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 | ||||||||||
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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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