Table 1
Percentage of 26- to 28-year-old cohort1 who had ever left high school, compared with the percentage who had not obtained a high-school diploma (or higher) by December 2007, Canada and provinces2
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| Ever left high school | No high-school diploma and no postsecondary education |
Difference3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| percentage of 26- to 28-year-old cohort | Percent | ||
| Canada4 | 17.3 | 6.0 | 11.3 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 8.3E | F | .. |
| Prince Edward Island | F | F | .. |
| Nova Scotia | 12.1 | 4.9E | 7.2E |
| New Brunswick | 9.7E | F | .. |
| Quebec | 22.6 | 8.3 | 14.3 |
| Ontario | 14.8 | 4.1 | 10.7 |
| Manitoba | 20.8 | 7.4E | 13.4E |
| Saskatchewan | 12.7 | 4.0E | 8.7E |
| Alberta | 20.2 | 7.8E | 12.4E |
| British Columbia | 16.7 | 6.4E | 10.3E |
| .. not available for a specific reference period E use with caution F too unreliable to be published 1. The cohort is representative of Canadians who were aged 18 to 20 as of December 1999 (Cycle 1 of the Youth in Transition Survey, or YITS). However, because of changes over time in the population of young adults in Canada, primarily due to immigration and emigration, this group does not represent a cross-section of the overall population aged 26 to 28 in December 2007. 2. Province in which high school was last attended; further analysis indicates that the incidence of interprovincial migration among respondents who had ever left high school is low, less than 1%. 3. Percentage of the 26- to 28-year-old cohort who had ever left high school and who had returned and obtained a high-school diploma or higher (including those who were still pursuing high-school education as of December 2007). 4. Respondents who did not attend elementary or high school in Canada at all, or who last attended high school in the United States or another country, are not included in this table. Respondents who reported last attending high school in one of the territories are reflected in the total for Canada, but the territories are not shown separately due to small sample sizes. Notes: All data reflect the situation of this 26- to 28-year-old cohort at the end of December 2007. YITS asks respondents if they have ever dropped out of elementary or secondary school. However, it is not possible to differentiate those who dropped out of elementary school from those who dropped out of secondary school. Further analysis, based on the age at which respondents last attended school, indicates that the number of respondents who dropped out of elementary school is very small. Source: Statistics Canada, Youth in Transition Survey, Cycle 5. |
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