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Facts
- National demands for the economy require literacy levels 3 or higher.
- Job opportunities for literacy levels 1 & 2 have decreased since the 1990's.
- Employment and literacy skills are strongly related.
- Individuals with low literacy skills are likely to have less disposable income, a higher unemployment rate and longer periods of unemployment.
- Literacy skills improve with practice.
- A small fraction of adults who are eligible for literacy programs enroll in these programmes (5-10%).
- There is a high drop out rate for those who enroll in literacy programs mainly due to socioeconomic circumstances and program/policy related factors (81%).
Fort Erie compared to the rest of the Niagara Region:
- Has the highest population proportion without a high school diploma.
- Ranks 7th out of 12 in persons having trade certificates.
- Ranks last in terms of the proportion of its population with a college diploma or certificate.
- Has lower literacy skill levels among their 16-24 year olds.
- Has lower literacy skill levels among their 25-54 age group.
- Has higher literacy skill levels among their 65 plus age group.
Source: Knafelc, Paul. Literacy Risk in the Niagara Region 2007
Statistics Canada. IALS 2003
Fort Erie compared to the Niagara Region, Ontario and Canada
| Literacy Levels |
Fort Erie |
Niagara Region |
Ontario |
Canada |
| Level 1 |
26.5 % |
25.5 % |
24.4 % |
19.9 % |
| Level 2 |
29.3 % |
29.1 % |
28.4 % |
27.8 % |
| Level 3 |
30.8 % |
31.2 % |
31.9 % |
35.3 % |
| Level 4 |
13.5 % |
14.2 % |
15.4 % |
17.0 % |
Level 1 Great difficulty reading, few basic skills and decoding strategies. Most are aware that they have a literacy problem.
Level 2 Read but not well and can only deal with material that is simple and clearly laid out. Generally they do not recognize their limitations.
Level 3 Basic skill level. Individuals may have difficulty with more complex tasks.
Level 4 High levels of literacy and can perform complex tasks using many strategies.
Source: Literacy Risk in the Niagara Region 2007
International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) 2003
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