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Table B.2.4
Private expenditure on education, by level of education, Canada and jurisdictions, 1997/1998 to 2004/2005 (in millions of 2001 constant dollars)

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  Pre-elementary, elementary-secondary Trade-vocational1 College1 University All post-secondary All levels combined
millions of 2001 constant dollars
Canada
1997/1998 3,043 535 1,059 4,403 5,998 9,037
1998/1999 3,144 588 1,035 4,593 6,216 9,360
1999/2000 3,151 505 1,172 5,014 6,691 9,842
2000/2001 3,319 589 1,333 5,737 7,659 10,978
2001/2002 3,613 599 1,437 6,609 8,645 12,258
2002/2003 3,573 683 1,239 7,310 9,231 12,804
2003/2004 3,821e 697 1,253 8,044 9,994 13,815e
2004/2005 4,502e .. 1,232 8,361 .. ..
Newfoundland and Labrador
1997/1998 24 20 13 73 107 131
1998/1999 15 11 8 76 96 111
1999/2000 21 14 2 85 101 122
2000/2001 24 14 2 85 100 125
2001/2002 25 17 4 95 116 141
2002/2003 33 21 3 86 109 142
2003/2004 26e 17 2 101 120 146e
2004/2005 22e .. 3 101 .. ..
Prince Edward Island
1997/1998 1 7 13 11 31 33
1998/1999 1 7 10 15 32 33
1999/2000 2 7 10 22 39 41
2000/2001 3 6 8 22 36 39
2001/2002 3 5 9 25 39 42
2002/2003 2 6 11 11 28 30
2003/2004 2e 8 19 31 58 60e
2004/2005 2e .. 14 32 .. ..
Nova Scotia
1997/1998 43 10 12 218 240 284
1998/1999 31 9 17 251 276 307
1999/2000 23 13 16 303 332 356
2000/2001 38 15 15 320 350 388
2001/2002 38 12 17 355 384 422
2002/2003 43 12 17 405 434 477
2003/2004 43e 12 20 396 427 470e
2004/2005 49e .. 20 416 .. ..
New Brunswick
1997/1998 17 14 12 104 130 147
1998/1999 17 8 13 120 141 158
1999/2000 15 11 18 121 149 165
2000/2001 14 13 15 126 154 169
2001/2002 16 11 14 134 159 175
2002/2003 16 15 16 147 177 193
2003/2004 21e 14 15 164 193 213e
2004/2005 22e .. 15 173 .. ..
Quebec
1997/1998 846 52 232 849 1,133 1,979
1998/1999 871 62 255 710 1,026 1,898
1999/2000 941 61 255 1,070 1,386 2,327
2000/2001 980 49 252 1,038 1,339 2,319
2001/2002 988 66 286 1,184 1,536 2,524
2002/2003 967 60 251 1,368 1,679 2,646
2003/2004 1,001e 61 233 1,412 1,707 2,707e
2004/2005 1,079e .. 198 1,651 .. ..
Ontario
1997/1998 1,029 125 475 1,905 2,505 3,534
1998/1999 1,015 159 409 2,138 2,706 3,721
1999/2000 1,032 100 553 1,924 2,577 3,609
2000/2001 1,164 129 654 2,496 3,278 4,442
2001/2002 1,433 106 712 2,987 3,805 5,238
2002/2003 1,348 219 575 3,289 4,083 5,431
2003/2004 1,419e 243 596 3,623 4,462 5,881e
2004/2005 1,817e .. 581 3,538 .. ..
Manitoba
1997/1998 131 19 10 140 169 300
1998/1999 138 22 12 163 198 336
1999/2000 137 19 15 165 199 337
2000/2001 131 19 18 160 196 327
2001/2002 140 23 15 214 253 393
2002/2003 138 29 25 230 283 421
2003/2004 142e 21 23 255 298 440e
2004/2005 139e .. 18 260 .. ..
Saskatchewan
1997/1998 22 21 7 180 208 230
1998/1999 57 20 6 162 188 245
1999/2000 38 19 7 198 225 262
2000/2001 59 17 6 167 190 249
2001/2002 35 24 9 240 272 307
2002/2003 72 22 8 297 327 398
2003/2004 71e 22 8 327 357 428e
2004/2005 106e .. 8 238 .. ..
Alberta
1997/1998 452 119 137 355 611 1,064
1998/1999 500 152 172 409 733 1,233
1999/2000 464 128 188 502 818 1,283
2000/2001 402 192 264 659 1,115 1,517
2001/2002 424 195 255 637 1,086 1,510
2002/2003 448 162 221 672 1,055 1,504
2003/2004 460e 161 227 666 1,054 1,514e
2004/2005 459e .. 262 726 .. ..
British Columbia
1997/1998 468 143 143 568 854 1,323
1998/1999 494 135 130 550 815 1,309
1999/2000 471 128 104 625 856 1,327
2000/2001 497 133 93 664 890 1,387
2001/2002 505 135 112 738 984 1,489
2002/2003 498 133 106 804 1,043 1,541
2003/2004 626e 132 103 1,071 1,306 1,932e
2004/2005 794e .. 110 1,227 .. ..
Yukon
1997/1998 3 3 1 .. 4 8
1998/1999 3 2 1 .. 3 6
1999/2000 1 2 1 .. 3 5
2000/2001 2 2 1 .. 3 5
2001/2002 1 3 1 .. 4 5
2002/2003 1 3 1 .. 5 6
2003/2004 2e 3 1 .. 5 7e
2004/2005 2e .. 1 .. .. ..
Northwest Territories2
1997/1998 2 1 3 .. 4 6
1998/1999 2 1 1 .. 2 3
1999/2000 2 1 3 .. 4 6
2000/2001 5 1 4 .. 5 10
2001/2002 3 1 4 .. 5 8
2002/2003 3 1 4 .. 5 8
2003/2004 5e 1 4 .. 5 9e
2004/2005 4e .. 2 .. .. ..
Nunavut2
1997/1998 ... ... ... ... ... ...
1998/1999 ... ... ... ... ... ...
1999/2000 3 ..3 1 .. 1 ..
2000/2001 <1 1 1 .. 2 2
2001/2002 2 1 1 .. 2 4
2002/2003 5 1 2 .. 2 7
2003/2004 6e 1 1 .. 2 8e
2004/2005 6e .. .. .. .. ..
1. Expenditure on private business colleges are not included.
2. Nunavut was created on April 1, 1999. Prior to that date, data for Nunavut were included with data for the Northwest Territories. This creates a break in series for the Northwest Territories in 1999/2000.
3. The only college in Nunavut started reporting tuition fees (part of private expenditure) for the trade-vocational portion in 2000/2001.
Notes: Large year-over-year variations in public and private funding to school boards are caused by accounting adjustments to prior-year surpluses and/or deficits. This means that trends should be observed over a period of years rather than from one year to the next.
Data sources: Survey of Uniform Financial System of School Boards, Statistics Canada.
Survey of Financial Statistics of Private Elementary and Secondary Schools, Statistics Canada.
Survey of Financial Information of Universities and Colleges, Statistics Canada.
Financial Statistics of Community Colleges and Vocational Schools, 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 December 16, 2008.
Date Modified: 2008-12-16

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