Education Indicators in Canada: An International Perspective 2015
Table E.1.3
Comparative distribution of skills and readiness to use information and communication technologies (ICT) for problem-solving of 25- to 64-year-olds, by gender, Canada, provinces and territories, 2012
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| Skills and readiness to use information and communication technologies (ICT) for problem-solving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 0 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | ||||||
| percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | |
| OECD average | ||||||||||
| Men | 9 | (0.1) | 10 | (0.2) | 18 | (0.3) | 28 | (0.3) | 34 | (0.3) |
| Women | 9 | (0.1) | 12 | (0.2) | 19 | (0.2) | 30 | (0.3) | 29 | (0.3) |
| Canada | ||||||||||
| Men | 6 | (0.3) | 7 | (0.5) | 22 | (0.8) | 29 | (1.0) | 36 | (0.8) |
| Women | 5 | (0.3) | 8 | (0.4) | 23 | (0.7) | 31 | (0.9) | 34 | (1.1) |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | ||||||||||
| Men | 12 | (1.5) | 14 | (1.8) | 24 | (2.3) | 24 | (2.1) | 25 | (2.2) |
| Women | 9 | (1.1) | 12 | (1.4) | 25 | (2.0) | 28 | (2.0) | 26 | (2.0) |
| Prince Edward Island | ||||||||||
| Men | 10Note E: Use with caution | (1.6) | 14 | (2.2) | 21 | (3.1) | 28 | (2.9) | 27 | (2.9) |
| Women | 4Note E: Use with caution | (0.8) | 7 | (1.1) | 22 | (3.2) | 36 | (3.1) | 31 | (3.4) |
| Nova Scotia | ||||||||||
| Men | 6Note E: Use with caution | (1.1) | 7Note E: Use with caution | (1.3) | 21 | (2.3) | 26 | (2.9) | 39 | (2.5) |
| Women | 3Note E: Use with caution | (0.8) | 5Note E: Use with caution | (0.9) | 24 | (2.0) | 31 | (2.1) | 37 | (2.1) |
| New Brunswick | ||||||||||
| Men | 9 | (1.0) | 11 | (1.4) | 20 | (1.9) | 29 | (2.6) | 31 | (2.9) |
| Women | 7 | (0.9) | 10 | (1.2) | 21 | (1.9) | 33 | (2.5) | 29 | (2.5) |
| Quebec | ||||||||||
| Men | 8 | (0.6) | 5 | (0.6) | 25 | (1.3) | 30 | (1.4) | 31 | (1.2) |
| Women | 6 | (0.4) | 7 | (0.5) | 25 | (1.0) | 33 | (1.1) | 29 | (1.1) |
| Ontario | ||||||||||
| Men | 5 | (0.5) | 7 | (0.9) | 21 | (1.4) | 30 | (1.8) | 37 | (1.7) |
| Women | 5 | (0.6) | 9 | (0.7) | 20 | (1.5) | 31 | (1.8) | 35 | (1.8) |
| Manitoba | ||||||||||
| Men | 8Note E: Use with caution | (1.5) | 14 | (1.9) | 22 | (2.5) | 25 | (2.8) | 31 | (2.6) |
| Women | 4Note E: Use with caution | (1.1) | 10 | (1.7) | 19 | (2.2) | 32 | (2.8) | 35 | (2.9) |
| Saskatchewan | ||||||||||
| Men | 5Note E: Use with caution | (1.0) | 4Note E: Use with caution | (1.2) | 26 | (2.8) | 33 | (3.8) | 31 | (3.5) |
| Women | 5Note E: Use with caution | (1.2) | 3Note E: Use with caution | (0.8) | 24 | (2.7) | 35 | (2.8) | 33 | (2.7) |
| Alberta | ||||||||||
| Men | Note F: too unreliable to be published | (0.9) | 5Note E: Use with caution | (1.3) | 25 | (2.7) | 30 | (3.3) | 38 | (3.0) |
| Women | Note F: too unreliable to be published | (0.8) | 5Note E: Use with caution | (1.2) | 23 | (2.3) | 29 | (2.5) | 40 | (2.8) |
| British Columbia | ||||||||||
| Men | 5Note E: Use with caution | (1.0) | 8Note E: Use with caution | (1.7) | 20 | (2.8) | 27 | (2.9) | 40 | (3.2) |
| Women | 4Note E: Use with caution | (1.2) | 7Note E: Use with caution | (1.7) | 24 | (2.6) | 29 | (2.8) | 35 | (2.9) |
| Yukon | ||||||||||
| Men | Note F: too unreliable to be published | (9.7) | Note F: too unreliable to be published | (1.4) | Note F: too unreliable to be published | (6.2) | 26Note E: Use with caution | (7.7) | 38Note E: Use with caution | (6.8) |
| Women | Note F: too unreliable to be published | (0.8) | Note F: too unreliable to be published | (3.4) | Note F: too unreliable to be published | (6.8) | 42Note E: Use with caution | (10.8) | Note F: too unreliable to be published | (12.5) |
| Northwest Territories | ||||||||||
| Men | 9 | (1.5) | 8Note E: Use with caution | (1.8) | 31 | (4.5) | 24 | (3.2) | 28 | (3.1) |
| Women | Note F: too unreliable to be published | (1.9) | 6Note E: Use with caution | (1.2) | 30Note E: Use with caution | (5.8) | 32 | (4.5) | 27 | (4.4) |
| Nunavut | ||||||||||
| Men | 21 | (2.8) | 25 | (2.9) | 23 | (3.2) | 18 | (2.9) | 13Note E: Use with caution | (2.3) |
| Women | 18 | (2.7) | 25 | (3.8) | 27 | (3.8) | 18Note E: Use with caution | (3.1) | 11Note E: Use with caution | (2.2) |
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E use with caution F too unreliable to be published Note: Due to rounding, totals may not match the sum of the individual values. Sources: Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Education at a Glance 2015: OECD Indicators, Table A1.6c. |
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