Table B.1.21
Proportion of students who performed below Level 2 and at Level 4 and above on the combined reading scale, PISA 2000 and PISA 2009, Canada and the provinces

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Canada and provinces Below level 2 Level 4 and above
2000 2009 Difference 2000 and 2009 2000 2009 Difference 2000 and 2009
percent standard error percent standard error score difference standard error percent standard error percent standard error score difference standard error
Canada 9.6 (0.4) 10.3 (0.5) 0.7 (0.6) 44.5 (0.7) 39.5 (0.8) -5.0* (1.0)*
Newfoundland and Labrador 13.7 (0.9) 13.7 (1.6) 0.0 (1.8) 36.8 (1.3) 31.0 (1.9) -5.8* (2.3)*
Prince Edward Island 12.7 (1.1) 21.2 (1.1) 8.4* (1.5) 37.0 (1.2) 25.6 (1.3) -11.3* (1.8)*
Nova Scotia 12.0 (0.9) 11.1 (1.1) -0.9 (1.4) 38.2 (1.4) 34.7 (1.5) -3.5 (2.0)
New Brunswick 16.7 (0.8) 16.2 (1.0) -0.5 (1.3) 30.5 (1.0) 28.5 (1.4) -2.0 (1.7)
Quebec 8.3 (0.8) 10.4 (1.0) 2.1 (1.3) 45.0 (1.4) 38.6 (1.5) -6.4* (2.1)*
Ontario 9.9 (0.9) 8.4 (0.8) -1.4 (1.2) 44.3 (1.4) 41.9 (1.6) -2.4 (2.2)
Manitoba 10.5 (1.0) 17.6 (1.4) 7.1* (1.7) 41.1 (1.7) 29.3 (1.5) -11.8* (2.3)*
Saskatchewan 9.2 (0.7) 15.4 (1.5) 6.2* (1.6) 41.8 (1.6) 31.6 (1.5) -10.2* (2.2)*
Alberta 7.8 (0.9) 10.0 (1.2) 2.2 (1.5) 50.7 (1.4) 43.5 (2.1) -7.2* (2.5)*
British Columbia 9.3 (0.8) 10.7 (1.1) 1.5 (1.3) 46.8 (1.3) 39.8 (1.9) -7.0* (2.3)*
0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
* Statistically significant differences.
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