Table E.1.2.1
Participation rate in educationNote 1, population aged 15 to 29, by age group and type of institutionNote 2 attended, CanadaNote 3, provinces and territoriesNote 4, 1995/1996, 2000/2001, 2005/2006 and 2010/2011 to 2012/2013

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Table E.1.2.1
Participation rate in educationNote 1, population aged 15 to 29, by age group and type of institutionNote 2 attended, CanadaNote 3, provinces and territoriesNote 4, 1995/1996, 2000/2001, 2005/2006 and 2010/2011 to 2012/2013
Table summary
This table displays the results of Participation rate in education Age group, 15 to 19 , 20 to 24 , 25 to 29, Elementary/
High school, College, University and Total, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Age group
15 to 19 20 to 24 25 to 29
Elementary/
High school		 College University Total Elementary/
High school		 College University Total College University TotalNote 5
percent
CanadaNote 3
2012/2013 59 12 12 83 2 13 27 41 4 9 13
2011/2012 59 12 11 82 2 13 27 41 4 9 13
2010/2011 59 12 11 82 2 11 27 40 4 8 13
2005/2006 62 10 9 81 2 11 25 38 4 8 12
2000/2001 64 11 6 81 2 13 21 35 4 6 11
1995/1996 63 11 7 81 2 12 20 34 4 5 10
Newfoundland and Labrador
2012/2013 62 6 16 84 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 10 26 37 4Note E: Use with caution 5Note E: Use with caution 9
2011/2012 59 7 14 81 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 12 26 38 3Note E: Use with caution 7Note E: Use with caution 10
2010/2011 65 7Note E: Use with caution 11 83 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 15 21 36 4Note E: Use with caution 7Note E: Use with caution 11
2005/2006 68 4Note E: Use with caution 13 85 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 11 26 37 2Note E: Use with caution 7Note E: Use with caution 9Note E: Use with caution
2000/2001 64 6 13 83 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 13 23 37 3Note E: Use with caution 6Note E: Use with caution 10
1995/1996 60 6 13 79 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 14 18 32 5 5Note E: Use with caution 10
Prince Edward Island
2012/2013 59 7 16 83 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 13 28 41 4Note E: Use with caution 7Note E: Use with caution 11
2011/2012 61 6Note E: Use with caution 13 79 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 13 26 39 3Note E: Use with caution 7Note E: Use with caution 9
2010/2011 59 5Note E: Use with caution 16 81 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 10 27 37 3Note E: Use with caution 8Note E: Use with caution 12
2005/2006 67 4Note E: Use with caution 14 85 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 7 22 29 3 6Note E: Use with caution 9Note E: Use with caution
2000/2001 65 4Note E: Use with caution 12 82 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 13 20 33 4Note E: Use with caution 5Note E: Use with caution 9
1995/1996 62 4Note E: Use with caution 12 78 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 6Note E: Use with caution 19 26 4Note E: Use with caution 3Note E: Use with caution 7
Nova Scotia
2012/2013 65 7 12 83 1Note E: Use with caution 10 25 36 4 8 12
2011/2012 64 5 15 84 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 9 28 38 4 10 14
2010/2011 64 7 10 82 1Note E: Use with caution 7 27 36 3Note E: Use with caution 8 11
2005/2006 67 4 13 84 1Note E: Use with caution 5 29 35 3 8 11
2000/2001 66 6 12 84 1Note E: Use with caution 8 23 32 3Note E: Use with caution 5 8
1995/1996 69 4 12 85 2Note E: Use with caution 6 19 27 2Note E: Use with caution 4Note E: Use with caution 7
New Brunswick
2012/2013 60 7 13 81 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 9 26 36 2Note E: Use with caution 7Note E: Use with caution 9
2011/2012 62 5 15 81 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 6 26 33 3Note E: Use with caution 9 11
2010/2011 61 5 16 82 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 9 23 33 3Note E: Use with caution 7Note E: Use with caution 10
2005/2006 65 5Note E: Use with caution 11 82 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 6 26 33 3Note E: Use with caution 5Note E: Use with caution 8
2000/2001 63 6 10 80 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 8 18 27 3Note E: Use with caution 4 6
1995/1996 60 5 12 77 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 7 16 23 3 4Note E: Use with caution 6
Quebec
2012/2013 47 29 3 80 3 13 27 44 3 13 16
2011/2012 48 30 3Note E: Use with caution 81 3 13 31 47 3 12 16
2010/2011 49 29 4 81 3 12 27 42 3 12 16
2005/2006 53 24 3 80 4 9 26 39 3 10 14
2000/2001 51 24 4 79 3 11 21 35 3 8 13
1995/1996 50 27 3 79 2 12 22 36 3 8 12
Ontario
2012/2013 64 9 16 88 1 15 29 46 5 8 13
2011/2012 64 7 15 86 1 15 27 43 5 7 12
2010/2011 64 8 14 87 1 14 29 44 5 6 11
2005/2006 66 7 12 85 1 13 28 42 4 7 11
2000/2001 72 7 5 84 2 14 24 39 5 5 10
1995/1996 72 6 7 85 3 15 22 40 4 5 10
Manitoba
2012/2013 62 4 13 79 1Note E: Use with caution 6 24 31 4 7 12
2011/2012 62 4 12 78 2Note E: Use with caution 7 25 33 4 8 12
2010/2011 62 3 13 79 2 7 24 32 4 8 13
2005/2006 63 4 12 80 2Note E: Use with caution 8 26 36 3 8 12
2000/2001 63 3 10 76 2Note E: Use with caution 8 22 31 4 6 10
1995/1996 61 3Note E: Use with caution 12 76 2Note E: Use with caution 5 17 23 3Note E: Use with caution 6 9
Saskatchewan
2012/2013 62 3 13 78 1Note E: Use with caution 6 22 30 4 7 11
2011/2012 63 3Note E: Use with caution 10 76 1Note E: Use with caution 6 22 29 3Note E: Use with caution 8 11
2010/2011 63 4 11 78 1Note E: Use with caution 6 23 31 3 7 10
2005/2006 65 3 10 78 1Note E: Use with caution 5 26 32 3 8 11
2000/2001 64 3 10 78 1Note E: Use with caution 7 23 31 3 7 10
1995/1996 61 3 11 75 1Note E: Use with caution 4 20 25 3Note E: Use with caution 6 9
Alberta
2012/2013 61 5 12 78 1Note E: Use with caution 8 21 30 3 5 9
2011/2012 62 5 10 77 1Note E: Use with caution 8 20 28 4 7 11
2010/2011 61 5 12 77 1Note E: Use with caution 8 22 31 3 7 10
2005/2006 60 8 8 75 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 12 17 29 4 5 10
2000/2001 61 8 5 75 1Note E: Use with caution 12 15 28 5 6 11
1995/1996 63 6 7 76 1Note E: Use with caution 10 16 27 5 5 9
British Columbia
2012/2013 61 9 12 82 1Note E: Use with caution 12 28 41 4 9 14
2011/2012 59 8 12 79 1Note E: Use with caution 13 29 43 5 9 14
2010/2011 59 7 13 79 1Note E: Use with caution 10 28 39 5 8 13
2005/2006 61 9 8 78 1 16 21 38 6 8 15
2000/2001 63 9 7 79 1Note E: Use with caution 16 16 34 6 5 12
1995/1996 60 9 8 77 1Note E: Use with caution 13 15 29 5 3 9
Yukon
2012/2013 59 11 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 75 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 17 26 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 9
2011/2012 58 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 69 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 13Note E: Use with caution 21Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
2010/2011 55 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 9Note E: Use with caution 69 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 10Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 18Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
2005/2006 57 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 73 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 21Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
2000/2001 64 9Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 79 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 18Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 26Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
1995/1996 56 13Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 76 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 13Note E: Use with caution 13Note E: Use with caution 27Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Northwest Territories
2012/2013 62 7 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 75 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 10 14 27 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
2011/2012 65 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note F: too unreliable to be published 75 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 10Note E: Use with caution 15Note E: Use with caution 30 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
2010/2011 70 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 76 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 8 8Note E: Use with caution 22 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
2005/2006 69 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 76 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 8Note E: Use with caution 16Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 8Note E: Use with caution
2000/2001 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
1995/1996 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Nunavut
2012/2013 53 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 56 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 8 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
2011/2012 58 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 61 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 9Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
2010/2011 62 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 65 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 14Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
2005/2006 64 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 69 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note F: too unreliable to be published Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
2000/2001 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
1995/1996 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
.. not available for a specific reference period
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Note 1.

The participation rate in education reflects the total enrolment in an elementary/high school, college, or university as a percentage of the total population for each age group. Includes full- and part-time students who were taking a "credit course"; i.e., a course or program of instruction that could be counted towards a degree, certificate or diploma. The number of students is based on a monthly average from September to April.

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Note 2.

Captures public and private educational establishments: elementary, junior high school, high school or equivalent; community college, junior college or CEGEP; and university. Other types of schools, such as private institutes or vocational or secretarial schools, are excluded from the numerators for the totals.

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Note 3.

Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates for Canada are derived using results from the provinces; results from the territories are excluded.

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Note 4.

Province or territory of usual residence.

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Note 5.

The total for the 25-to-29 age group also includes the "Elementary/High school" category.

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Notes: As of January 2011, Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates reflect population counts based on the 2006 Census, as well as updates to industry, occupation and geography classification systems. LFS data for 1996 through 2010 have been revised based on these modifications. For more information, please see Improvements to the Labour Force Survey (LFS): The 2011 Revisions of the Labour Force Survey (LFS), Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 71F0031X.
The elimination of Grade 13 (Ontario Academic Credits [OAC]) in Ontario after 2002/2003 may have affected participation rates at certain ages.
Figures may not add up to totals because of rounding.
Caution should be exercised in interpreting the ratios for the provinces and territories and differences in ratios between the provinces/territories and over time, as small estimates may present fairly high sampling variability. Estimates for small geographic areas, small age groups, or for cross-classified variables will be associated with larger variability.
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, data published May 2013.
Updated April 17, 2014.
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