In how many languages can you hold an everyday conversation?

Number of languages Elementary Secondary
Girls Boys All students Girls Boys All students
%
1 43.9 47.2 45.6 49.0 53.8 51.4
2 39.3 35.3 37.4 36.9 34.6 35.8
3 12.0 11.7 11.8 10.5 7.6 9.1
4 2.6 3.0 2.8 2.4 2.0 2.2
5 0.8 1.2 1.0 0.5 0.6 0.5
6 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2
7 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
8 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1
9 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.6
Source: Statistics Canada, Census at School, 2007/2008.