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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 2011, 2015 and 2019, calculated using thousands and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
2011 2015 2019
thousands
Working-age population 14,226 16,784 17,650
percent
Less than high school 12 10 8
High school 26 24 22
Trades 12 11 10
College 24 26 26
University 26 29 33
Note: Population aged 25 to 64 based on Labour Force Survey estimates.
Source: Statistics Canada, tables 37-10-0117-01 and 14-10-0327-01.

Table 9
Tuition fees for degree programs, full-time Canadian undergraduate students
Table summary
This table displays the results of Tuition fees for degree programs 2017/2018, 2018/2019 and 2019/2020, calculated using average (dollars) units of measure (appearing as column headers).
2017/2018 2018/2019 2019/2020Note p: preliminary
average (dollars)
Canada 6,618 6,822 6,463
Newfoundland and Labrador 2,821 2,971 3,038
Prince Edward Island 6,485 6,632 6,762
Nova Scotia 7,718 8,086 8,368
New Brunswick 6,908 7,108 7,628
Quebec 2,880 2,956 3,065
Ontario 8,519 8,793 7,922
Manitoba 4,227 4,462 4,698
Saskatchewan 7,257 7,511 7,756
Alberta 5,736 5,713 5,714
British Columbia 5,669 5,806 5,924
Yukon Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 3,510 3,810
.. not available for a specific reference period
p preliminary
Note: The tuition fee averages are weighted with the latest enrolment data from the Postsecondary Student Information System.
Source: Statistics Canada, table 37-10-0045-01.

Chart 7 Public postsecondary enrollment

Data table for Chart 7 
Data table for Chart 7
Table summary
This table displays the results of Data table for Chart 7 Canadian students and International students, calculated using annual percent change units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Canadian students International students
annual percent change
2007/2008 1.8 5.3
2008/2009 1.8 8.1
2009/2010 5.5 9.9
2010/2011 2.9 4.9
2011/2012 0.9 11.2
2012/2013 0.5 10.2
2013/2014 -0.1 14.2
2014/2015 -1.2 9.3
2015/2016 -1.1 5.2
2016/2017 -0.2 12.0
2017/2018 0.2 15.6
Source: Statistics Canada, table 37-10-0018-01.


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Catalogue no. 12-581-X

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