | (3.3) |
| Women | 36 | (4.7) | 62 | (8.8) | 73 | (9.5) | 95 | (8.4) | 47 | (3.4) |
| Both sexes | 33 | (3.2) | 56 | (6.3) | 71 | (5.7) | 76 | (12.3) | 44 | (2.5) |
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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, Tables C6.1 (N) and C6.2c (N). |
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