Table E.1.1.2
Comparative distributions of numeracy proficiency levels of 25- to 64-year-old non-students, by highest level of parental educational attainment, Canada, provinces and territories, 2012
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| Parents with below upper secondary education | Parent(s) with upper secondary or postsecondary non-tertiary education | Parent(s) with tertiary education | All levels of parental education | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | |
| Canada | ||||||||
| Level 0/1 | 35 | (1.2) | 21 | (0.9) | 13 | (0.9) | 23 | (0.6) |
| Level 2 | 35 | (1.5) | 32 | (1.2) | 28 | (1.2) | 32 | (0.7) |
| Level 3 | 24 | (1.2) | 34 | (1.4) | 39 | (1.6) | 33 | (0.9) |
| Level 4/5 | 5 | (0.6) | 12 | (1.0) | 20 | (1.1) | 13 | (0.6) |
| Total | 100 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | ||||||||
| Level 0/1 | 50 | (3.1) | 26 | (2.7) | 9Note E: Use with caution | (2.7) | 33 | (1.8) |
| Level 2 | 34 | (2.9) | 37 | (3.4) | 30 | (4.5) | 34 | (1.9) |
| Level 3 | 14 | (2.2) | 28 | (3.1) | 41 | (5.1) | 25 | (1.6) |
| Level 4/5 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | 9Note E: Use with caution | (2.0) | 19Note E: Use with caution | (4.0) | 8 | (1.2) |
| Total | 98 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Prince Edward Island | ||||||||
| Level 0/1 | 29 | (4.8) | 16Note E: Use with caution | (3.3) | 13Note E: Use with caution | (3.5) | 19 | (2.7) |
| Level 2 | 39 | (4.6) | 35 | (4.9) | 30 | (4.0) | 35 | (2.9) |
| Level 3 | 25 | (4.0) | 34 | (4.3) | 42 | (4.6) | 34 | (2.7) |
| Level 4/5 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | 14Note E: Use with caution | (3.7) | 15Note E: Use with caution | (3.5) | 12Note E: Use with caution | (2.2) |
| Total | 93 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Nova Scotia | ||||||||
| Level 0/1 | 35 | (3.2) | 24 | (2.9) | 13Note E: Use with caution | (2.7) | 24 | (1.8) |
| Level 2 | 37 | (3.3) | 34 | (3.2) | 26 | (3.3) | 32 | (2.1) |
| Level 3 | 22 | (3.3) | 31 | (2.6) | 38 | (3.0) | 30 | (1.8) |
| Level 4/5 | 6Note E: Use with caution | (1.7) | 11Note E: Use with caution | (2.2) | 23 | (3.3) | 13 | (1.4) |
| Total | 100 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable |
| New Brunswick | ||||||||
| Level 0/1 | 43 | (2.9) | 19 | (2.5) | 12Note E: Use with caution | (2.2) | 26 | (1.5) |
| Level 2 | 37 | (2.9) | 37 | (3.3) | 31 | (3.2) | 36 | (1.9) |
| Level 3 | 17 | (2.2) | 36 | (4.1) | 41 | (3.9) | 30 | (1.7) |
| Level 4/5 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | 7Note E: Use with caution | (2.2) | 16Note E: Use with caution | (3.4) | 8 | (1.2) |
| Total | 97 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Quebec | ||||||||
| Level 0/1 | 34 | (1.5) | 18 | (1.3) | 9 | (1.1) | 22 | (0.8) |
| Level 2 | 40 | (1.8) | 35 | (1.4) | 27 | (2.0) | 35 | (1.0) |
| Level 3 | 23 | (1.3) | 37 | (1.6) | 42 | (1.8) | 32 | (0.9) |
| Level 4/5 | 3Note E: Use with caution | (0.7) | 11 | (1.1) | 22 | (1.5) | 11 | (0.7) |
| Total | 100 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Ontario | ||||||||
| Level 0/1 | 35 | (2.1) | 22 | (1.8) | 13 | (1.5) | 22 | (1.0) |
| Level 2 | 32 | (2.8) | 31 | (2.2) | 29 | (2.3) | 30 | (1.2) |
| Level 3 | 26 | (2.5) | 34 | (2.7) | 38 | (2.6) | 33 | (1.6) |
| Level 4/5 | 7Note E: Use with caution | (1.4) | 13 | (2.0) | 20 | (1.8) | 14 | (1.1) |
| Total | 100 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Manitoba | ||||||||
| Level 0/1 | 35 | (3.9) | 21 | (3.3) | 10Note E: Use with caution | (3.1) | 23 | (1.9) |
| Level 2 | 36 | (4.0) | 30 | (3.5) | 26Note E: Use with caution | (4.5) | 31 | (2.3) |
| Level 3 | 23 | (3.0) | 36 | (3.9) | 44 | (5.9) | 34 | (2.7) |
| Level 4/5 | 5Note E: Use with caution | (1.6) | 13Note E: Use with caution | (2.8) | 20Note E: Use with caution | (4.3) | 12 | (1.8) |
| Total | 100 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Saskatchewan | ||||||||
| Level 0/1 | 31 | (3.6) | 24 | (3.2) | 8Note E: Use with caution | (2.4) | 21 | (1.9) |
| Level 2 | 35 | (3.9) | 31 | (3.7) | 27 | (4.2) | 31 | (2.4) |
| Level 3 | 26 | (3.8) | 34 | (3.5) | 47 | (4.9) | 36 | (2.7) |
| Level 4/5 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | 10Note E: Use with caution | (2.2) | 17Note E: Use with caution | (3.7) | 12 | (1.7) |
| Total | 92 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Alberta | ||||||||
| Level 0/1 | 33 | (4.6) | 21Note E: Use with caution | (3.5) | 14Note E: Use with caution | (2.6) | 21 | (2.1) |
| Level 2 | 33 | (4.1) | 32 | (4.0) | 26 | (3.8) | 30 | (2.5) |
| Level 3 | 26 | (4.2) | 33 | (3.5) | 39 | (4.4) | 34 | (2.4) |
| Level 4/5 | 8Note E: Use with caution | (2.5) | 14Note E: Use with caution | (2.7) | 21 | (3.4) | 15 | (1.6) |
| Total | 100 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable |
| British Columbia | ||||||||
| Level 0/1 | 39 | (5.3) | 22 | (3.1) | 15Note E: Use with caution | (2.7) | 23 | (2.1) |
| Level 2 | 33Note E: Use with caution | (5.5) | 32 | (3.9) | 27 | (3.3) | 30 | (2.5) |
| Level 3 | 23Note E: Use with caution | (4.8) | 35 | (3.5) | 39 | (3.8) | 34 | (2.4) |
| Level 4/5 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | 11Note E: Use with caution | (2.3) | 19 | (2.9) | 13 | (1.6) |
| Total | 95 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Yukon | ||||||||
| Level 0/1 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | 21Note E: Use with caution | (6.4) |
| Level 2 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | 30Note E: Use with caution | (6.8) |
| Level 3 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | 39Note E: Use with caution | (10.3) | 34Note E: Use with caution | (7.7) |
| Level 4/5 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | 15Note E: Use with caution | (4.2) |
| Total | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 39 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Northwest Territories | ||||||||
| Level 0/1 | 62 | (6.5) | 33Note E: Use with caution | (6.8) | 17Note E: Use with caution | (4.6) | 38 | (4.5) |
| Level 2 | 25Note E: Use with caution | (5.3) | 33Note E: Use with caution | (6.1) | 29Note E: Use with caution | (5.1) | 29 | (3.5) |
| Level 3 | 10Note E: Use with caution | (3.0) | 25Note E: Use with caution | (4.6) | 36 | (4.4) | 23 | (2.5) |
| Level 4/5 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note ...: not applicable | 9Note E: Use with caution | (2.8) | 17Note E: Use with caution | (4.4) | 10Note E: Use with caution | (1.9) |
| Total | 96 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable |
| Nunavut | ||||||||
| Level 0/1 | 74 | (3.9) | 44Note E: Use with caution | (10.7) | 22Note E: Use with caution | (6.4) | 60 | (3.4) |
| Level 2 | 21Note E: Use with caution | (3.9) | 28Note E: Use with caution | (8.1) | 28Note E: Use with caution | (6.9) | 23 | (3.2) |
| Level 3 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 36Note E: Use with caution | (6.8) | 13Note E: Use with caution | (2.4) |
| Level 4/5 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 14Note E: Use with caution | (4.5) | 4Note E: Use with caution | (0.9) |
| Total | 95 | Note ...: not applicable | 72 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable | 100 | Note ...: not applicable |
| ... not applicable x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act E use with caution F too unreliable to be published Note: Due to rounding, totals may not match the sum of the individual values. The OECD average is not reported here as it only includes countries participating in Round I (2012) of PIAAC. Sources: Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Education at a Glance 2014: OECD Indicators, Table A4.3 (N). |
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