Description Chart 1.4
Numeracy ― Comparative distributions of proficiency levels of population aged 16 to 65, countries, provinces and territories, 2012

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The title of the graph is "Chart 1.4 Numeracy ― Comparative distributions of proficiency levels of population aged 16 to 65, countries, provinces and territories, 2012."
This is a stacked bar chart.
This is a horizontal bar graph, so categories are on the vertical axis and values on the horizontal axis.
There are in total 36 categories in the vertical axis. The horizontal axis starts at 0 and ends at 100 with ticks every 10 points.
There are 5 series in this graph.
The horizontal axis is "percent."
The vertical axis is "Countries, provinces and territories."
The title of series 1 is "Below level 1."
The minimum value is 1.2 and it corresponds to "Japan."
The maximum value is 37.6 and it corresponds to "Nunavut."
The title of series 2 is "Level 1."
The minimum value is 7.1 and it corresponds to "Japan."
The maximum value is 29 and it corresponds to "Nunavut."
The title of series 3 is "Level 2."
The minimum value is 20.7 and it corresponds to "Nunavut."
The maximum value is 40.4 and it corresponds to "Spain."
The title of series 4 is "Level 3."
The minimum value is 10.1 and it corresponds to "Nunavut."
The maximum value is 44.3 and it corresponds to "Japan."
The title of series 5 is "Level 4 or 5."
The minimum value is 2.6 and it corresponds to "Nunavut."
The maximum value is 19.4 and it corresponds to "Finland."

Data table Chart 1.4
  Below level 1 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 or 5
Finland 3.1 9.7 29.3 38.4 19.4
Japan 1.2 7.1 28.4 44.3 19.1
Sweden 4.4 10.3 28.7 38.0 18.6
Flanders (Belgium) 3.1 11.0 29.2 38.8 17.9
Norway 4.4 10.5 29.1 38.2 17.8
Netherlands 3.6 9.9 28.8 40.3 17.4
Denmark 3.4 10.9 30.8 38.2 16.7
Alberta 5.1 16.7 30.9 32.3 15.0
Germany 4.6 14.1 31.4 35.4 14.5
Austria 3.5 11.1 33.8 37.8 13.9
British Columbia 6.9 15.3 30.1 34.1 13.6
Australia 5.8 14.6 32.7 33.2 13.6
Ontario 6.1 16.4 31.4 32.7 13.5
OECD average 4.8 14.0 33.4 35.1 12.8
Slovak Republic 3.5 10.3 32.3 41.3 12.7
Canada 6.0 16.6 32.1 32.6 12.7
Yukon 7.6 17.2 31.0 31.6 12.6
Nova Scotia 5.8 19.3 33.1 29.8 11.9
Manitoba 6.8 15.3 32.6 33.7 11.6
Czech Republic 1.7 11.2 34.9 40.6 11.5
England/N. Ireland (UK) 6.4 18.0 33.9 30.2 11.4
Estonia 2.4 11.9 36.3 38.1 11.2
Prince Edward Island 5.9 15.7 34.2 33.2 11.1
Quebec 5.1 16.4 34.7 33.0 10.9
Saskatchewan 6.3 17.5 32.7 33.0 10.5
United States 9.5 20.5 34.1 27.1 8.9
Newfoundland and Labrador 8.6 23.3 33.6 25.8 8.7
Poland 5.9 17.6 37.7 30.5 8.4
Northwest Territories 17.1 24.0 28.7 22.1 8.2
Cyprus 4.1 14.7 38.6 34.5 8.1
New Brunswick 7.2 20.6 35.3 28.9 8.0
Ireland 7.1 18.2 38.2 29.0 7.6
Korea 4.2 14.8 39.5 34.7 6.8
Italy 8.1 23.8 39.0 24.5 4.5
Spain 9.6 21.3 40.4 24.7 4.1
Nunavut 37.6 29.0 20.7 10.1 2.6
Note(s):
Countries, provinces and territories are ranked in descending order of the percentage of adults at Levels 4 or 5.
Source(s):
Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, 2012. See Table B.1.4.
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