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Population aged 25 to 64 years old with a bachelor's degree or higher, by racialized group, 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021

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Note(s):
In this chart, the concept of "racialized group" is derived directly from the concept of "visible minority." The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as "persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour."
Source(s):
Census of Population, 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021 (3901).

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This is a bar clustered chart.

Population aged 25 to 64 years old with a bachelor's degree or higher, by racialized group, 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021, %
  2006 2011 2016 2021
Total, Canada 23.0 25.9 28.5 32.9
Total racialized population 34.9 38.2 42.0 47.5
South Asian 36.5 39.7 47.0 55.2
Chinese 41.8 45.2 49.9 56.3
Black 19.9 24.2 27.0 32.4
Filipino 40.2 40.8 43.6 45.5
Arab 43.2 46.1 46.0 48.5
Latin American 24.5 29.4 30.8 37.1
Southeast Asian 19.9 25.3 24.0 30.5
West Asian 39.7 45.2 48.6 52.9
Korean 54.2 55.3 56.6 60.5
Japanese 40.6 43.2 45.9 48.2
Note(s):
In this chart, the concept of "racialized group" is derived directly from the concept of "visible minority." The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as "persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour."
Source(s):
Census of Population, 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021 (3901).
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