TABLEAU 10 (continued)

Percent of native-born and second-language foreign-born1 population aged 16-65 at each prose, document and quantitative literacy level, 1994-1998

  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Level 4/5  
  B. Documents
Poland                
Native-born 45.0 (1.3) 30.8 (1.0) 18.3 (0.7) 5.9 (0.3)
Second-language foreign-born 54.7* (20.5) 45.3* (20.5) 0.0* (0.0) 0.0* (0.0)
Average                
Native-born 21.1 (0.4) 28.9 (0.4) 32.7 (0.5) 17.4 (0.4)
Second-language foreign-born 53.6 (1.3) 22.5 (1.6) 16.3 (1.5) 7.6 (1.0)
United Kingdom                
Native-born 21.5 (0.8) 27.6 (1.0) 31.4 (0.9) 19.4 (1.0)
Second-language foreign-born 53.3 (7.2) 21.9 (3.7) 14.5 (4.6) 10.3* (3.2)
New Zealand                
Native-born 19.8 (1.1) 29.8 (1.3) 32.7 (1.1) 17.7 (1.0)
Second-language foreign-born 48.6 (3.7) 23.4 (3.5) 20.3 (3.2) 7.7* (2.0)
Australia                
Native-born 12.3 (0.5) 28.7 (0.7) 39.9 (0.8) 19.0 (0.7)
Second-language foreign-born 47.7 (2.0) 21.6 (1.7) 24.7 (1.9) 5.9 (0.8)
Canada                
Native-born 14.8 (1.4) 25.6 (1.9) 35.4 (2.0) 24.2 (2.0)
Second-language foreign-born 47.5 (5.9) 27.2 (5.2) 9.4* (3.1) 15.9* (10.0)
Finland                
Native-born 12.3 (0.5) 24.1 (0.9) 38.3 (0.9) 25.3 (0.6)
Second-language foreign-born 39.4* (7.1) 26.2* (6.2) 26.4* (7.2) 8.0* (4.6)
Netherlands                
Native-born 8.9 (0.6) 25.4 (0.8) 45.2 (1.0) 20.5 (0.8)
Second-language foreign-born 33.2 (6.1) 31.7 (6.3) 27.5 (6.4) 7.5* (2.9)
Chile                
Native-born 51.7 (1.7) 35.4 (1.0) 11.6 (0.8) 1.3 (0.5)
Second-language foreign-born 33.1* (44.5) 0.0* (0.0) 66.9* (44.5) 0.0* (0.0)
Denmark                
Native-born 7.6 (0.5) 24.2 (0.8) 42.7 (0.9) 25.5 (0.7)
Second-language foreign-born 32.2* (0.9) 30.4* (11.4) 28.2* (9.9) 9.3* (5.4)
Norway                
Native-born 7.6 (0.6) 21.1 (1.0) 41.9 (1.0) 29.4 (1.2)
Second-language foreign-born 27.1 (3.2) 21.1 (2.6) 26.7 (3.1) 25.1 (3.7)
Czech Republic                
Native-born 14.1 (0.8) 27.9 (1.0) 38.4 (0.9) 19.6 (0.7)
Second-language foreign-born 26.6* (9.9) 39.9* (8.6) 24.9* (10.8) 8.6* (5.2)
Sweden                
Native-born 4.3 (0.2) 18.0 (0.9) 40.3 (0.8) 37.3 (0.6)
Second-language foreign-born 26.6 (4.3) 27.6 (4.2) 32.0 (4.2) 13.7* (2.6)
Germany                
Native-born 7.8 (0.7) 32.1 (1.3) 40.7 (1.2) 19.4 (0.8)
Second-language foreign-born 23.3* (2.9) 37.4 (5.6) 26.6 (4.8) 12.7* (4.3)
Ireland                
Native-born 26.0 (1.7) 31.7 (1.2) 31.3 (1.4) 11.0 (1.3)
Second-language foreign-born 9.4* (7.3) 24.2* (13.1) 41.3* (12.4) 25.1* (11.4)