Table 1
Educational outcomes for the Canadian population,
aged 20 to 64, 1996
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| Visible minority | Non-visible minority | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third-and-higher generation | Second generation | Third-and-higher generation | Second generation | |
| Percentage with university degree | 16.6 | 24.1 | 16.6 | 22.2 |
| Average number of years of education | 13.1 | 14.8 | 13.2 | 14.0 |
| Average number of years of education, age standardized | 13.0 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 15.4 |
| Fathers' education | ||||
| Percentage with university degree | 9.2 | 25.2 | 7.4 | 10.8 |
| Average number of years of education | 10.5 | 12.1 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| Average number of years of education, age standardized | 10.9 | 11.7 | 12.2 | 12.5 |
| Mothers' education | ||||
| Percentage with university degree | 3.9 | 9.6 | 4.1 | 6.0 |
| Average number of years of education | 10.8 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 10.3 |
| Average number of years of education, age standardized | 10.5 | 10.6 | 9.6 | 9.8 |
Source(s):
Boyd (2002) with data from the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics.
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