Table 1.3 (concluded)
| 5th percentile | Standard error |
25th percentile | Standard error |
Mean | Standard error |
75th percentile | Standard error |
95th percentile | Standard error |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Problem solving | ||||||||||
| Yukon | 203 | (3.7) | 256 | (3.0) | 286 | (2.2) | 319 | (2.7) | 359 | (5.5) |
| Saskatchewan | 214 | (5.2) | 257 | (3.3) | 285 | (2.7) | 314 | (5.1) | 354 | (6.3) |
| Norway | 197 | (3.8) | 254 | (2.6) | 284 | (1.7) | 318 | (1.4) | 359 | (1.5) |
| British Columbia | 179 | (2.9) | 251 | (2.5) | 281 | (1.7) | 318 | (2.6) | 357 | (4.3) |
| Alberta | 193 | (7.9) | 252 | (3.4) | 281 | (2.3) | 314 | (2.5) | 356 | (4.6) |
| Switzerland | 195 | (5.3) | 245 | (2.4) | 279 | (1.2) | 313 | (1.6) | 361 | (2.7) |
| Nova Scotia | 193 | (5.6) | 245 | (2.0) | 276 | (2.1) | 308 | (2.7) | 351 | (5.1) |
| Manitoba | 188 | (5.5) | 247 | (3.1) | 275 | (1.8) | 309 | (2.3) | 350 | (3.9) |
| Canada | 179 | (2.2) | 243 | (1.5) | 274 | (1.1) | 310 | (1.5) | 353 | (2.4) |
| Bermuda | 182 | (3.3) | 238 | (2.2) | 273 | (1.4) | 310 | (2.2) | 357 | (2.4) |
| Ontario | 169 | (4.6) | 240 | (2.8) | 271 | (1.8) | 310 | (2.7) | 352 | (4.7) |
| Prince Edward Island | 188 | (4.1) | 243 | (3.5) | 271 | (2.1) | 303 | (3.6) | 342 | (8.2) |
| Quebec | 188 | (2.3) | 240 | (1.4) | 271 | (1.3) | 304 | (1.9) | 349 | (2.8) |
| Northwest Territories | 175 | (6.1) | 236 | (4.4) | 269 | (1.9) | 306 | (3.0) | 348 | (3.7) |
| New Brunswick | 185 | (5.6) | 235 | (3.9) | 266 | (2.6) | 297 | (3.2) | 341 | (6.1) |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 173 | (7.7) | 233 | (3.3) | 262 | (1.8) | 296 | (3.0) | 335 | (2.4) |
| Nunavut | 123 | (7.7) | 184 | (3.2) | 227 | (2.7) | 272 | (4.6) | 325 | (5.8) |
| Italy | 131 | (4.1) | 186 | (2.4) | 225 | (1.5) | 263 | (1.5) | 320 | (3.2) |
Notes: Countries, Canadian provinces and territories are ranked by average scores for each domain.
The province of Nuevo Leon in Mexico did not field the numeracy domain.
Switzerland (Italian), the United States, and the province of Nuevo Leon in Mexico did not field the problem solving domain.
Source: Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey, 2003; International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, 2003.
Table 1.4
IALS |
IALSS |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Standard error |
Mean | Standard error |
Difference IALS - IALSS |
|
| A. Prose | |||||
| Atlantic region | 264 | (2.5) | 269 | (1.1) | 5 |
| New Brunswick | 260 | (3.9) | 264 | (2.1) | 4 |
| Quebec | 255 | (5.0) | 266 | (1.2) | 11* |
| Ontario | 275 | (6.7) | 270 | (1.4) | -5 |
| Western region | 280 | (4.9) | 281 | (0.9) | 1 |
| Alberta | 289 | (4.6) | 283 | (1.9) | -6 |
| British Columbia | 275 | (8.8) | 281 | (1.2) | 6 |
| Canada | 270 | (3.7) | 272 | (0.7) | 2 |
| B. Document | |||||
| Atlantic region | 259 | (2.3) | 267 | (1.2) | 8* |
| New Brunswick | 256 | (3.4) | 261 | (2.4) | 5 |
| Quebec | 254 | (7.1) | 263 | (1.4) | 8 |
| Ontario | 277 | (6.3) | 270 | (1.3) | -7 |
| Western region | 277 | (5.6) | 281 | (0.8) | 4 |
| Alberta | 284 | (5.5) | 283 | (1.8) | -1 |
| British Columbia | 274 | (8.9) | 282 | (1.4) | |
| Canada | 270 | (3.6) | 271 | (0.6) | 2 |
* p<.05 statistically significant.
Notes: The northern territories are excluded from the Canadian average.
The Western region includes Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.
The Atlantic region includes Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.
Source: International Adult Literacy Survey, 1994; International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, 2003.