Table 2.14 A to D (continued)

Average proficiency scores with .95 confidence interval and scores at the 5th, 25th, 75th and
95th percentiles by gender, by jurisdictions, population aged 16 and over, 2003
5th
percentile
Standard
error
25th
percentile
Standard
error
Mean Standard
error
75th
percentile
Standard
error
95th
percentile
Standard
error
British Columbia
Male 174 (6.8) 252 (4.4) 286 (2.3) 329 (3.3) 373 (9.0)
Female 155 (7.5) 242 (4.2) 277 (2.0) 321 (2.5) 363 (3.5)
Yukon
Male 193 (14.5) 262 (3.7) 291 (3.8) 328 (5.4) 370 (8.7)
Female 194 (11.1) 258 (3.7) 288 (2.4) 324 (3.2) 365 (4.8)
Northwest Territories
Male 167 (17.0) 239 (5.8) 276 (2.7) 320 (4.2) 362 (6.7)
Female 152 (11.5) 239 (5.6) 274 (3.4) 317 (4.1) 364 (9.0)
Nunavut
Male 125 (9.8) 183 (6.2) 234 (3.7) 280 (5.8) 343 (9.8)
Female 125 (7.2) 182 (5.4) 229 (4.2) 276 (9.4) 334 (9.3)
C. Numeracy
Newfoundland and Labrador
Male 149 (7.9) 210 (4.4) 251 (2.4) 295 (4.4) 342 (4.3)
Female 152 (7.1) 214 (3.9) 250 (2.8) 290 (5.0) 338 (8.3)
Prince Edward Island
Male 156 (11.5) 224 (7.6) 260 (3.5) 302 (6.6) 350 (10.3)
Female 156 (7.4) 225 (5.0) 260 (3.4) 299 (5.8) 351 (10.5)
Nova Scotia
Male 162 (5.4) 232 (5.0) 270 (2.8) 310 (4.3) 359 (5.1)
Female 153 (4.6) 218 (3.4) 255 (2.2) 296 (2.6) 342 (6.8)
New Brunswick
Male 156 (7.6) 222 (5.0) 257 (3.5) 293 (7.6) 351 (13.0)
Female 146 (8.1) 212 (2.7) 247 (2.8) 286 (3.6) 334 (6.7)
Quebec
Male 167 (7.4) 235 (3.3) 271 (2.0) 311 (2.0) 359 (4.6)
Female 150 (3.2) 209 (2.0) 248 (1.5) 289 (1.6) 339 (3.3)
Ontario
Male 153 (6.3) 231 (4.7) 270 (3.1) 316 (4.4) 360 (3.7)
Female 135 (5.1) 216 (2.6) 252 (1.4) 296 (2.7) 343 (5.1)
Manitoba
Male 169 (6.2) 235 (4.1) 270 (2.9) 308 (3.0) 356 (6.5)
Female 148 (9.0) 218 (4.0) 255 (2.4) 296 (4.5) 342 (7.1)
Saskatchewan
Male 166 (12.2) 247 (5.6) 278 (3.3) 318 (6.2) 360 (8.3)
Female 161 (14.1) 231 (4.8) 266 (3.3) 304 (5.9) 356 (7.9)
Alberta
Male 173 (8.9) 244 (4.2) 280 (2.9) 322 (3.8) 366 (8.1)
Female 163 (6.9) 231 (3.7) 267 (2.3) 310 (2.5) 354 (5.4)
British Columbia
Male 174 (10.1) 244 (4.2) 281 (2.5) 321 (3.5) 373 (6.3)
Female 148 (5.5) 223 (4.1) 262 (1.8) 305 (2.8) 352 (5.0)
Yukon
Male 189 (12.0) 254 (7.8) 285 (3.5) 322 (5.4) 373 (8.9)
Female 179 (10.4) 241 (5.7) 274 (3.3) 313 (4.9) 356 (7.3)