Table B.2.8
PS-TRE — Comparative distributions of proficiency levels of population aged 16 to 65, by highest level of completed education and age group, Canada, 2012
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Highest level of completed education and age group | PS-TRE non-respondents | Below level 1 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||
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percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | percent | standard error | |
Less than high school | ||||||||||
16 to 24 | 6.7 | (1.0) | 13.1 | (1.8) | 36.0 | (3.3) | 37.3 | (2.9) | 6.9 | (1.9) |
25 to 34 | 19.4 | (3.2) | 41.6 | (4.7) | 27.6 | (4.8) | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act |
35 to 44 | 37.8 | (3.6) | 30.2 | (4.3) | 23.8 | (4.2) | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act |
45 to 54 | 55.6 | (2.8) | 26.7 | (2.7) | 14.5 | (2.4) | 3.0 | (1.4) | 0.0 | (0.0) |
55 to 65 | 63.3 | (2.0) | 21.6 | (2.2) | 13.3 | (1.9) | 1.7 | (0.9) | 0.0 | (0.0) |
High school diploma | ||||||||||
16 to 24 | 7.9 | (1.2) | 7.7 | (1.2) | 31.8 | (2.2) | 42.4 | (2.3) | 10.2 | (1.5) |
25 to 34 | 11.4 | (1.8) | 15.2 | (2.6) | 33.8 | (3.5) | 32.3 | (3.7) | 7.4 | (2.4) |
35 to 44 | 20.9 | (2.0) | 15.4 | (2.5) | 31.6 | (3.0) | 27.6 | (3.0) | 4.6 | (1.4) |
45 to 54 | 26.1 | (2.0) | 19.6 | (2.4) | 33.8 | (3.0) | 18.7 | (2.3) | 1.9 | (0.9) |
55 to 65 | 37.2 | (2.2) | 23.5 | (2.2) | 28.2 | (2.5) | 10.3 | (1.7) | 0.8 | (0.5) |
Postsecondary education - below bachelor’s degree | ||||||||||
16 to 24 | 5.3 | (1.6) | 7.0 | (1.9) | 33.1 | (4.4) | 43.6 | (3.6) | 11.0 | (2.3) |
25 to 34 | 6.0 | (0.9) | 11.1 | (1.6) | 32.8 | (2.5) | 40.1 | (3.2) | 10.0 | (1.9) |
35 to 44 | 11.8 | (1.2) | 12.3 | (1.4) | 35.4 | (2.4) | 33.8 | (2.3) | 6.7 | (1.2) |
45 to 54 | 16.4 | (1.5) | 18.6 | (1.3) | 34.3 | (1.8) | 25.6 | (1.7) | 5.0 | (1.2) |
55 to 65 | 25.6 | (1.6) | 24.5 | (1.9) | 34.6 | (1.9) | 13.8 | (1.4) | 1.4 | (0.6) |
Postsecondary education - bachelor’s degree or higher | ||||||||||
16 to 24 | 3.4 | (1.6) | 5.3 | (2.6) | 19.0 | (4.0) | 49.7 | (6.2) | 22.5 | (5.5) |
25 to 34 | 6.2 | (1.0) | 5.6 | (1.0) | 24.3 | (2.2) | 46.3 | (2.7) | 17.6 | (2.0) |
35 to 44 | 6.7 | (1.0) | 9.3 | (1.2) | 26.1 | (1.8) | 42.7 | (2.1) | 15.2 | (1.7) |
45 to 54 | 10.0 | (1.1) | 12.6 | (1.6) | 32.4 | (2.4) | 36.0 | (2.5) | 9.0 | (1.4) |
55 to 65 | 14.6 | (1.8) | 13.2 | (1.9) | 35.6 | (2.7) | 31.5 | (2.9) | 5.1 | (1.6) |
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero Source: Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, 2012. |
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