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Table A.2.1
Upper secondary graduation rates, by programme destination, programme orientation and sex, Canada and jurisdictions, 2007

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  Total (unduplicated) General programmes1 Pre-vocational / Vocational programmes1
Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females
percent
OECD average2, 3 80 76 84 47 41 53 44 45 43
Canada3 77 73 81 74 70 79 8 9 7
Newfoundland and Labrador 78 73 83 78 73 83 0 0 0
Prince Edward Island 86 82 90 86 82 90 0 0 0
Nova Scotia 82 79 84 82 79 84 0 0 0
New Brunswick 81 77 85 81 77 85 0 0 0
Quebec 86 81 92 74 66 82 38 41 34
Ontario 74 70 78 74 70 78 0 0 0
Manitoba 70 66 73 70 66 73 0 0 0
Saskatchewan 88 84 92 88 84 92 0 0 0
Alberta 68 65 71 68 65 71 0 0 0
British Columbia 76 72 81 76 72 81 0 0 0
Yukon 68 60 77 68 60 77 0 0 0
Northwest Territories 55 48 64 55 48 64 0 0 0
Nunavut 30 24 36 30 24 36 0 0 0
0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
1. Upper secondary graduation rates for general and pre-vocational/ vocational programmes are based on all graduates, not first-time graduates; therefore, these rates are "duplicated."
2. These averages are from Education at a Glance 2010: OECD Indicators, Table A 2.1, Upper secondary graduation rates (2008), which presents the most recent available data for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s 31 member countries. Please see the OECD’s Web site at www.oecd.org.
3. The most recent data available for Canada and jurisdictions are for 2007, reflecting reports for the 2006/2007 academic year; these estimates were submitted to the OECD for its 2010 report and will be included in its average figures for 2008.
Notes: The methodology used to produce numbers for Canada and the provinces / territories may differ from that used in a particular province/territory; as a result, the numbers in this table may differ from those published by the provinces/territories.
The typical age of graduation for Canada was determined to be between 17 and 18. The values used in the denominator for calculating the graduation rate are based on the average of the demographic estimates for these two ages.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Elementary-Secondary Education Statistics Project (ESESP); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Education at a Glance 2010: OECD Indicators.

 

Date Modified: 2010-09-07

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