Higher levels of education do not necessarily guarantee higher levels of proficiency however. Overall, twenty-two percent or about one in five university graduates do not attain Level 3 in prose literacy (Figure 2.9 A). The proportion of university graduates below Level 3 is reduced if age and immigration status are taken into account. Across four age groups, 26 to 30, 31 to 35, 36 to 45 and 46 to 55, between 11 and 14 percent of Canadian-born university graduates are below Level 3. The relationship between literacy, immigration status and educational attainment is explored further in the next chapter.

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Figure 2.9B

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