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Table D.1.4.2
Proportion of adults (25-to-64 years old) achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency (PIAAC^{Table D.1.4.2 Note 1} score 226) in functional numeracy skills and literacy skills, Gender Parity Index and Parental Education Attainment Index, 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 (appearing as column headers).
	Gender Parity Index^{Table D.1.4.2 Note 4}	Parental Education Attainment Index^{Table D.1.4.2 Note 5}	Gender Parity Index^{Table D.1.4.2 Note 4}	Parental Education Attainment Index^{Table D.1.4.2 Note 5}
	Functional Numeracy Skills^{Table D.1.4.2 Note 2}		Functional Literacy Skills^{Table D.1.4.2 Note 3}
OECD average^{Table D.1.4.2 Note 6}	0.90	0.90	1.00	0.90
Canada	0.90	0.80	1.00	0.90
Newfoundland and Labrador	0.95	0.69	1.05	0.80
Prince Edward Island	1.01	0.89	1.07	0.93
Nova Scotia	0.92	0.80	1.01	0.88
New Brunswick	0.92	0.78	1.01	0.84
Quebec	0.93	0.82	0.99	0.85
Ontario	0.91	0.83	0.98	0.88
Manitoba	1.00	0.81	1.05	0.87
Saskatchewan	0.95	0.80	1.03	0.86
Alberta	0.90	0.86	0.99	0.90
British Columbia	0.91	0.85	0.99	0.88
Yukon	1.08	0.73	1.12	0.83
Northwest Territories	0.92	0.62	1.04	0.71
Nunavut	0.83	0.43	0.91	0.55
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/. Return to note 1 referrer 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. Return to note 2 referrer 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. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 Gender Parity Index (GPI) is the ratio between the values of a given indicator of males and females. This is calculated by dividing the female value of an indicator by the male value of the same indicator. A gender parity index (GPI) between 0.97 and 1.03 indicates parity between females and males. A value less than 0.97 indicates a disparity in favour of males and a value more than 1.03 indicates a disparity in favour of females. Return to note 4 referrer Note 5 Parental Educational Attainment Index measures progress towards parity in education participation and/or learning opportunities available for children, adolescents and adults based on their parents educational attainment and indicates that at least one parent has attained a tertiary degree (ISCED 2011 levels 5, 6, 7 and 8). This is calculated by dividing the number of students who do not have at least one parent with a tertiary education by the number of students with at least one parent with a tertiary education. A parental educational attainment parity index between 0.97 and 1.03 indicates parity between those whose parent(s) have below a tertiary education and those who have attained at least a tertiary education. A value less than 0.97 indicates a disparity in favour of those whose parent(s) have attained a tertiary education or above and a value more than 1.03 indicates a disparity in favour of those whose parent(s) have attained less than a tertiary education. Return to note 5 referrer Note 6 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). Return to note 6 referrer Sources: Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) and Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

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