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| Age group | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 to 19 | 20 to 24 | 25 to 29 | ||||||||||
| Primary/ Secondary |
College | University | Total1 | Primary/ Secondary |
College | University | Total1 | Primary/ Secondary |
College | University | Total1 | |
| percent | ||||||||||||
| Canada (provinces only) | ||||||||||||
| 2008/2009 | 35 | 53 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 56 | 47 | 50 | 39 | 52 | 62 | 57 |
| 2007/2008 | 36 | 55 | 37 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 50 | 52 | 38 | 58 | 59 | 58 |
| 2006/2007 | 35 | 55 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 57 | 50 | 51 | 35 | 55 | 58 | 56 |
| 2005/2006 | 34 | 54 | 36 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 50 | 51 | 34 | 55 | 60 | 56 |
| 2004/2005 | 33 | 52 | 40 | 36 | 43 | 57 | 48 | 51 | 37 | 56 | 56 | 55 |
| 2000/2001 | 36 | 46 | 35 | 37 | 31 | 54 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 55 | 60 | 56 |
| 1995/1996 | 31 | 42 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 49 | 43 | 44 | 39 | 49 | 57 | 52 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | ||||||||||||
| 2008/2009 | 21 | 34E | 35 | 24 | .. | 34E | 42 | 39 | .. | 35E | 52 | 46 |
| 2007/2008 | 22 | 27E | 28E | 24 | F | 17E | 45 | 37 | .. | F | 59 | 46 |
| 2006/2007 | 21 | 26E | 27E | 22 | x | 24E | 38 | 33 | .. | 30E | 49 | 42 |
| 2005/2006 | 21 | F | 31E | 23 | x | 21E | 40 | 33 | .. | F | 41E | 36E |
| 2004/2005 | 18 | F | 36 | 21 | .. | 21E | 36 | 31 | .. | F | 33E | 22E |
| 2000/2001 | 14 | 18E | 30E | 17 | F | 25E | 33 | 31 | .. | F | 58 | 41 |
| 1995/1996 | 12 | F | 19E | 13 | .. | 11E | 27E | 21E | .. | x | 48E | 30E |
| Prince Edward Island | ||||||||||||
| 2008/2009 | 34 | 44E | 45 | 36 | 59E | 43E | 43 | 44 | .. | 38E | 48E | 41E |
| 2007/2008 | 39 | 61 | 35 | 40 | x | 58 | 50 | 52 | .. | 30E | 59 | 46 |
| 2006/2007 | 38 | 39E | 46 | 40 | x | 45E | 48 | 46 | x | 54E | 51E | 50 |
| 2005/2006 | 33 | 49E | 47 | 36 | .. | 40E | 51 | 48 | x | 43E | 70 | 57 |
| 2004/2005 | 41 | 47E | 35E | 41 | x | 32E | 33 | 31 | .. | F | 50E | 46E |
| 2000/2001 | 37 | 38E | 30E | 35 | .. | 27 | 45 | 37 | .. | 28E | 72E | 53E |
| 1995/1996 | 38 | 39E | 30 | 37 | .. | 26E | 33 | 31 | x | 28E | 78 | 52 |
| Nova Scotia | ||||||||||||
| 2008/2009 | 35 | 52 | 39 | 36 | 43E | 54 | 45 | 47 | x | 31E | 50 | 45 |
| 2007/2008 | 36 | 45 | 33 | 36 | F | 48 | 51 | 50 | x | 44E | 58 | 49 |
| 2006/2007 | 34 | 49 | 41 | 36 | F | 59 | 47 | 49 | x | 52E | 53 | 54 |
| 2005/2006 | 35 | 48 | 43 | 36 | F | 43 | 50 | 48 | x | 37E | 62 | 51 |
| 2004/2005 | 33 | 50 | 39 | 35 | F | 49 | 53 | 51 | .. | 41E | 51E | 48 |
| 2000/2001 | 27 | 30E | 36 | 29 | x | 45 | 51 | 48 | .. | 30E | 61 | 47 |
| 1995/1996 | 31 | 40E | 32 | 32 | 49E | 36 | 41 | 41 | x | 27E | 56 | 44 |
| New Brunswick | ||||||||||||
| 2008/2009 | 41 | 48 | 35 | 40 | F | 37 | 44 | 42 | .. | 25E | 55 | 44 |
| 2007/2008 | 39 | 41E | 34 | 38 | F | 35E | 40 | 38 | .. | F | 57 | 40 |
| 2006/2007 | 35 | 46 | 24 | 34 | x | 44 | 32 | 34 | .. | F | 56 | 45 |
| 2005/2006 | 36 | 29E | 34 | 35 | x | 42 | 38 | 38 | x | 41E | 49E | 45 |
| 2004/2005 | 34 | 21E | 31 | 32 | F | 33E | 40 | 38 | .. | 30E | 54 | 48 |
| 2000/2001 | 34 | 24E | 33 | 33 | x | 16E | 34 | 28 | .. | F | 44E | 37 |
| 1995/1996 | 28 | 24E | 19E | 26 | .. | 11E | 27 | 23 | x | 11E | 40 | 29 |
| Quebec | ||||||||||||
| 2008/2009 | 31 | 57 | 41E | 40 | 46 | 69 | 54 | 56 | 37E | 51 | 68 | 60 |
| 2007/2008 | 30 | 57 | 42 | 40 | 52 | 68 | 54 | 57 | 38E | 57 | 70 | 63 |
| 2006/2007 | 26 | 56 | 31E | 36 | 39 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 37E | 58 | 69 | 62 |
| 2005/2006 | 24 | 56 | 35E | 34 | 50 | 62 | 56 | 56 | 26E | 52 | 64 | 57 |
| 2004/2005 | 22 | 55 | 38E | 34 | 44 | 61 | 57 | 57 | 34E | 55 | 63 | 57 |
| 2000/2001 | 21 | 43 | 44 | 30 | 35 | 58 | 60 | 57 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 58 |
| 1995/1996 | 20 | 40 | 41 | 28 | 40E | 47 | 41 | 42 | F | 59 | 61 | 54 |
| Ontario | ||||||||||||
| 2008/2009 | 34 | 49 | 35 | 35 | 26 | 54 | 44 | 46 | F | 56 | 59 | 56 |
| 2007/2008 | 36 | 54 | 35 | 37 | 40 | 57 | 47 | 50 | 29E | 61 | 57 | 56 |
| 2006/2007 | 35 | 56 | 35 | 37 | 33 | 56 | 48 | 50 | F | 55 | 54 | 53 |
| 2005/2006 | 35 | 49 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 56 | 47 | 49 | 48E | 65 | 62 | 62 |
| 2004/2005 | 35 | 50 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 61 | 45 | 50 | 34E | 64 | 56 | 58 |
| 2000/2001 | 43 | 53 | 28 | 43 | 32 | 56 | 47 | 50 | 41E | 55 | 59 | 56 |
| 1995/1996 | 35 | 46 | 30 | 35 | 33 | 52 | 43 | 45 | 45E | 50 | 57 | 52 |
| Manitoba | ||||||||||||
| 2008/2009 | 38 | 51 | 61 | 42 | 52E | 57 | 68 | 64 | F | 52 | 66 | 59 |
| 2007/2008 | 41 | 43E | 61 | 44 | 34E | 55 | 66 | 62 | F | 71 | 55 | 58 |
| 2006/2007 | 43 | 48 | 57 | 45 | 55E | 49 | 65 | 61 | 48E | 65 | 67 | 63 |
| 2005/2006 | 43 | 58 | 59 | 46 | 51E | 61 | 59 | 59 | x | 50E | 67 | 60 |
| 2004/2005 | 39 | 46 | 58 | 43 | 58 | 52 | 54 | 55 | F | 55 | 59 | 57 |
| 2000/2001 | 46 | 40E | 60 | 48 | F | 60 | 61 | 58 | x | 54 | 68 | 61 |
| 1995/1996 | 38 | 54 | 59 | 43 | 29E | 45 | 57 | 53 | F | 59 | 65 | 62 |
| Saskatchewan | ||||||||||||
| 2008/2009 | 45 | 37 | 46 | 44 | 39E | 56 | 49 | 50 | F | 44E | 59 | 55 |
| 2007/2008 | 46 | 27E | 44 | 44 | 56E | 46 | 46 | 47 | .. | 50 | 44 | 47 |
| 2006/2007 | 45 | 53 | 47 | 45 | F | 43 | 58 | 54 | .. | 52E | 53 | 54 |
| 2005/2006 | 41 | 29E | 45 | 41 | 28E | 40 | 45 | 44 | x | 36E | 50 | 47 |
| 2004/2005 | 39 | 41 | 46 | 40 | 45E | 37 | 51 | 48 | F | 35E | 58 | 53 |
| 2000/2001 | 39 | 42 | 38 | 39 | x | 39 | 44 | 42 | x | 35E | 54 | 49 |
| 1995/1996 | 37 | 24E | 37 | 36 | x | 30E | 41 | 38 | .. | 33E | 57 | 47 |
| Alberta | ||||||||||||
| 2008/2009 | 45 | 52 | 42 | 46 | 44E | 51 | 49 | 51 | x | 58 | 54 | 57 |
| 2007/2008 | 44 | 54 | 28E | 43 | 71E | 58 | 46 | 52 | 85 | 69 | 51 | 62 |
| 2006/2007 | 45 | 53 | 32 | 45 | 52E | 57 | 41 | 48 | x | 51 | 49 | 52 |
| 2005/2006 | 43 | 59 | 35 | 44 | F | 55 | 45 | 49 | 61E | 53 | 54 | 54 |
| 2004/2005 | 43 | 61 | 41 | 45 | 62E | 54 | 49 | 52 | x | 52 | 49 | 52 |
| 2000/2001 | 40 | 59 | 38 | 42 | 49E | 56 | 46 | 52 | x | 48 | 56 | 54 |
| 1995/1996 | 40 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 28E | 54 | 49 | 51 | x | 38 | 48 | 44 |
| British Columbia | ||||||||||||
| 2008/2009 | 36 | 52 | 37 | 38 | 37E | 51 | 43 | 46 | 83 | 44 | 64 | 58 |
| 2007/2008 | 40 | 59 | 41 | 42 | 62 | 62 | 50 | 55 | 76 | 52 | 50 | 53 |
| 2006/2007 | 33 | 58 | 43 | 37 | 47E | 60 | 46 | 51 | F | 60 | 50 | 54 |
| 2005/2006 | 35 | 61 | 34 | 38 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 76E | 46 | 50 | 49 |
| 2004/2005 | 28 | 52 | 41 | 33 | 65 | 50 | 43 | 47 | 75E | 50 | 47 | 47 |
| 2000/2001 | 30 | 46 | 31 | 32 | 11E | 50 | 45 | 46 | x | 67 | 49 | 58 |
| 1995/1996 | 33 | 51 | 41 | 36 | 71E | 51 | 51 | 51 | 100E | 55 | 49 | 56 |
.. not available for a specific reference period 1. Also includes students attending other kinds of schools according to the Labour Force Survey (LFS). Notes: The number of students is based on a monthly average from September to April and includes full-time and part-time attendance. Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey. Version updated August 2009. Updated February 25, 2010. |
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