Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, and Statistics Canada published the findings
for the Canadian Results of the International Adult Literacy Survey Footnote 3. The table below indicatesthe percentage of the Canadian and Ontario population represented at each Essential Skill level in comparison to ACE participants from this project.
| Population Distribution by Essential Skill Mean Levels | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Text | Document Use | Numeracy | |||||||
| Levels | ACE | IALS Ontario |
IALS Canada |
ACE | IALS Ontario |
IALS Canada |
ACE | IALS Ontario |
IALS Canada |
| Level 1 | 17% | 21.3% | 19.9% | 31% | 22.7% | 21.5% | 9% | 27.0% | 25.5% |
| Level 1 | 38% | 26.7% | 27.8% | 52% | 25.8% | 27.1% | 32% | 28.8% | 29.6% |
| Level 1 | 39% | 35.0% | 35.4% | 15% | 33.5% | 33.5% | 47% | 29.3% | 30.1% |
| Level 4/5 | 6% | 17.0% | 2% | 2% | 18.1% | 17.9% | 12% | 14.8% | 14.7% |
Source: IALS Ontario & Canada data taken from Table 1.2, Annex A / Data value for the figures; International Adult Literacy Survey, 2003; as referenced in Building on our Competencies: Canadian Results of the International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, 2003.
Return to note 3Statistics Canada. (2003). Building on our Competencies: Canadian Results of the International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey (Catalogue no. 89‐617‐XIE). Ottawa, Ontario: Canada.