Table A.17.1
Total expenditures per student in public elementary and secondary schools, Canada, provinces and territories, 1999/2000 to 2005/2006 (in current dollars)1

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  Canada N.L. P.E.I. N.S. N.B. Que. Ont. Man. Sask. Alta. B.C. Y.T. N.W.T. Nvt.
1999/2000 7,357 6,135 5,837 6,852 7,040 7,440 7,531 7,414 6,386 6,959 7,704 12,673 10,862 ..
Percentage change 4.0 5.7 6.3 20.6 8.4 11.5 -0.4 3.3 3.3 4.2 3.5 6.5 3.9
2000/2001 7,679 6,300 6,340 8,457 6,733 7,739 7,753 8,013 6,598 7,543 7,925 13,279 11,177 ..
Percentage change 4.4 2.7 8.6 23.4 -4.4 4.0 3.0 8.1 3.3 8.4 2.9 4.8 2.9 ..
2001/2002 7,882 7,042 6,658 7,613 7,147 7,990 7,805 8,251 7,146 8,103 8,046 14,831 12,015 12,301
Percentage change 2.6 11.8 5.0 -10.0 6.2 3.2 0.7 3.0 8.3 7.4 1.5 11.7 7.5 ..
2002/2003 8,237 7,427 7,199 7,473 7,347 8,399 8,028 8,655 8,044 8,691 8,537 14,326 12,289 11,839
Percentage change 4.5 5.5 8.1 -1.8 2.8 5.1 2.8 4.9 12.6 7.3 6.1 -3.4 2.3 -3.8
2003/2004 8,657 7,914 7,532 7,803 8,180 8,548 8,707 9,118 8,596 8,973 8,546 15,021 12,787 12,760
Percentage change 5.1 6.6 4.6 4.4 11.3 1.8 8.5 5.4 6.9 3.2 0.1 4.8 4.1 7.8
2004/2005 9,118 8,075 7,546 7,953 8,653 8,750 9,326 9,406 9,031 9,489 9,047 15,837 14,318 13,040
Percentage change 5.1 6.6 4.6 4.4 11.3 1.8 8.5 5.4 6.9 3.2 0.1 4.8 4.1 7.8
2005/2006 9,704 8,665 7,655 8,835 9,193 9,154 9,882 10,048 9,570 10,293 9,798 18,533 14,647 13,509
Percentage change 6.4 7.3 1.4 11.1 6.2 4.6 6.0 6.8 6.0 8.5 8.3 17.0 2.3 3.6

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1. Comparisons between jurisdictions should be made with care. Factors that influence spending on education, such as the size of the school-age population, need to be taken into account.

Note: Table A.16 divided by Table A.2.