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Table 8
Educational attainment of working-age population
Table summary
This table displays the results of Educational attainment of working-age population. 2007, 2012 and 2017, calculated using thousands and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  2007 2012 2017
thousands
Working-age population 26,462 28,283 29,902
  %
0 to 8 years of study 7.7 6.0 4.9
Some high school 14.7 13.3 11.2
High school graduate 19.7 20.0 20.3
Some postsecondary 8.1 7.4 6.7
Postsecondary certificate or diploma 30.5 31.4 31.7
University degree 19.3 21.9 25.2
Bachelor's degree 13.4 14.9 17.2
Above bachelor's degree 5.9 7.0 8.0
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. 2015/2016, 2016/2017 and 2017/2018, calculated using average (dollars) units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  2015/2016 2016/2017 2017/2018Note p: preliminary
average (dollars)
Canada 6,201 6,375 6,571
Newfoundland and Labrador 2,759 2,752 2,814
Prince Edward Island 6,130 6,310 6,498
Nova Scotia 6,834 7,322 7,726
New Brunswick 6,379 6,714 6,893
Quebec 2,797 2,817 2,889
Ontario 7,865 8,154 8,454
Manitoba 4,013 4,099 4,158
Saskatchewan 6,978 7,042 7,205
Alberta 5,739 5,742 5,749
British Columbia 5,397 5,523 5,635
p preliminary
Note: Weighted averages are calculated using the most current enrollment data available.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 477-0077.

Chart 7 Public postsecondary enrollment

Data Table for Chart 7
Data table for Chart 7
Table summary
This table displays the results of data for Chart 7. The information is grouped by Year (appearing as row headers), Canadian students and International students, calculated using annual percent change units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Year Canadian students International students
annual % change
2005/2006 1.4 8.7
2006/2007 2.8 1.7
2007/2008 2.1 5.5
2008/2009 3.1 9.2
2009/2010 6.9 12.3
2010/2011 2.9 4.7
2011/2012 0.8 11.4
2012/2013 0.5 10.1
2013/2014 0.4 11.0
2014/2015 -0.8 11.5
2015/2016 -2.8 3.0
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 477-0019.


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