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Table D.6.3
Educational attainment in the population aged 25 to 64, off-reserve Aboriginal population1 from Western Canada2 and the territories, 2005
| Less than college3 | College4 | University5 | College or university | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| percentage | |||||
| Western Canada2 | 79.7 | 13.3 | 6.9 | 20.3 | 100.0 |
| Manitoba | 78.0 | 14.3 | 7.6 | 22.0 | 100.0 |
| Saskatchewan | 83.0 | 10.1 | 6.8 | 17.0 | 100.0 |
| Alberta | 77.5 | 14.9 | 7.5 | 22.5 | 100.0 |
| British Columbia | 81.2 | 12.9 | 5.9* | 18.8 | 100.0 |
| Yukon | 78.8 | 15.2* | 6.0** | 21.2* | 100.0 |
| Northwest Territories | 79.3 | 15.3* | F | 20.7** | 100.0 |
| Nunavut | 89.7 | 8.7* | x | 10.3* | 100.0 |
| x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act. F too unreliable to be published * indicates a coefficient of variation (CV) between 16.6% and 25%. ** indicates a coefficient of variation (CV) greater than 25% and less than or equal to 33.3%. 1. Aboriginal population refers to those persons who reported identifying with at least one Aboriginal group, i.e., North American Indian, Métis or Inuit. 2. Includes Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia. 3. Includes no education or education below high school graduation; high school graduation or some postsecondary education (not completed); trade certificate or diploma from a vocational school or apprenticeship training. 4. Includes non-university certificate or diploma from a community college, CEGEP, school of nursing and similar programs at this level; university certificate below bachelor's level. 5. Includes bachelor's degree; university degree or certificate above bachelor's degree. Notes: The data are based on a 12-month average from January to December. Data in this table allow comparisons across the off-reserve Aboriginal population from Western Canada but are not directly comparable with Labour Force Survey-based data for the general population and Census-based data for the Aboriginal population. Data source: Labour Force Survey, Statistics Canada. 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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