Table 2.10
| Age group | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 to 20 |
21 to 25 |
26 to 30 |
31 to 35 |
36 to 40 |
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| Mean | Standard error |
Mean | Standard error |
Mean | Standard error |
Mean | Standard error |
Mean | Standard error |
|
| High school not completed | 273 | (3.1) | 259 | (8.0) | 262 | (5.4) | 242 | (7.2) | 226 | (5.5) |
| High School | 292 | (2.4) | 287 | (3.9) | 273 | (4.7) | 280 | (4.0) | 272 | (3.4) |
| Trade-vocational | 304 | (5.8) | 299 | (4.3) | 302 | (8.5) | 295 | (6.5) | 289 | (3.7) |
| Non-university post-secondary | 307 | (11.7) | 307 | (4.2) | 302 | (5.7) | 299 | (3.6) | 292 | (5.2) |
| University | 302 E | (18.2) | 315 | (4.8) | 312 | (4.4) | 311 | (4.9) | 309 | (3.7) |
| Canada | 283 | (2.0) | 294 | (2.2) | 293 | (2.3) | 291 | (2.3) | 281 | (2.8) |
| Age group | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
41 to 45 |
46 to 50 |
51 to 55 |
55 to 60 |
61 to 65 |
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| Mean | Standard error |
Mean | Standard error |
Mean | Standard error |
Mean | Standard error |
Mean | Standard error |
|
| High school not completed | (5.5) | (3.7) | 239 | (4.8) | 231 | (5.3) | 222 | (5.8) | 215 | (5.1) |
| High School | (3.4) | (5.3) | 278 | (3.6) | 272 | (3.1) | 273 | (3.4) | 260 | (5.0) |
| Trade-vocational | (3.7) | (4.2) | 289 | (4.7) | 278 | (4.9) | 275 | (8.8) | 259 | (7.6) |
| Non-university post-secondary | (5.2) | (5.5) | 296 | (5.1) | 291 | (4.5) | 276 | (5.0) | 269 | (7.4) |
| University | (3.7) | (5.0) | 306 | (3.0) | 304 | (4.4) | 299 | (4.5) | 295 | (4.4) |
| Canada | (2.8) | (2.7) | 282 | (1.9) | 274 | (2.4) | 263 | (3.0) | 251 | (3.3) |
E. Use with caution.
Source: International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, 2003.
Table 2.11
| 5th per- centile |
Standard error |
25th per- centile |
Standard error |
Mean | Standard error |
75th per- centile |
Standard error |
95th per- centile |
Standard error |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High school not completed | ||||||||||
| IALS | 102 | (10.8) | 179 | (6.4) | 224 | (3.7) | 278 | (3.9) | 320 | (5.7) |
| IALSS | 129 | (3.1) | 188 | (2.5) | 229 | (1.2) | 271 | (1.8) | 322 | (2.6) |
| High school | ||||||||||
| IALS | 193 | (37.5) | 255 | (7.2) | 282 | (4.9) | 317 | (2.8) | 359 | (4.1) |
| IALSS | 174 | (4.9) | 240 | (2.3) | 270 | (1.6) | 305 | (1.8) | 345 | (3.5) |
| Non-university post-secondary | ||||||||||
| IALS | 220 | (30.6) | 266 | (5.0) | 296 | (4.0) | 326 | (6.4) | 367 | (7.9) |
| IALSS | 202 | (4.6) | 258 | (1.4) | 286 | (1.2) | 318 | (1.2) | 355 | (2.1) |
| University | ||||||||||
| IALS | 249 | (34.8) | 304 | (16.1) | 328 | (8.6) | 353 | (11.7) | 393 | (23.2) |
| IALSS | 226 | (4.4) | 281 | (2.0) | 306 | (1.5) | 338 | (2.0) | 375 | (2.2) |
Note: Non-university post-secondary includes those matriculating from a trade-vocational school.
Source: International Adult Literacy Survey, 1994; International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, 2003.