Table D.6.3
Educational attainment in the population aged 25 to 64, off-reserve Aboriginal, non-Aboriginal, and total population, Canada, provinces and territories, 2008, 2009 and 2010

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Table D.6.3
Educational attainment in the population aged 25 to 64, off-reserve Aboriginal, non-Aboriginal, and total population, Canada, provinces and territories, 2008, 2009 and 2010
2010 Canada (provinces only)1 Newfound-land and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut2
percent
Less than high school3  
Off-reserve Aboriginal population4 24 24 F 19 29E 29 23 25 26 24 21 42E 47 60
Non-Aboriginal population 11 18 15 14 15 15 10 13 11 10 9 12 7 6E
Total population 12 18 15 14 16 15 10 14 12 11 9 18 25 45
High school5  
Off-reserve Aboriginal population4 30 20 F 23 29E 25 30 33 28 30 32 17 17 15
Non-Aboriginal population 26 22 27 23 29 21 26 30 32 27 30 22 21 16
Total population 26 22 27 23 29 21 26 30 31 28 30 21 20 16
Trades6  
Off-reserve Aboriginal population4 14 21 F 19 11E 20 10 10 17 16 15 14 10 11
Non-Aboriginal population 12 24 9 14 10 17 7 10 20 16 12 12 13 8E
Total population 12 24 9 14 10 17 7 10 20 16 12 13 12 10
College7  
Off-reserve Aboriginal population4 22 28 F 27 21E 17E 27 22 14 22 22 23 21 12
Non-Aboriginal population 24 21 27 25 27 24 27 22 17 21 20 26 24 25
Total population 24 21 27 25 27 24 27 22 16 21 20 25 23 16
University8  
Off-reserve Aboriginal population4 10 7E F 12E F 8E 10 10 15 9 10 4E 4E F
Non-Aboriginal population 27 16 22 24 19 24 30 25 21 25 28 28 34 45
Total population 26 15 22 24 19 24 30 24 20 25 28 23 21 13
Total9  
Off-reserve Aboriginal population4 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Non-Aboriginal population 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Total population 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
2009  
Less than high school3  
Off-reserve Aboriginal population4 23 21E F 25 25E 31 20 25 26 23 20 38 50 59
Non-Aboriginal population 12 20 17 16 16 16 11 14 11 10 9 12 8 F
Total population 12 20 17 16 16 16 11 15 12 11 9 18 26 44
High school5  
Off-reserve Aboriginal population4 30 19 19E 20 35 20E 31 32 33 30 35 21 16 17
Non-Aboriginal population 26 22 26 24 28 22 26 31 32 28 31 19 21 18
Total population 26 22 26 24 28 22 26 31 32 28 31 19 19 18
Trades6  
Off-reserve Aboriginal population4 15 21 F 26 7E 18 11 11 15 17 16 F 9E 11E
Non-Aboriginal population 12 21 10 15 10 16 7 10 19 16 12 15 13 8
Total population 12 21 10 15 10 16 7 11 19 16 12 15 11 10
College7  
Off-reserve Aboriginal population4 21 26 F 20 19E 17 28 21 13 19 20 20 19 10
Non-Aboriginal population 24 21 28 24 27 23 27 22 17 21 20 26 21 31
Total population 24 21 28 24 27 23 27 22 17 21 20 24 20 16
University8  
Off-reserve Aboriginal population4 11 13E F 9E 15E 14E 10 11 13 10 9 7E 6E 3E
Non-Aboriginal population 26 16 19 22 19 23 29 23 20 25 28 28 37 39E
Total population 25 16 19 22 19 23 28 22 19 24 27 23 24 13
Total9  
Off-reserve Aboriginal population4 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Non-Aboriginal population 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Total population 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
2008  
Less than high school3  
Off-reserve Aboriginal population4 27 27E 32E 23 27E 34 23 30 29 27 23 41 46 56
Non-Aboriginal population 13 21 19 16 17 16 11 14 13 11 10 11 9E F
Total population 13 21 19 16 17 16 11 16 14 11 10 17 24 42
High school5  
Off-reserve Aboriginal population4 29 17 31E 21 26 19E 30 30 29 31 35 23 17 17
Non-Aboriginal population 26 23 26 26 28 22 26 31 32 29 31 19 21 18E
Total population 26 23 26 26 28 22 26 31 31 29 31 20 19 17
Trades6  
Off-reserve Aboriginal population4 14 22 F 17 F 16 10 10 16 16 14 11 12E 10E
Non-Aboriginal population 12 20 10 14 9 17 7 10 20 15 13 18 14 8E
Total population 12 20 10 14 9 17 7 10 20 15 13 16 13 10
College7  
Off-reserve Aboriginal population4 21 25E F 26 19E 20 28 20 15 17 19 19E 20 13
Non-Aboriginal population 24 20 27 23 28 23 27 22 16 21 20 25 23 28
Total population 24 20 27 23 27 23 27 22 16 21 20 24 22 18
University8  
Off-reserve Aboriginal population4 9 9E F 13E 15E 10E 9 11 11 9 8 6E 5E 3E
Non-Aboriginal population 25 16 18 21 18 22 29 23 20 25 27 28 33 42E
Total population 25 16 18 21 18 22 29 21 19 24 26 23 22 14
Total9  
Off-reserve Aboriginal population4 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Non-Aboriginal population 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Total population 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
r revised
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
1. Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates for Canada are derived using LFS results from the provinces; the territories are excluded. The LFS has revised the weights used for the Aboriginal population data, which has resulted in the revision of several previously published estimates.
2. Includes the 10 largest communities.
3. Includes individuals having no education or education below high school graduation.
4. Refers to those persons who reported identifying with at least one Aboriginal group; i.e., North American Indian, Métis or Inuit.
5. Includes high school graduation or some postsecondary education (not completed).
6. Includes trade certificate or diploma from a vocational school or apprenticeship training.
7. 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.
8. Includes bachelor's degree; university degree or certificate above bachelor's degree.
9. Figures may not add up to totals because of rounding.
Notes: The data are based on a 12-month average from January to December.
While persons living on reserves and other Aboriginal settlements are not included in the sample for the provinces, the sample for the territories includes both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities.
Caution should be exercised in interpreting the provincial ratios and differences in ratios between provinces and over time, as small estimates may present fairly high sampling variability. Estimates for small geographic areas, for small age groups or for cross-classified variables will be associated with larger variability.
Data in this table are not directly comparable with census-based data for the Aboriginal population.
For a brief description of this indicator, including the methodology, please see the Handbook for the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program.
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey.
Updated April 29, 2011.
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