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| Pre-elementary, elementary-secondary | Trade-vocational1 | College1 | University | All post-secondary | All levels combined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| percentage | ||||||
| Canada | ||||||
| 1997/1998 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 20.9 | 33.3 | 24.5 | 14.0 |
| 1998/1999 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 20.3 | 33.3 | 24.1 | 13.9 |
| 1999/2000 | 7.6 | 9.0 | 20.4 | 32.7 | 25.1 | 14.4 |
| 2000/2001 | 8.0 | 10.1 | 23.5 | 34.6 | 27.3 | 15.8 |
| 2001/2002 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 24.7 | 37.8 | 29.9 | 17.2 |
| 2002/2003 | 8.4 | 13.0 | 22.1 | 38.9 | 31.2 | 17.7 |
| 2003/2004 | 8.8e | 13.6 | 22.7 | 39.8 | 32.4 | 18.6e |
| 2004/2005 | 10.0e | .. | 22.3 | 39.6 | .. | .. |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | ||||||
| 1997/1998 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 34.1 | 29.1 | 14.3 | 9.7 |
| 1998/1999 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 26.2 | 29.2 | 15.2 | 9.0 |
| 1999/2000 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 4.8 | 30.1 | 19.4 | 10.9 |
| 2000/2001 | 4.2 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 29.9 | 19.4 | 11.3 |
| 2001/2002 | 4.0 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 30.9 | 21.1 | 12.1 |
| 2002/2003 | 5.3 | 10.0 | 8.3 | 28.1 | 19.9 | 12.2 |
| 2003/2004 | 4.2e | 8.5 | 5.3 | 29.8 | 20.8 | 12.3e |
| 2004/2005 | 3.7e | .. | 8.9 | 29.6 | .. | .. |
| Prince Edward Island | ||||||
| 1997/1998 | 1.1 | 11.4 | 45.2 | 22.5 | 22.6 | 11.9 |
| 1998/1999 | 0.8 | 12.9 | 42.2 | 27.7 | 24.1 | 11.5 |
| 1999/2000 | 1.6 | 19.5 | 41.2 | 38.3 | 33.1 | 15.4 |
| 2000/2001 | 2.1 | 16.8 | 34.8 | 34.9 | 29.7 | 14.1 |
| 2001/2002 | 1.7 | 16.3 | 34.6 | 38.4 | 31.9 | 15.0 |
| 2002/2003 | 1.4 | 16.2 | 35.3 | 15.1 | 19.9 | 10.3 |
| 2003/2004 | 1.3e | 21.9 | 48.4 | 39.9 | 37.9 | 19.4e |
| 2004/2005 | 1.0e | .. | 43.2 | 36.1 | .. | .. |
| Nova Scotia | ||||||
| 1997/1998 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 15.5 | 43.4 | 30.0 | 15.8 |
| 1998/1999 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 17.5 | 44.9 | 31.4 | 15.5 |
| 1999/2000 | 2.0 | 11.4 | 15.0 | 47.4 | 38.4 | 17.7 |
| 2000/2001 | 3.8 | 10.5 | 14.6 | 48.4 | 38.5 | 20.2 |
| 2001/2002 | 3.8 | 9.8 | 15.1 | 52.1 | 41.9 | 22.0 |
| 2002/2003 | 4.1 | 13.1 | 14.9 | 55.5 | 46.5 | 24.3 |
| 2003/2004 | 4.1e | 12.5 | 16.8 | 54.5 | 45.5 | 23.8e |
| 2004/2005 | 4.6e | .. | 16.7 | 55.1 | .. | .. |
| New Brunswick | ||||||
| 1997/1998 | 1.8 | 6.1 | 16.8 | 30.1 | 20.1 | 9.4 |
| 1998/1999 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 15.8 | 34.9 | 22.0 | 10.1 |
| 1999/2000 | 1.7 | 5.1 | 26.3 | 33.7 | 23.3 | 10.5 |
| 2000/2001 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 20.2 | 33.8 | 21.0 | 10.6 |
| 2001/2002 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 16.3 | 35.2 | 21.5 | 10.9 |
| 2002/2003 | 1.9 | 8.6 | 18.8 | 36.4 | 26.9 | 12.7 |
| 2003/2004 | 2.2e | 8.0 | 18.7 | 38.5 | 28.2 | 13.1e |
| 2004/2005 | 2.3e | .. | 22.4 | 39.7 | .. | .. |
| Quebec | ||||||
| 1997/1998 | 10.3 | 4.5 | 10.9 | 25.2 | 17.0 | 13.3 |
| 1998/1999 | 10.5 | 3.3 | 12.0 | 21.0 | 13.9 | 12.1 |
| 1999/2000 | 10.5 | 5.1 | 12.0 | 29.0 | 19.8 | 14.6 |
| 2000/2001 | 10.8 | 3.8 | 11.4 | 26.7 | 18.2 | 14.1 |
| 2001/2002 | 10.3 | 5.3 | 12.8 | 28.0 | 20.0 | 14.6 |
| 2002/2003 | 10.4 | 4.6 | 11.7 | 29.1 | 20.6 | 15.2 |
| 2003/2004 | 10.8e | 5.0 | 11.1 | 28.6 | 20.6 | 15.4e |
| 2004/2005 | 11.4e | .. | 9.9 | 32.8 | .. | .. |
| Ontario | ||||||
| 1997/1998 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 31.9 | 40.0 | 31.8 | 14.2 |
| 1998/1999 | 5.8 | 10.1 | 28.0 | 41.8 | 33.2 | 14.5 |
| 1999/2000 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 27.1 | 33.8 | 28.2 | 14.0 |
| 2000/2001 | 7.1 | 9.9 | 37.2 | 40.9 | 35.8 | 17.4 |
| 2001/2002 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 39.4 | 46.6 | 40.6 | 20.3 |
| 2002/2003 | 8.0 | 20.5 | 34.0 | 48.2 | 42.6 | 20.6 |
| 2003/2004 | 8.3e | 22.1 | 35.2 | 48.2 | 43.3 | 21.4e |
| 2004/2005 | 9.9e | .. | 32.9 | 44.3 | .. | .. |
| Manitoba | ||||||
| 1997/1998 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 28.6 | 20.9 | 11.7 |
| 1998/1999 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 12.2 | 30.5 | 22.2 | 12.4 |
| 1999/2000 | 7.4 | 9.0 | 13.5 | 29.0 | 22.3 | 12.3 |
| 2000/2001 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 14.8 | 26.3 | 20.4 | 11.5 |
| 2001/2002 | 7.6 | 9.4 | 12.9 | 34.2 | 25.5 | 13.8 |
| 2002/2003 | 7.1 | 12.2 | 19.7 | 34.3 | 27.5 | 14.1 |
| 2003/2004 | 7.0e | 8.4 | 16.1 | 36.9 | 27.5 | 14.2e |
| 2004/2005 | 6.8e | .. | 15.6 | 36.1 | .. | .. |
| Saskatchewan | ||||||
| 1997/1998 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 10.4 | 32.4 | 23.0 | 9.7 |
| 1998/1999 | 3.9 | 6.5 | 9.7 | 29.4 | 20.3 | 10.2 |
| 1999/2000 | 2.6 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 31.6 | 22.1 | 10.5 |
| 2000/2001 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 8.9 | 24.6 | 17.6 | 9.7 |
| 2001/2002 | 2.4 | 7.3 | 11.6 | 33.1 | 24.2 | 11.7 |
| 2002/2003 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 10.9 | 37.8 | 27.9 | 14.4 |
| 2003/2004 | 4.3e | 7.0 | 11.0 | 39.5 | 29.2 | 15.0e |
| 2004/2005 | 6.4e | .. | 11.0 | 31.0 | .. | .. |
| Alberta | ||||||
| 1997/1998 | 11.7 | 15.7 | 31.5 | 30.4 | 25.9 | 17.1 |
| 1998/1999 | 11.9 | 16.8 | 36.0 | 32.9 | 27.9 | 18.0 |
| 1999/2000 | 11.2 | 17.6 | 32.3 | 34.4 | 29.5 | 18.5 |
| 2000/2001 | 9.5 | 22.4 | 38.8 | 39.0 | 34.6 | 20.3 |
| 2001/2002 | 9.6 | 22.8 | 37.9 | 36.3 | 33.1 | 19.7 |
| 2002/2003 | 9.8 | 21.0 | 34.1 | 37.3 | 32.8 | 19.3 |
| 2003/2004 | 9.6e | 21.2 | 34.4 | 35.5 | 32.0 | 18.8e |
| 2004/2005 | 9.6e | .. | 36.5 | 35.4 | .. | .. |
| British Columbia | ||||||
| 1997/1998 | 9.3 | 15.3 | 24.7 | 34.8 | 27.1 | 16.1 |
| 1998/1999 | 9.6 | 14.6 | 22.1 | 33.4 | 25.8 | 15.8 |
| 1999/2000 | 9.1 | 12.9 | 19.2 | 33.7 | 25.3 | 15.5 |
| 2000/2001 | 9.2 | 12.9 | 17.6 | 30.9 | 24.0 | 15.3 |
| 2001/2002 | 9.1 | 12.9 | 18.7 | 33.8 | 25.7 | 15.9 |
| 2002/2003 | 9.1 | 14.4 | 18.4 | 33.4 | 26.7 | 16.4 |
| 2003/2004 | 11.4e | 16.0 | 20.3 | 39.9 | 32.5 | 20.3e |
| 2004/2005 | 14.1e | .. | 20.8 | 43.4 | .. | .. |
| Yukon | ||||||
| 1997/1998 | 3.9 | 16.5 | 16.4 | .. | 14.4 | 6.5 |
| 1998/1999 | 3.3 | 11.3 | 12.6 | .. | 10.1 | 5.1 |
| 1999/2000 | 1.6 | 7.8 | 12.3 | .. | 7.9 | 3.7 |
| 2000/2001 | 2.2 | 7.3 | 10.0 | .. | 6.9 | 3.8 |
| 2001/2002 | 1.7 | 9.2 | 12.0 | .. | 8.8 | 4.0 |
| 2002/2003 | 1.6 | 12.4 | 16.5 | .. | 12.1 | 4.8 |
| 2003/2004 | 2.2e | 12.0 | 15.5 | .. | 11.4 | 5.0e |
| 2004/2005 | 2.6e | .. | 14.5 | .. | .. | .. |
| Northwest Territories2 | ||||||
| 1997/1998 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 6.3 | .. | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| 1998/1999 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.0 | .. | 1.9 | 1.1 |
| 1999/2000 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 8.5 | .. | 5.3 | 3.1 |
| 2000/2001 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 11.4 | .. | 7.0 | 5.0 |
| 2001/2002 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 9.5 | .. | 6.0 | 3.7 |
| 2002/2003 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 8.6 | .. | 5.5 | 3.4 |
| 2003/2004 | 2.9e | 3.1 | 9.1 | .. | 5.7 | 3.9e |
| 2004/2005 | 2.7e | .. | 5.6 | .. | .. | .. |
| Nunavut2.3 | ||||||
| 1997/1998 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1998/1999 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1999/2000 | 2.9 | .. | 3.3 | .. | 1.2 | 2.3 |
| 2000/2001 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 4.8 | .. | 2.5 | 1.4 |
| 2001/2002 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 4.8 | .. | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 2002/2003 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 7.7 | .. | 3.1 | 4.4 |
| 2003/2004 | 5.9e | 1.4 | 6.8 | .. | 3.0 | 4.7e |
| 2004/2005 | 5.7e | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 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. Data sources: Tables B.2.2 and B.2.4. 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. |
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