Table B.1.5
Proportion of population aged 16 to 65 by the mode of test administration, countries, provinces and territories, 2012
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| Region | Non-respondents | No computer experience | Failed ICT core | Opted out of the CBA | Took CBA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | |
| Countries | ||||||||||
| OECD average | 1.4 | (0.0) | 9.2 | (0.1) | 4.9 | (0.1) | 10.2 | (0.1) | 74.3 | (0.1) |
| Australia | 2.7 | (0.3) | 4.0 | (0.3) | 3.5 | (0.3) | 13.7 | (0.6) | 76.0 | (0.7) |
| Austria | 1.8 | (0.2) | 9.6 | (0.4) | 4.0 | (0.3) | 11.3 | (0.5) | 73.2 | (0.6) |
| Canada | 1.9 | (0.1) | 4.5 | (0.2) | 5.9 | (0.2) | 6.3 | (0.3) | 81.4 | (0.4) |
| Cyprus | 17.7 | (0.4) | 18.4 | (0.4) | 1.9 | (0.2) | 18.0 | (0.5) | 44.1 | (0.5) |
| Czech Republic | 0.6 | (0.2) | 10.3 | (0.5) | 2.2 | (0.3) | 12.1 | (0.8) | 74.8 | (0.9) |
| Denmark | 0.4 | (0.1) | 2.4 | (0.2) | 5.3 | (0.2) | 6.4 | (0.3) | 85.5 | (0.3) |
| England/N. Ireland (UK) | 1.6 | (0.2) | 4.3 | (0.3) | 5.8 | (0.3) | 4.5 | (0.4) | 83.8 | (0.6) |
| Estonia | 0.5 | (0.1) | 9.9 | (0.3) | 3.4 | (0.2) | 15.8 | (0.4) | 70.4 | (0.4) |
| Finland | 0.1 | (0.1) | 3.5 | (0.3) | 5.2 | (0.3) | 9.7 | (0.4) | 81.4 | (0.5) |
| Flanders (Belgium) | 5.2 | (0.2) | 7.4 | (0.3) | 3.5 | (0.3) | 4.7 | (0.3) | 79.2 | (0.5) |
| Germany | 1.5 | (0.2) | 7.9 | (0.5) | 3.7 | (0.4) | 6.1 | (0.5) | 80.8 | (0.7) |
| Ireland | 0.6 | (0.1) | 10.1 | (0.4) | 4.7 | (0.4) | 17.4 | (0.7) | 67.3 | (0.7) |
| Italy | 0.7 | (0.2) | 24.4 | (0.8) | 2.5 | (0.3) | 14.6 | (0.9) | 57.7 | (1.1) |
| Japan | 1.3 | (0.1) | 10.2 | (0.5) | 10.7 | (0.7) | 15.9 | (0.9) | 61.9 | (1.0) |
| Korea | 0.3 | (0.1) | 15.5 | (0.4) | 9.1 | (0.4) | 5.4 | (0.3) | 69.8 | (0.6) |
| Netherlands | 2.3 | (0.2) | 3.0 | (0.2) | 3.7 | (0.3) | 4.5 | (0.3) | 86.6 | (0.4) |
| Norway | 2.2 | (0.2) | 1.6 | (0.2) | 5.2 | (0.3) | 6.7 | (0.4) | 84.2 | (0.5) |
| Poland | 0.0 | (0.0) | 19.5 | (0.5) | 6.5 | (0.4) | 23.8 | (0.7) | 50.2 | (0.6) |
| Slovak Republic | 0.3 | (0.1) | 22.0 | (0.7) | 2.2 | (0.2) | 12.2 | (0.4) | 63.3 | (0.7) |
| Spain | 0.8 | (0.1) | 17.0 | (0.5) | 6.2 | (0.3) | 10.7 | (0.5) | 65.4 | (0.6) |
| Sweden | 0.1 | (0.0) | 1.6 | (0.2) | 4.8 | (0.3) | 5.7 | (0.3) | 87.9 | (0.5) |
| United States | 4.3 | (0.6) | 5.2 | (0.4) | 4.1 | (0.4) | 6.3 | (0.6) | 80.0 | (0.8) |
| Provinces and territories | ||||||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1.0 | (0.2) | 9.1 | (0.9) | 6.1 | (0.7) | 11.8 | (1.1) | 72.0 | (1.2) |
| Prince Edward Island | 1.0 | (0.4) | 5.6 | (0.8) | 5.3 | (0.7) | 9.0 | (1.0) | 79.1 | (1.4) |
| Nova Scotia | 1.5 | (0.3) | 4.2 | (0.5) | 5.5 | (0.6) | 5.2 | (0.8) | 83.7 | (1.3) |
| New Brunswick | 1.6 | (0.4) | 6.9 | (0.5) | 5.5 | (0.7) | 9.3 | (0.9) | 76.7 | (1.2) |
| Quebec | 1.5 | (0.2) | 5.7 | (0.3) | 5.2 | (0.3) | 5.5 | (0.3) | 82.1 | (0.5) |
| Ontario | 2.1 | (0.3) | 4.3 | (0.3) | 5.3 | (0.4) | 6.5 | (0.5) | 81.8 | (0.8) |
| Manitoba | 3.0 | (0.5) | 4.8 | (0.8) | 5.7 | (0.9) | 11.6 | (1.3) | 74.8 | (1.5) |
| Saskatchewan | 1.6 | (0.3) | 4.3 | (0.6) | 5.8 | (0.7) | 2.9 | (0.6) | 85.5 | (1.1) |
| Alberta | 2.5 | (0.6) | 2.0 | (0.5) | 7.5 | (0.9) | 4.8 | (0.8) | 83.2 | (1.6) |
| British Columbia | 1.8 | (0.4) | 3.9 | (0.6) | 7.8 | (0.9) | 6.7 | (1.1) | 79.8 | (1.4) |
| Yukon | 3.3 | (2.5) | 8.4 | (4.1) | 2.3 | (0.7) | 4.0 | (1.5) | 82.1 | (6.1) |
| Northwest Territories | 0.7 | (0.3) | 6.5 | (0.9) | 10.2 | (1.4) | 7.0 | (1.3) | 75.6 | (1.8) |
| Nunavut | 3.2 | (0.8) | 15.7 | (1.5) | 7.9 | (1.1) | 24.5 | (2.6) | 48.7 | (2.8) |
| Source: The Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, 2012. | ||||||||||
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