Table B.3.4
Differences in student performance by highest level of parental education attainment
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| percentage of students | standard error | Performance | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science | Reading | Mathematics | ||||||
| mean score | standard error | mean score | standard error | mean score | standard error | |||
| Parents with high school or below | ||||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
44
|
(1.2)
|
502
|
(3.2)
|
493
|
(4.1)
|
490
|
(3.6)
|
| Prince Edward Island |
30
|
(1.0)
|
490
|
(4.0)
|
479
|
(4.4)
|
486
|
(3.8)
|
| Nova Scotia |
38
|
(1.3)
|
498
|
(4.5)
|
482
|
(4.7)
|
486
|
(4.6)
|
| New Brunswick |
35
|
(1.0)
|
483
|
(4.2)
|
475
|
(4.1)
|
487
|
(3.7)
|
| Quebec |
36
|
(1.3)
|
505
|
(4.9)
|
500
|
(6.4)
|
518
|
(5.0)
|
| Ontario |
23
|
(1.3)
|
520
|
(7.1)
|
513
|
(7.4)
|
514
|
(6.3)
|
| Manitoba |
36
|
(1.5)
|
510
|
(4.7)
|
500
|
(4.6)
|
509
|
(4.9)
|
| Saskatchewan |
41
|
(1.3)
|
499
|
(4.6)
|
490
|
(5.2)
|
492
|
(4.0)
|
| Alberta |
32
|
(2.1)
|
529
|
(6.2)
|
512
|
(6.7)
|
510
|
(6.3)
|
| British Columbia |
31
|
(1.8)
|
525
|
(6.3)
|
513
|
(6.5)
|
512
|
(5.4)
|
| Canada |
30
|
(0.6)
|
514
|
(2.7)
|
505
|
(3.2)
|
511
|
(2.5)
|
| OECD average |
52
|
(0.4)
|
468
|
(1.0)
|
462
|
(1.1)
|
463
|
(1.1)
|
| Parents with post-secondary education | ||||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
56
|
(1.2)
|
545
|
(3.5)
|
532
|
(4.2)
|
522
|
(3.7)
|
| Prince Edward Island |
70
|
(1.0)
|
518
|
(3.4)
|
507
|
(3.3)
|
508
|
(2.8)
|
| Nova Scotia |
62
|
(1.3)
|
534
|
(3.2)
|
519
|
(3.7)
|
519
|
(2.9)
|
| New Brunswick |
65
|
(1.0)
|
519
|
(2.6)
|
510
|
(2.8)
|
517
|
(2.5)
|
| Quebec |
64
|
(1.3)
|
547
|
(4.6)
|
536
|
(5.4)
|
554
|
(4.5)
|
| Ontario |
77
|
(1.3)
|
546
|
(4.0)
|
543
|
(4.3)
|
532
|
(3.6)
|
| Manitoba |
64
|
(1.5)
|
533
|
(3.7)
|
527
|
(3.8)
|
529
|
(3.5)
|
| Saskatchewan |
59
|
(1.3)
|
531
|
(4.3)
|
522
|
(4.9)
|
519
|
(3.9)
|
| Alberta |
68
|
(2.1)
|
562
|
(3.9)
|
547
|
(4.5)
|
541
|
(3.7)
|
| British Columbia |
69
|
(1.8)
|
546
|
(4.8)
|
536
|
(6.0)
|
529
|
(4.6)
|
| Canada |
70
|
(0.6)
|
546
|
(2.0)
|
539
|
(2.4)
|
536
|
(2.0)
|
| OECD average |
48
|
(0.4)
|
521
|
(1.6)
|
507
|
(1.7)
|
511
|
(1.5)
|
| Difference in performance | ||||||||
| Science | Reading | Mathematics | ||||||
| mean score | standard error | mean score | standard error | mean score | standard error | |||
|
Difference in scores: Parents with high school or less - parents with post-secondary education |
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| Newfoundland and Labrador |
-43
|
(4.6)
|
-39
|
(5.5)
|
-33
|
(5.2)
|
||
| Prince Edward Island |
-27
|
(5.2)
|
-27
|
(5.5)
|
-22
|
(4.8)
|
||
| Nova Scotia |
-35
|
(5.9)
|
-38
|
(4.7)
|
-33
|
(5.9)
|
||
| New Brunswick |
-36
|
(5.0)
|
-35
|
(5.0)
|
-30
|
(4.4)
|
||
| Quebec |
-41
|
(5.0)
|
-36
|
(6.4)
|
-36
|
(4.8)
|
||
| Ontario |
-26
|
(6.9)
|
-30
|
(6.7)
|
-18
|
(5.9)
|
||
| Manitoba |
-22
|
(5.3)
|
-27
|
(4.8)
|
-20
|
(5.1)
|
||
| Saskatchewan |
-33
|
(5.6)
|
-32
|
(6.1)
|
-27
|
(4.6)
|
||
| Alberta |
-32
|
(7.0)
|
-35
|
(7.7)
|
-31
|
(7.0)
|
||
| British Columbia |
-22
|
(6.2)
|
-23
|
(6.2)
|
-17
|
(5.2)
|
||
| Canada |
-32
|
(2.7)
|
-34
|
(2.9)
|
-25
|
(2.4)
|
||
| OECD average |
-53
|
(1.6)
|
-44
|
(1.4)
|
-48
|
(1.4)
|
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