Table C.4.2 C
Estimated average scores and percentage distribution of 15-year-old students, reading, by proficiency level, Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), Canada, provinces and participating countries, 2018

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Table C.4.2 C
Estimated average scores and percentage distribution of 15-year-old students, reading, by proficiency level, Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), Canada, provinces and participating countries, 2018 Table summary
This table displays the results of Estimated average scores and percentage distribution of 15-year-old students, reading, by proficiency level, Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), Canada, provinces and participating countries, 2018 Below Level 1, Proficiency level, standard error, Level 1, Level 4, Level 6, Level 3, Level 5, Level 2 and estimated average scores, calculated using standard error and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Proficiency level
estimated average scores standard error Below Level 1 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
percent standard error percent standard error percent standard error percent standard error percent standard error percent standard error percent standard error
Note x

suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

Note E

use with caution

Notes: The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) reports on reading, mathematics and science every three years, providing a more detailed look at each domain in the years when it is a major focus: mathematics in 2003 and 2012, science in 2006 and 2015, and reading in 2000, 2009, and 2018.
According to the OECD, level 2 can be considered a baseline level of proficiency, at which students begin to demonstrate the competencies that will enable them to participate effectively and productively in life. Students performing below level 2 can still accomplish some tasks successfully, but they lack some fundamental skills that may prepare them to either enter the workforce or pursue postsecondary education.
Percentage distributions may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
No data were collected in the three territories and in First Nations schools.
For a brief description of this indicator, including the methodology, please see the Handbook for the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program.
Sources: Council of Ministers of Education, Canada, 2019, Measuring Up: Canadian Results of the OECD PISA 2018 Study: The Performance of Canadian 15-Year-Olds in Reading, Mathematics and Science.
Total gender  
Canada 520 1.8 3.8 0.2 10.0 0.4 20.1 0.6 27.2 0.5 24.0 0.5 12.2 0.5 2.8 0.2
Newfoundland and Labrador 512 4.3 4.1 0.9 11.2 1.3 21.4 1.6 27.9 1.9 22.8 1.8 10.1 1.3 2.5 E use with caution 0.7
Prince Edward Island 503 8.3 x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 2.2 12.6 2.0 20.5 3.0 28.7 3.4 20.5 2.6 10.0 E use with caution 2.1 x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 1.1
Nova Scotia 516 3.9 4.2 0.6 10.9 1.2 20.7 1.5 27.6 1.7 22.7 1.7 10.8 1.4 3.1 0.6
New Brunswick 489 3.5 7.1 0.8 14.9 1.3 24.4 1.6 25.5 1.7 18.8 1.7 7.7 1.1 x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0.6
Quebec 519 3.5 3.2 0.4 9.1 0.7 20.5 1.1 29.6 1.0 24.9 1.0 10.7 0.9 2.1 0.4
Ontario 524 3.5 3.6 0.4 9.6 0.8 19.8 1.1 26.4 0.9 24.3 1.0 13.2 0.9 3.1 0.5
Manitoba 494 3.4 5.6 0.6 14.1 1.2 23.9 1.2 28.3 1.4 18.8 1.3 7.8 0.8 1.6 0.4
Saskatchewan 499 3.0 4.6 0.7 12.2 0.9 24.7 1.2 29.2 1.2 20.4 1.2 7.6 0.9 x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0.4
Alberta 532 4.3 3.4 0.6 8.6 0.9 17.9 1.3 26.2 1.4 25.6 1.3 14.3 1.1 4.0 0.8
British Columbia 519 4.5 4.4 0.7 10.7 0.9 19.4 1.3 25.9 1.1 23.8 1.2 12.7 1.0 3.0 0.6
Female gender  
Canada 535 2.0 2.2 0.2 7.4 0.4 18.6 0.7 28.1 0.7 26.0 0.7 14.1 0.6 3.6 0.3
Newfoundland and Labrador 525 5.3 1.8 E use with caution 0.6 8.1 1.6 19.9 2.2 32.4 2.9 24.9 2.9 10.9 1.7 x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0.9
Prince Edward Island 518 8.7 x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 1.5 10.7 E use with caution 2.9 20.1 4.1 31.1 5.0 21.9 3.9 11.5 E use with caution 3.6 x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 1.7
Nova Scotia 535 4.2 1.7 E use with caution 0.5 7.7 1.3 19.1 1.9 28.9 2.2 25.3 2.2 13.2 1.9 4.1 E use with caution 0.9
New Brunswick 506 4.5 3.2 E use with caution 0.8 12.5 1.8 23.6 2.3 28.8 2.6 22.0 2.5 8.0 1.4 x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0.8
Quebec 534 4.2 2.0 0.4 6.8 0.8 18.5 1.4 29.5 1.4 27.7 1.4 12.9 1.3 2.7 0.5
Ontario 537 3.7 2.3 0.4 7.0 0.8 18.4 1.3 27.7 1.4 25.7 1.3 14.8 1.3 4.1 0.7
Manitoba 508 4.8 3.8 0.7 10.6 1.4 24.3 1.7 29.1 1.9 21.2 2.0 9.2 1.3 x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0.6
Saskatchewan 515 3.3 2.5 E use with caution 0.7 8.5 1.1 22.7 2.0 32.6 2.0 23.1 1.7 9.4 1.1 x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0.5
Alberta 548 4.3 2.1 E use with caution 0.6 5.7 1.0 15.5 1.6 27.0 1.8 27.8 1.8 17.2 1.5 4.7 1.0
British Columbia 536 4.9 2.0 E use with caution 0.6 8.7 1.0 18.4 1.6 25.9 1.5 25.9 1.7 15.1 1.5 4.0 0.9
Male gender  
Canada 506 2.1 5.3 0.4 12.5 0.6 21.6 0.8 26.2 0.6 21.9 0.6 10.3 0.5 2.1 0.2
Newfoundland and Labrador 499 6.0 6.5 1.6 14.4 2.1 23.0 2.5 23.3 2.7 20.6 2.4 9.3 1.9 x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 1.0
Prince Edward Island 487 12.1 x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 3.9 14.4 E use with caution 3.4 21.0 4.1 26.4 4.6 19.1 E use with caution 3.5 x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 3.1 x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 1.5
Nova Scotia 495 5.0 6.9 1.2 14.2 1.7 22.3 2.0 26.2 2.2 20.1 2.0 8.3 1.5 x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0.8
New Brunswick 472 4.9 11.1 1.3 17.3 1.9 25.2 2.2 22.1 2.5 15.6 2.2 7.3 1.7 x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0.8
Quebec 505 3.4 4.5 0.7 11.4 0.9 22.6 1.4 29.6 1.3 21.9 1.2 8.4 0.9 1.5 0.4
Ontario 511 4.4 4.8 0.7 12.2 1.2 21.1 1.5 25.1 1.4 22.9 1.3 11.8 1.2 2.2 0.5
Manitoba 482 3.7 7.3 0.8 17.5 1.5 23.5 1.6 27.6 1.7 16.5 1.4 6.3 1.0 1.3 E use with caution 0.4
Saskatchewan 484 3.9 6.6 1.1 15.6 1.5 26.6 1.6 26.0 1.9 18.0 1.6 6.0 1.2 x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0.7
Alberta 516 5.1 4.6 1.0 11.3 1.3 20.3 1.7 25.4 1.7 23.6 1.6 11.5 1.3 3.3 0.8
British Columbia 503 5.0 6.7 1.0 12.7 1.2 20.5 1.9 25.9 1.8 21.7 1.8 10.4 1.3 2.2 E use with caution 0.6
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