Statistics Canada
Symbol of the Government of Canada

Table B.2.5
Indices of change in private expenditure on education, by level of education, Canada and jurisdictions, 1990/1991, 1995/1996, and 2000/2001 to 2004/2005

Warning View the most recent version.

Archived Content

Information identified as archived is provided for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. It is not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived. Please "contact us" to request a format other than those available.

Standard table symbols

  Pre-elementary, elementary-secondary Trade-vocational1 College1 University All post-secondary All levels combined
index (2000/2001 = 100)
Canada
1990/1991 50 51 28 41 40 43
1995/1996 72 82 63 63 65 67
2000/2001 100 100 100 100 100 100
2001/2002 112 104 111 118 116 114
2002/2003 113 121 98 134 126 122
2003/2004 124e 128 102 151 141 136e
2004/2005 149e 130 102 160 148 148e
Newfoundland and Labrador
1990/1991 93 39 168 44 45 55
1995/1996 49 151 510 69 88 81
2000/2001 100 100 100 100 100 100
2001/2002 101 127 224 113 117 114
2002/2003 138 157 184 104 113 118
2003/2004 112e 133 123 126 127 124e
2004/2005 99e 144 186 129 132 126e
Prince Edward Island
1990/1991 20 18 41 36 34 33
1995/1996 46 18 47 33 34 35
2000/2001 100 100 100 100 100 100
2001/2002 84 92 113 120 114 111
2002/2003 69 104 144 54 82 81
2003/2004 69e 145 258 155 177 168e
2004/2005 56e 128 194 162 164 155e
Nova Scotia
1990/1991 64 25 7 33 32 35
1995/1996 65 63 35 51 51 52
2000/2001 100 100 100 100 100 100
2001/2002 102 83 110 113 112 111
2002/2003 117 84 112 133 130 129
2003/2004 121e 87 138 134 132 131e
2004/2005 142e 78 140 144 141 141e
New Brunswick
1990/1991 129 141 18 46 51 58
1995/1996 50 107 28 66 66 65
2000/2001 100 100 100 100 100 100
2001/2002 118 85 92 108 104 106
2002/2003 120 121 107 122 121 121
2003/2004 158e 121 106 141 136 138e
2004/2005 170e 125 108 151 144 147e
Quebec
1990/1991 54 57 14 41 36 44
1995/1996 70 102 61 78 76 73
2000/2001 100 100 100 100 100 100
2001/2002 103 139 116 117 117 111
2002/2003 103 128 104 138 131 119
2003/2004 109e 135 99 146 137 125e
2004/2005 120e 127 86 174 155 140e
Ontario
1990/1991 51 60 30 46 43 45
1995/1996 80 92 60 57 59 65
2000/2001 100 100 100 100 100 100
2001/2002 127 85 112 123 120 122
2002/2003 122 179 93 139 131 129
2003/2004 132e 205 98 157 147 143e
2004/2005 172e 189 98 156 146 152e
Manitoba
1990/1991 79 30 21 54 49 61
1995/1996 98 60 29 89 81 88
2000/2001 100 100 100 100 100 100
2001/2002 110 125 89 138 132 123
2002/2003 110 158 148 150 151 134
2003/2004 115e 118 137 169 161 143e
2004/2005 115e 109 112 176 164 145e
Saskatchewan
1990/1991 42 106 43 45 51 49
1995/1996 62 170 133 94 102 92
2000/2001 100 100 100 100 100 100
2001/2002 62 144 138 148 147 127
2002/2003 130 135 136 188 182 170
2003/2004 131e 144 143 212 204 186e
2004/2005 201e 145 140 158 156 167e
Alberta
1990/1991 39 31 15 33 28 31
1995/1996 46 43 33 54 47 47
2000/2001 100 100 100 100 100 100
2001/2002 108 104 99 99 100 102
2002/2003 118 89 89 108 100 105
2003/2004 126e 92 95 112 104 110e
2004/2005 128e 107 111 123 118 120e
British Columbia
1990/1991 37 61 86 34 43 41
1995/1996 78 110 173 62 81 80
2000/2001 100 100 100 100 100 100
2001/2002 103 103 122 113 112 109
2002/2003 104 104 118 126 122 116
2003/2004 134e 106 118 171 156 148e
2004/2005 173e 116 128 200 180 178e
Yukon
1990/1991 10 64 53 .. 61 40
1995/1996 120 75 91 .. 80 96
2000/2001 100 100 100 .. 100 100
2001/2002 80 140 134 .. 138 115
2002/2003 79 180 170 .. 177 138
2003/2004 114e 180 170 .. 177 152e
2004/2005 135e 201 189 .. 197 172e
Northwest Territories2
1990/1991 106 51 63 .. 60 81
1995/1996 77 164 157 .. 159 122
2000/2001 100 100 100 .. 100 100
2001/2002 76 103 92 .. 94 86
2002/2003 71 111 89 .. 94 84
2003/2004 107e 111 89 .. 94 100e
2004/2005 101e 101 55 .. 66 82e
Nunavut2
1990/1991 ... ... ... ... ... ...
1995/1996 ... ... ... ... ... ...
2000/2001 100 100 100 .. 100 100
2001/2002 460 128 79 .. 98 176
2002/2003 1,204 121 163 .. 146 374
2003/2004 1,402e 113 158 .. 141 412e
2004/2005 1,406e 0s3 0s3 .. 0s3 263e
.. not available for a specific reference period
... not applicable
e estimate
0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded
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. The only college in Nunavut did not report tuition fees (which are part of private expenditure) for trade vocational training before 2000/2001.
3. Set to zero. Private expenditure in 2004/05 was negative.
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.
Beginning in 2009, dollar amounts in these tables are being presented in current dollars, rather than constant dollars. All indices have been recalculated using the current dollar amounts and a new index base year.
See Table B.2.4 notes for further information on the data.
Source: Adapted from Table B.2.4. (Statistics Canada and Council of Ministers of Education, Canada. December 2009. Education indicators in Canada: Report of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program. Catalogue no. 81-582-XIE. Ottawa.)
Updated December 16, 2009.