Table 23
Planning for post-secondary education, students in minority and majority language school systems, Canada and selected provinces, 2009

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Table 23
Planning for post-secondary education, students in minority and majority language school systems, Canada and selected provinces, 2009
Language of school system Parents consider post-secondary very or fairly important Total:
Percent of students expecting to complete a post-secondary education
Student expects to complete college or trades Student expects to complete university
percent standard error percent standard error percent standard error percent standard error
Canada1  
Minority 96.0 (0.41) 93.6 (0.54) 23.7 (1.02) 69.9 (1.21)
Majority 94.7 (0.28) 94.1 (0.30) 24.3 (0.68) 69.8 (0.74)
Nova Scotia  
Minority 96.8 (1.20) 92.1 (1.50) 14.2 (2.63)E 77.9 (2.57)
Majority 95.4 (0.62) 93.6 (0.66) 22.3 (1.24) 71.4 (1.34)
New Brunswick  
Minority 94.8 (0.78) 87.9 (1.18)* 25.3 (1.57) 62.7 (1.80)*
Majority 96.5 (0.56) 92.5 (0.92)* 21.2 (1.66) 71.3 (1.63)*
Quebec  
Minority 96.5 (0.63) 93.8 (0.87) 23.1 (1.72)* 70.6 (2.00)*
Majority 92.0 (0.71) 93.6 (0.63) 33.5 (1.17)* 60.1 (1.29)*
Ontario  
Minority 95.8 (0.55) 95.8 (0.57) 25.3 (1.17) 70.5 (1.24)
Majority 97.0 (0.46) 96.4 (0.47) 24.1 (1.34) 72.2 (1.53)
Manitoba  
Minority 95.8 (1.23) 93.9 (1.96) 16.5 (2.60) 77.5 (2.62)
Majority 91.9 (0.81) 89.3 (1.01) 17.8 (1.23) 71.5 (1.58)
Alberta  
Minority 92.6 (2.12) 91.4 (2.87) 22.7 (3.28) 68.6 (3.32)
Majority 94.1 (0.80) 91.3 (0.89) 19.5 (1.32) 71.8 (1.49)
British Columbia  
Minority 89.1 (2.82) 93.7 (2.04) 11.6 (3.34)E 82.1 (3.31)
Majority 93.4 (0.76) 93.1 (0.95) 17.3 (1.18) 75.8 (1.56)
* indicates a significant difference between minority and majority populations at the Canada level or within the same province
E use with caution
1. Includes all provinces except Newfoundland and Labrador.
Source: Programme for International Student Assessment, 2009, OECD.
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