Table B.2.3
Literacy and numeracy — Average skills of population aged 16 to 65, by gender and age group, Canada, 2012
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Skill and age group | Male | Female | ||
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average | standard error | average | standard error | |
Literacy | ||||
16 to 65 | 274.6 | (0.9) | 272.3 | (0.8) |
16 to 24 | 275.1 | (1.7) | 276.4 | (1.7) |
25 to 34 | 285.4 | (1.9) | 284.8 | (1.8) |
35 to 44 | 280.0 | (1.8) | 279.3 | (1.8) |
45 to 54 | 269.9 | (1.8) | 266.0 | (1.8) |
55 to 65 | 263.6 | (1.6) | 257.3 | (1.6) |
Numeracy | ||||
16 to 65 | 272.7 | (0.9) | 258.2 | (1.0) |
16 to 24 | 272.7 | (2.1) | 263.7 | (2.0) |
25 to 34 | 283.1 | (2.1) | 269.9 | (1.9) |
35 to 44 | 279.1 | (2.0) | 264.7 | (1.9) |
45 to 54 | 268.3 | (1.8) | 253.0 | (2.0) |
55 to 65 | 261.3 | (1.8) | 241.8 | (2.0) |
Source: Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, 2012. |
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