In Quebec, 52% of adults don’t reach level 3 literacy proficiency

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What we can confirm

Official Quebec government material reporting the 2022 Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC/PEICA) states that 52% of Quebec adults aged 16 to 65 did not reach level 3 literacy proficiency. A Quebec literacy foundation analysis and French-language media report the same figure. The claim is accurate with the important qualification that it concerns adults aged 16–65 and the 2022 assessment.