Table A.3.2 Mean and median costs spent by Canadians aged 18 to 64 on most recent program taken between July 2007 and June 2008
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| Cost of tuition and other required fees | Cost of books, supplies and equipment | Total educational expenses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Median | Mean | Median | Mean | Median | |
| dollars | ||||||
| Total | 3,578 | 2,000 | 767 | 400 | 4,311 | 2,500 |
| Age group | ||||||
| 18 to 24 | 4,408 | 3,800E | 925 | 500 | 5,283 | 4,500 |
| 25 to 34 | 3,483 | 1,500 | 795 | F | 4,289 | 2,000E |
| 35 to 44 | 2,024 | 800 | 407 | 100 | 2,313 | 900E |
| 45 to 64 | 1,971 | 650 | 418E | F | 2,509 | 800 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 3,819 | 2,000 | 832 | 400 | 4,561 | 2,600 |
| Female | 3,363 | 2,000E | 708 | 400 | 4,085 | 2,400 |
| Program type | ||||||
| High school | 409E | 75E | 167E | 50 | 625 | 150 |
| Non-university postsecondary education | 2,510 | 1,000 | 637 | 300 | 3,021 | 1,300 |
| University | 5,517 | 5,000 | 1,139 | 600 | 6,705 | 5,750 |
| Professional association diploma | 3,173 | 1,000E | 526E | F | 3,662 | 1,200E |
| Other | 1,019E | F | 91E | 0 | 1,126E | F |
| Highest level of education attained | ||||||
| Less than high school | 1,084E | F | 207E | 50 | 1,286E | 183 |
| High school diploma or its equivalent | 4,055 | 3,300E | 901 | 500 | 4,890 | 4,000 |
| Postsecondary education degree, diploma or certificate | 3,509 | 1,800E | 733 | 300 | 4,218 | 2,150 |
| Province | ||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 3,700 | 2,600E | 993E | 500 | 4,625 | 3,350 |
| Prince Edward Island | 5,237 | 4,000E | 946 | 500 | 6,071 | 5,300E |
| Nova Scotia | 4,393 | 3,000E | 1,086E | 500E | 5,364 | 4,000 |
| New Brunswick | 5,391 | 5,000 | 820 | 500 | 6,264 | 6,000 |
| Quebec | 1,454 | 500 | 459 | 300 | 1,888 | 950 |
| Ontario | 4,261 | 3,000 | 848 | 400E | 5,145 | 3,500 |
| Manitoba | 3,610 | 2,500E | 736E | F | 4,312 | 3,200E |
| Saskatchewan | 4,126 | 4,000 | 940 | 500 | 5,069 | 4,900E |
| Alberta | 3,992 | F | 1,098 | 450E | 4,954 | 3,000E |
| British Columbia | 4,370 | 3,500E | 675 | F | 4,753 | 3,800 |
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E use with caution F too unreliable to be published Source: Access and Support to Education and Training Survey (ASETS), 2008. |
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