Table 3
National components of degree holder growth, by age group, 1996 to 2001

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Age group in 2001 Change from 1996 to 2001 Components
Net immigration In situ
  Degree holders (percent share of age group total)
20 to 24 206,796 (100) 7,329 (4) 199,467 (96)
25 to 29 267,192 (100) 35,164 (13) 232,028 (87)
30 to 34 79,339 (100) 59,855 (75) 19,484 (25)
35 to 39 63,629 (100) 53,292 (84) 10,337 (16)
40 to 44 41,318 (100) 33,586 (81) 7,732 (19)
45 to 49 28,840 (100) 21,359 (74) 7,480 (26)
50 to 54 9,972 (100) 8,092 (81) 1,880 (19)
55 to 59 2,507 (100) 2,840 (113) -333 (-13)
60 to 64 1,697 (100) 2,865 (169) -1,168 (-39)
65+ -32,060 (100) 4,105 (-13) -36,165 (113)
Total 669,230 (100) 228,488 (34) 440,742 (66)

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 1996 and 2001.