PISA: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Level 1A in Canada
Canada: PISA: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Level 1A was 10.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
PISA: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Level 1A in Canada, 2000–2018
Source: OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).
Analysis
Canada recorded 10.0% for pisa: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 1a in 2018. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 25.0% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pisa: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 1a in Canada peaked at 10.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2000.
That places Canada 49th out of 55 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 7.0% | 8.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 8.0% | 10.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pisa: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 1a in Canada?
- Pisa: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 1a in Canada was 10.0% in 2018, according to OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).
- What is the highest pisa: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 1a recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest pisa: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 1a recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for pisa: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 1a?
- Canada ranks 49th out of 55 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pisa: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). level 1a rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), published as part of PISA: 15-year-olds by reading proficiency level (%). Level 1A. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of 15-year-old students scoring higher than 335 but lower than or equal to 407 on the PISA reading scale. Readers at Level 1a can understand the literal meaning of sentences or short passages. Readers at this level can also recognize the main theme or the author’s purpose in a piece of text about a familiar topic, and make a simple connection between several adjacent pieces of information, or between the given information and their own prior knowledge. They can select a relevant page from a small set based on simple prompts, and locate one or more independent pieces of information within short texts. Level 1a readers can reflect on the overall purpose and on the relative importance of information (e.g. the main idea vs. non-essential detail) in simple texts containing explicit cues. Most tasks at this level contain explicit cues regarding what needs to be done, how to do it, and where in the text(s) readers should focus their attention. 2000, 2003, and 2006 PISA assessments used a different reading proficiency scale (Levels 1 to 5) than later assessments. PISA 2000/2003/2006 Level 1 data have been included in this database as Level 1A because they are based on an identical score range. Use caution in comparing proficiency scores across years. For more information on comparability of results, consult the PISA website: http://www.oecd.org/pisa/