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Table D.2.6
University graduation rates,1 by level of degree, sex and field of study, Canada, 1995 and 20052
| Bachelor's and first professional degrees |
Master's degrees | Earned doctorate degrees | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2005 | change | 1995 | 2005 | change | 1995 | 2005 | change | |
| rate1 | |||||||||
| Total males | 26.7 | 25.4 | -1.2 | 4.9 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| Education | 2.3 | 1.8 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Humanities | 2.9 | 2.8 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Social and behavioural sciences, and law | 6.3 | 4.9 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Physical and life sciences, and technologies | 2.5 | 2.1 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Mathematics, computer and information sciences | 1.8 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Architecture, engineering and related technologies | 3.7 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Agriculture, natural resources and conservation | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Business, management and public administration | 4.1 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Health, parks, recreation and fitness | 2.0 | 1.7 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Other | 0.0 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Total females | 38.1 | 42.5 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 7.7 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| Education | 6.6 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Humanities | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Social and behavioural sciences, and law | 10.5 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Physical and life sciences, and technologies | 2.9 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Mathematics, computer and information sciences | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Architecture, engineering and related technologies | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Agriculture, natural resources and conservation | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Business, management and public administration | 4.8 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Health, parks, recreation and fitness | 4.1 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Other | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Total, both sexes | 32.3 | 33.8 | 1.5 | 5.1 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| Education | 4.4 | 4.0 | -0.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Humanities | 4.2 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Social and behavioural sciences, and law | 8.3 | 7.5 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Physical and life sciences, and technologies | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Mathematics, computer and information sciences | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Architecture, engineering and related technologies | 2.4 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Agriculture, natural resources and conservation | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Business, management and public administration | 4.4 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Health, parks, recreation and fitness | 3.0 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Other | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1. Calculated by dividing the total number of graduates regardless of their age by the population at the "typical" age of graduation (age 22 for bachelor's and first professional degrees, age 24 for master's degrees, and age 27 for earned doctorates). Rates presented in this table include foreign students. 2. 2005 university degrees, diplomas and certificates granted for University of Regina not available. Data sources: University Student Information System, Statistics Canada. Postsecondary Student Information System, Statistics Canada. CANSIM, Table 051-0001 (Population estimates and projections). Table source: Statistics Canada and Council of Ministers of Education, Canada. 2007. Education indicators in Canada: Report of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program. Catalogue no. 81-582-XIE. Ottawa. Updated June 16, 2008. |
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