Table B.2.7
Literacy and numeracy — Average scores and scores at 5th, 25th, 75th, and 95th percentiles across education levels of population aged 16 to 65, by age group, Canada, 2012
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| Skill, education level and age group | 5th percentile | 25th percentile | Average | Standard error | 75th percentile | 95th percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scores | standard error | scores | standard error | scores | standard error | scores | standard error | |||
| Literacy | ||||||||||
| Less than high School | ||||||||||
| 16 to 24 | 180.7 | (7.6) | 232.0 | (5.0) | 259.5 | (2.5) | 290.5 | (3.4) | 326.0 | (6.1) |
| 25 to 34 | 147.4 | (13.1) | 199.3 | (11.1) | 229.5 | (5.1) | 261.1 | (8.3) | 303.9 | (10.5) |
| 35 to 44 | 129.9 | (14.3) | 190.5 | (7.5) | 222.1 | (4.2) | 259.8 | (7.0) | 304.8 | (17.5) |
| 45 to 54 | 115.8 | (16.0) | 175.6 | (7.0) | 210.8 | (3.8) | 247.5 | (5.2) | 289.0 | (8.5) |
| 55 to 65 | 127.0 | (8.4) | 189.0 | (4.5) | 219.1 | (2.5) | 254.4 | (3.0) | 294.1 | (6.9) |
| High school diploma | ||||||||||
| 16 to 24 | 202.6 | (9.3) | 253.0 | (3.4) | 278.9 | (2.1) | 308.6 | (3.0) | 344.8 | (4.6) |
| 25 to 34 | 195.1 | (8.4) | 243.5 | (4.9) | 271.3 | (2.6) | 301.7 | (4.3) | 344.0 | (10.1) |
| 35 to 44 | 166.2 | (15.3) | 232.6 | (7.3) | 262.5 | (3.3) | 298.7 | (4.8) | 334.6 | (5.6) |
| 45 to 54 | 177.4 | (9.8) | 230.5 | (3.7) | 258.0 | (2.5) | 290.2 | (3.8) | 324.3 | (5.9) |
| 55 to 65 | 181.4 | (9.4) | 230.2 | (3.3) | 256.6 | (2.3) | 286.7 | (3.8) | 321.4 | (4.6) |
| Postsecondary education - below bachelor’s degree | ||||||||||
| 16 to 24 | 215.1 | (10.1) | 263.1 | (3.6) | 286.2 | (2.6) | 312.8 | (3.5) | 347.4 | (6.1) |
| 25 to 34 | 210.6 | (6.2) | 257.6 | (3.8) | 284.2 | (2.1) | 313.9 | (3.6) | 345.9 | (4.4) |
| 35 to 44 | 204.4 | (4.9) | 252.9 | (3.0) | 279.0 | (1.9) | 308.6 | (2.6) | 341.9 | (4.1) |
| 45 to 54 | 194.1 | (6.7) | 244.0 | (2.9) | 273.3 | (1.8) | 304.4 | (2.7) | 343.5 | (5.0) |
| 55 to 65 | 188.2 | (6.3) | 235.0 | (3.2) | 262.7 | (1.9) | 292.6 | (2.6) | 329.0 | (4.2) |
| Postsecondary education - bachelor’s degree or higher | ||||||||||
| 16 to 24 | 215.8 | (21.9) | 280.2 | (11.3) | 304.1 | (4.6) | 332.3 | (9.3) | 368.5 | (14.9) |
| 25 to 34 | 230.5 | (5.1) | 280.2 | (3.5) | 306.3 | (1.9) | 336.0 | (3.2) | 371.3 | (6.2) |
| 35 to 44 | 221.0 | (6.0) | 276.1 | (3.7) | 301.1 | (1.9) | 330.6 | (2.7) | 366.3 | (3.9) |
| 45 to 54 | 216.9 | (8.2) | 265.9 | (3.8) | 295.1 | (2.2) | 327.8 | (3.5) | 362.5 | (5.0) |
| 55 to 65 | 217.4 | (6.4) | 265.9 | (5.2) | 292.6 | (2.3) | 322.5 | (3.1) | 355.6 | (3.8) |
| Numeracy | ||||||||||
| Less than high School | ||||||||||
| 16 to 24 | 163.3 | (8.4) | 218.6 | (4.4) | 250.8 | (2.6) | 286.2 | (3.8) | 327.2 | (5.8) |
| 25 to 34 | 131.3 | (14.0) | 185.6 | (8.3) | 218.5 | (5.5) | 252.5 | (8.4) | 301.1 | (16.1) |
| 35 to 44 | 112.7 | (17.1) | 176.7 | (9.1) | 211.5 | (4.6) | 248.9 | (10.3) | 306.7 | (16.6) |
| 45 to 54 | 90.9 | (10.9) | 165.6 | (7.8) | 198.7 | (4.3) | 238.3 | (6.0) | 284.5 | (7.9) |
| 55 to 65 | 106.4 | (10.0) | 169.6 | (6.1) | 203.9 | (3.0) | 240.9 | (4.2) | 284.9 | (8.8) |
| High school diploma | ||||||||||
| 16 to 24 | 185.9 | (9.5) | 241.6 | (4.3) | 270.9 | (2.5) | 303.8 | (2.9) | 347.6 | (4.8) |
| 25 to 34 | 180.3 | (8.3) | 227.2 | (4.4) | 260.7 | (2.9) | 294.4 | (5.2) | 339.4 | (9.0) |
| 35 to 44 | 145.0 | (20.2) | 218.1 | (6.2) | 251.0 | (3.6) | 289.5 | (7.3) | 331.5 | (7.6) |
| 45 to 54 | 155.7 | (11.0) | 215.7 | (4.1) | 246.6 | (2.7) | 282.9 | (4.2) | 318.4 | (5.0) |
| 55 to 65 | 161.7 | (14.4) | 215.2 | (3.6) | 244.5 | (2.6) | 277.0 | (3.7) | 319.6 | (7.4) |
| Postsecondary education - below bachelor’s degree | ||||||||||
| 16 to 24 | 201.5 | (13.2) | 251.7 | (6.7) | 280.6 | (3.1) | 312.9 | (3.5) | 347.9 | (6.5) |
| 25 to 34 | 197.0 | (5.2) | 246.1 | (4.8) | 275.6 | (2.4) | 307.5 | (3.7) | 343.1 | (6.1) |
| 35 to 44 | 188.5 | (5.9) | 240.5 | (3.3) | 270.4 | (2.0) | 303.0 | (2.9) | 343.8 | (5.1) |
| 45 to 54 | 183.1 | (5.8) | 236.1 | (3.5) | 267.3 | (2.1) | 300.4 | (2.7) | 344.1 | (6.1) |
| 55 to 65 | 178.3 | (9.8) | 225.7 | (2.8) | 255.5 | (2.1) | 287.1 | (3.0) | 329.5 | (6.5) |
| Postsecondary education - bachelor’s degree or higher | ||||||||||
| 16 to 24 | 217.1 | (12.1) | 269.5 | (12.0) | 301.9 | (5.7) | 337.0 | (9.7) | 382.5 | (27.5) |
| 25 to 34 | 213.8 | (6.9) | 270.4 | (3.6) | 299.3 | (2.1) | 332.4 | (4.0) | 371.2 | (5.2) |
| 35 to 44 | 213.2 | (7.5) | 269.7 | (3.4) | 296.7 | (1.9) | 328.4 | (4.1) | 368.5 | (5.9) |
| 45 to 54 | 205.3 | (6.8) | 259.5 | (3.6) | 291.4 | (2.3) | 326.0 | (3.3) | 364.7 | (3.7) |
| 55 to 65 | 208.1 | (9.6) | 260.1 | (4.7) | 289.1 | (2.5) | 321.1 | (3.3) | 361.1 | (6.0) |
| Source: Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, 2012. | ||||||||||
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