Survey of adult skills, 2011-2012

Percentage of adults at each proficiency level in literacy, by age. Per cent¹
	2012
	Literacy
	Percentage	Standard error
¹When persons without score are included, the percentages sum up to 100 per cent
16-65 years
Less than level 1	3.0	0.3
Level 1	9.3	0.6
Level 2	30.2	0.8
Level 3	41.6	0.8
Level 4-5	13.7	0.6
16-24 years
Less than level 1	2.1	0.6
Level 1	10.7	1.2
Level 2	0.3	1.8
Level 3	42.3	2.0
Level 4-5	10.1	1.3
25-34 years
Less than level 1	4.1	0.7
Level 1	6.6	1.3
Level 2	20.4	1.7
Level 3	44.6	2.3
Level 4-5	20.8	1.8
35-44 years
Less than level 1	3.2	0.6
Level 1	6.4	1.0
Level 2	22.6	1.4
Level 3	45.9	1.7
Level 4-5	19.8	1.2
45-54 years
Less than level 1	2.7	0.6
Level 1	7.4	1.2
Level 2	33.5	1.7
Level 3	41.8	1.8
Level 4-5	11.5	1.0
55 years and older
Less than level 1	2.8	0.5
Level 1	15.8	1.6
Level 2	41.4	2.3
Level 3	33.1	1.9
Level 4-5	5.4	0.8

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