Average literacy scores of Aboriginal peoples in Canada 2012, by sex and region

This statistic shows the average literacy score for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples in Canada in 2012, by sex and region. The average literacy score for Aboriginal women in Ontario, Canada in 2012 was 272.

Average literacy scores of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples in Canada 2012, by sex and region

Characteristic	Aboriginal female	Non-Aboriginal female	Aboriginal male
Ontario	272	274	266
British Columbia	267	274	264
Manitoba	259	278	259
Saskatchewan	252	276	244
Yukon	250	285	234
Northwest Territories	229	281	228
Nunavut	206	293	208

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Release date

February 2016

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

2012

Age group

14 years and older

Supplementary notes

Literacy is scored on a scale from a low of 0 to a high of 500. The national average for Canada was 273, which is also the OECD average.

Results from the OECD Survey of Adult Skills. Tests were conducted in French and English. Adapted from Statistics Canada, First Nations, Métis and Inuit Women 2016, page 18, 2012. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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