Table:
high skilled
low skilled

literacy
numeracy
literacy
numeracy

percent

gender

male
5.5
5.4
18.6
18.0

female
6.8
6.1
15.2
14.3

age group

25 to 39
6.6
5.9
16.9
16.7

40 to 54
5.3
5.2
16.6
14.7

55 to 64
7.1
6.8
16.2
15.5

place of birth, location of highest degree

born in canada
6.0
5.7
16.1
13.8

foreign-born / canadian degree
2.6
2.5
4.1
3.8

foreign-born / foreign degree
13.6
11.1
25.3
27.5

field of study

stem
4.6
4.4
11.2
11.4

humanities, languages, arts
14.6
12.3
30.1
29.5

social science, business, law
7.2
6.4
24.2
21.8

teacher and related
5.5
5.9
12.9
9.8

health and welfare
3.0
3.4
12.5
9.4

province/region

atlantic
6.6
6.7
20.9
15.0

quebec
6.1
5.8
15.5
14.7

ontario
5.2
4.6
16.3
16.1

manitoba and saskatchewan
8.1
8.5
24.9
18.2

alberta
8.3
8.0
13.2
12.7

british columbia and the territories
6.9
6.5
19.7
17.6

mother tongue

english
6.2
5.8
8.7
10.3

french
3.3
2.8
7.2
8.6

other
9.8
9.8
24.6
22.9

lives with spouse/partner

no
8.6
8.2
25.4
22.0

yes
5.5
5.1
14.5
13.8

has a child in the home

no
6.0
5.5
13.5
13.8

yes
6.2
5.9
18.0
16.5

extent of long-term illness/health problem

no health limitation
6.0
5.6
16.0
15.3

illness exists but is not limiting
5.0
4.5
18.4
18.1

illness is limiting, including severely
8.4
9.0
19.6
15.4

aboriginal status

not of aboriginal descent
6.1
5.7
16.5
15.5

of aborginal descent
9.6
8.7
29.1
28.0

parental education

both have less than a high school diploma
4.7
4.0
13.6
13.9

at least one has a high school diploma
5.9
5.3
23.8
21.6

at least one has a postsecondary education / less than a bachelor's degree
7.5
6.7
16.4
17.6

at least one has a university degree
5.9
5.9
15.5
12.4

number of books in the home at age 16

25 or less
6.3
5.8
17.7
16.1

26 to 100
6.4
6.4
15.8
14.1

more than 100
5.9
5.4
16.6
17.0

number

unweighted sample size
3,232
2,942
1,043
1,333

weighted sample size
3,010,723
2,737,637
908,558
1,181,644

Statement: university graduates with higher literacy levels whose mother tongue is french were significantly less likely to be overqualified than either english speakers or those with a mother tongue other than english or french.
Question: among university graduates with higher literacy levels,who were the least likely to be overqualified.
Answer: french