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  
  C. Quantitative
United States                
Native-born 14.9 (1.0) 26.7 (1.2) 33.4 (0.8) 24.9 (1.1)
Second-language foreign-born 60.6 (2.3) 15.1 (1.8) 17.3 (1.9) 7.0 (1.3)
Portugal                
Native-born 41.6 (2.1) 30.4 (1.8) 22.9 (1.4) 5.1 (0.6)
Second-language foreign-born 58.2* (25.4) 32.3* (20.0) 6.8* (5.1) 2.7* (2.4)
Switzerland                
Native-born 6.1 (0.5) 26.5 (1.2) 45.9 (1.5) 21.5 (1.4)
Second-language foreign-born 56.1 (2.1) 20.5 (2.1) 18.1 (1.3) 5.3 (1.2)
Slovenia                
Native-born 33.4 (1.2) 30.4 (1.0) 27.2 (1.1) 8.9 (0.6)
Second-language foreign-born 54.8 (3.2) 27.4 (4.0) 13.7 (2.6) 4.1* (1.6)
Poland                
Native-born 38.7 (1.0) 30.2 (1.1) 24.1 (0.6) 7.0 (0.5)
Second-language foreign-born 54.7* (20.5) 35.3* (19.9) 10.0* (11.1) 0.0* (0.0)
United Kingdom                
Native-born 21.7 (0.7) 28.0 (1.1) 31.4 (0.9) 18.9 (1.1)
Second-language foreign-born 54.0 (7.0) 18.8 (3.2) 18.5 (5.5) 8.7* (2.6)
Average                
Native-born 18.6 (0.4) 27.3 (0.5) 34.0 (0.4) 20.1 (0.4)
Second-language foreign-born 51.9 (1.4) 20.3 (1.6) 19.2 (1.6) 8.5 (0.9)
New Zealand                
Native-born 19.3 (1.2) 29.6 (1.4) 33.6 (1.0) 17.5 (1.0)
Second-language foreign-born 46.3 (3.9) 22.8 (3.7) 24.0 (3.4) 6.9* (1.9)
Canada                
Native-born 13.8 (1.2) 28.2 (1.9) 37.4 (2.7) 20.6 (1.7)
Second-language foreign-born 44.7 (7.5) 24.4 (10.2) 19.5 (8.9) 11.4* (5.8)
Australia                
Native-born 12.6 (0.5) 27.5 (0.8) 39.4 (0.7) 20.5 (0.7)
Second-language foreign-born 44.5 (2.0) 21.0 (1.6) 27.2 (1.7) 7.3 (0.9)
Belgium (Flanders)                
Native-born 16.1 (1.8) 22.6 (1.9) 38.4 (2.3) 22.9 (1.3)
Second-language foreign-born 44.3* (10.2) 34.7* (10.8) 10.3* (5.3) 10.8* (4.9)
Italy                
Native-born 32.1 (1.5) 31.2 (1.1) 27.7 (1.2) 8.9 (0.6)
Second-language foreign-born 40.9* (10.5) 42.4* (9.2) 11.4* (6.2) 5.3* (4.4)
Czech Republic                
Native-born 8.5 (0.5) 22.3 (1.0) 37.1 (1.0) 32.1 (1.0)
Second-language foreign-born 39.6* (8.2) 23.6* (11.7) 29.9* (11.9) 6.9* (5.5)
Netherlands                
Native-born 8.9 (0.6) 25.3 (1.0) 45.5 (1.1) 20.4 (0.8)
Second-language foreign-born 37.3 (6.1) 30.7 (6.2) 22.2* (5.1) 9.8* (3.0)
Finland                
Native-born 10.7 (0.5) 27.3 (0.8) 42.2 (0.8) 19.8 (0.6)
Second-language foreign-born 36.8* (7.8) 18.6* (5.9) 34.3* (8.1) 10.3* (4.8)