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Table C.3.1
Participation rates of 25- to 64-year-olds in formal and/or non-formal education, by sex and age group, Canada and provinces, 2008

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  Men Women Both sexes
Age group
25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 25 to 64 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 25 to 64 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 25 to 64
percentage
OECD average1, 2 51 44 39 27 41 48 44 41 28 41 50 44 40 27 41
Canada2 50 47 38 27 41 50 48 46 28 44 50 47 42 28 42
Newfoundland and Labrador 44 57 41 17 40 48 43 40 16 37 46 50 40 17 38
Prince Edward Island 58 59 51 24 48 56 51 45 33 46 57 55 48 29 47
Nova Scotia 48 41 39 33 40 57 50 48 26 45 53 46 44 30 43
New Brunswick 46 43 29 19 34 60 44 36 21 40 53 43 32 20 37
Quebec 35 41 36 18 33 49 45 37 22 39 42 43 36 20 36
Ontario 58 50 36 32 44 50 49 49 29 45 54 49 43 31 45
Manitoba 47 47 44 25 41 49 59 48 31 47 48 53 46 28 44
Saskatchewan 43 50 52 34 45 44 55 55 38 48 44 53 53 36 47
Alberta 62 54 43 29 49 54 49 49 37 48 59 51 46 33 49
British Columbia 48 47 38 27 40 49 44 47 31 43 49 46 42 29 42
1. These averages are from Education at a Glance 2010: OECD Indicators, Table A5.1a, Participation in formal and/or non-formal education by gender and age (2007), 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.
2. The most recent data available for Canada and the provinces are for 2008; these estimates were submitted to the OECD and will be included in its average figures for 2007.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Access and Support to Education and Training Survey (ASETS); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Education at a Glance 2010: OECD Indicators.

 

Date Modified: 2010-09-07

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