A quality control program helped ensure that the data were gathered from representative samples from comparable populations of students, that the instruments were unbiased, and that the data collection and data processing standards were of the highest quality. Statistics Canada selected a nationally representative sample of Canadian schools and classrooms. The sample included public, separate, and private schools, French-speaking as well as English. Five provinces chose to over-sample so that comparisons could be made at the provincial level. The numbers shown in this display have been rounded and should not be used for determining significance levels.
Results are scale scores.
The international mean scale score across all countries was 49. Canada's mean was 53. The numbers shown in this display have been rounded and should not be used for determining significance levels. Results are scale scores. The international mean scale score across all countries was 49.