Education Indicators in Canada: An International Perspective, 2018
Table D.1.4.1
Proportion of adults (25-to-64 years old) achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency (PIAACTable D.1.4.1 Note 1 score 226) in functional numeracy skills and literacy skills, OECD, Canada, provinces and territories, 2012/2015/2016

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Table D.1.4.1
Proportion of adults (25-to-64 years old) achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency (PIAACTable D.1.4.1 Note 1 score 226) in functional numeracy skills and literacy skills, OECD, Canada, provinces and territories, 2012/2015/2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Proportion of adults (25-to-64 years old) achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency (PIAAC score 226) in functional numeracy skills and literacy skills Functional Numeracy Skills and Functional Literacy Skills, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Functional Numeracy SkillsTable D.1.4.1 Note 2 Functional Literacy SkillsTable D.1.4.1 Note 3
percent
OECD averageTable D.1.4.1 Note 4 77 81
Canada 77 83
Newfoundland and Labrador 67 79
Prince Edward Island 78 86
Nova Scotia 75 84
New Brunswick 73 83
Quebec 78 80
Ontario 77 85
Manitoba 77 83
Saskatchewan 76 82
Alberta 78 84
British Columbia 77 83
Yukon 76 85
Northwest Territories 60 69
Nunavut 37 48
Note 1

For definitions and background information about PIAAC in Canada, please refer to Skills in Canada: First Results from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) or visit the PIAAC Web site at http://www.piaac.ca/.

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Note 2

Level 2 (PIAAC score of 226) is considered the baseline of functional numeracy skills. Tasks at this level require the application of two or more steps or processes involving calculation with whole numbers and common decimals, percentages and fractions; simple measurement and spatial representation; estimation; and interpretation of relatively simple data and statistics in texts, tables and graphs.

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Note 3

Level 2 (PIAAC score of 226) is considered the baseline of functional literacy skills. Tasks at this level require the respondent to make matches between the text, either digital or printed, and information and may require paraphrasing or low-level inferences.

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Note 4

The OECD average includes countries participating in second wave of PIAAC (2015) and data from 2016, for countries who participated in the Adult Education Survey (AES).

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Sources: Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) and Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
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