Canada at a Glance 2017
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Table 8
Educational attainment of working-age population, 2006 to 2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Educational attainment of working-age population 2006, 2011 and 2016, calculated using thousands and % units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  2006 2011 2016
thousands
Working-age population 26,116 27,913 29,587
  %
0 to 8 years of study 8.1 6.4 5.2
Some high school 15.2 13.4 11.7
High school graduate 19.9 19.8 20.0
Some postsecondary 8.1 8.0 6.7
Postsecondary certificate or diploma 29.9 31.2 31.6
University degree 18.8 21.2 24.7
Bachelor's degree 13.1 14.6 16.8
Above bachelor's degree 5.7 6.7 7.9
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 2014/2015, 2015/2016 and 2016/2017, calculated using average (dollars) units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017Note p: preliminary
average (dollars)
Canada 5,998 6,201 6,373
Newfoundland and Labrador 2,660 2,759 2,759
Prince Edward Island 5,849 6,130 6,288
Nova Scotia 6,483 6,834 7,218
New Brunswick 6,298 6,379 6,682
Quebec 2,740 2,797 2,851
Ontario 7,562 7,865 8,114
Manitoba 3,857 4,013 4,058
Saskatchewan 6,693 6,978 7,177
Alberta 5,738 5,739 5,750
British Columbia 5,201 5,397 5,534

Chart 7 Public postsecondary enrollment

Data Table for Chart 7
Chart 7
Public postsecondary enrollment
Table summary
This table displays the results of Public postsecondary enrollment Canadian students and International students, calculated using annual % change units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Canadian students International students
annual % change
2004/2005 0.4 25.8
2005/2006 1.4 7.5
2006/2007 2.8 1.4
2007/2008 2.3 2.4
2008/2009 1.6 5.4
2009/2010 8.8 11.8
2010/2011 2.6 7.1
2011/2012 1.2 10
2012/2013 0.5 8.8
2013/2014 1 3.6
2014/2015 -0.8 11.4
 
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