Table B.2.13
Literacy, numeracy and PS-TRE — Information processing skills of Canadians in each occupation, population aged 16 to 65, by highest level of completed education, Canada, 2012

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Table B.2.13
Literacy, numeracy and PS-TRE — Information processing skills of Canadians in each occupation, population aged 16 to 65, by highest level of completed education, Canada, 2012
Table summary
This table displays the results of literacy. The information is grouped by occupation (appearing as row headers), postsecondary education - bachelor’s degree or higher, postsecondary education - below bachelor’s degree, high school diploma, less than high school, all education levels combined, percent, literacy, numeracy and ps-tre, calculated using average, standard error and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Occupation Postsecondary education - bachelor’s degree or higher Postsecondary education - below bachelor’s degree High school diploma Less than High School All education levels combined
Percent Literacy Numeracy PS-TRE Percent Literacy Numeracy PS-TRE Percent Literacy Numeracy PS-TRE Percent Literacy Numeracy PS-TRE Percent
average standard error average standard error percent standard error average standard error average standard error percent standard error average standard error average standard error percent standard error average standard error average standard error percent standard error
Managerial and professional occupations 22 306 (1.1) 302 (1.0) 59 (1.2) 18 286 (1.3) 278 (1.4) 45 (1.4) 8 280 (1.9) 271 (2.1) 43 (2.3) 2 253 (4.1) 245 (4.4) 27 (3.9) 50
Service and support occupations 4 279 (2.8) 269 (3.6) 39 (3.6) 9 270 (1.9) 257 (2.1) 33 (2.1) 9 267 (1.9) 255 (2.1) 37 (2.2) 4 246 (2.9) 235 (3.2) 27 (3.3) 26
Trade, production, and manufacturing occupations 1 271 (5.4) 279 (6.2) 33 (5.6) 7 269 (2.1) 271 (2.3) 27 (2.2) 5 258 (3.3) 251 (3.6) 19 (2.6) 3 224 (3.3) 215 (3.3) 8 (1.8) 16
Manual and other service occupations 0 274 (8.2) 263 (8.5) 36 (8.8) 2 263 (4.6) 254 (4.9) 28 (4.4) 3 261 (3.1) 251 (3.7) 29 (3.1) 2 226 (3.9) 214 (4.5) 17 (2.8) 7
All occupation levels combined 27 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 36 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 25 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 11 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 99
... not applicable
0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
Source: Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, 2012.
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