Canada at a Glance 2016
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Table 8
Educational attainment of working-age population, 2005 to 2015
Table summary
This table displays the results of Educational attainment of working-age population 2005, 2010 and 2015, calculated using thousands and % units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  2005 2010 2015
thousands
Working-age population 25,755 27,574 29,280
  %
0 to 8 years of study 8.4 6.6 5.4
Some high school 15.3 13.8 11.9
High school graduate 19.9 19.7 20.6
Some postsecondary 8.6 8.3 6.7
Postsecondary certificate or diploma 29.8 30.9 31.6
All university degrees 18.1 20.7 23.8
Bachelor's degree 12.4 14.3 16.3
Above bachelor's degree 5.7 6.4 7.5
Note: Population aged 15 and older based on Labour Force Survey estimates.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 282-0004.
Table 9
Tuition fees for full-time Canadian undergraduate students
Table summary
This table displays the results of Tuition fees for full-time Canadian undergraduate students 2013/2014, 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 (appearing as column headers).
  2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016Note 1
Canada 5,767 5,998 6,191
Newfoundland and Labrador 2,631 2,660 2,660
Prince Edward Island 5,688 5,849 6,119
Nova Scotia 6,215 6,483 6,817
New Brunswick 6,112 6,298 6,353
Quebec 2,657 2,740 2,799
Ontario 7,257 7,562 7,868
Manitoba 3,790 3,857 3,930
Saskatchewan 6,402 6,693 6,885
Alberta 5,675 5,738 5,738
British Columbia 5,018 5,201 5,305
Note 1.

May include estimates.

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Note: Weighted averages are calculated using the most current enrolment data available.
Source: Statistics Canada, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics.

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Chart 7 Public postsecondary enrolment

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Data table for Chart 7
  Canadian students International students
2003 5.7 16.7
2004 0.4 25.8
2005 1.4 7.5
2006 2.8 1.4
2007 2.3 2.4
2008 1.6 5.4
2009 8.6 14.0
2010 2.6 7.0
2011 1.2 10.4
2012 0.4 8.6
2013 1.0 2.5
Source:
Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 477-0019.

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