Table A.1.2
Percentage of 25- to 64-year-old population that has attained at least upper secondary education, by age group, Canada and jurisdictions, 2009

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  Age group
25 to 64 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64
percent
OECD average1 73 81 77 71 61
Canada2 88 92 91 87 80
Newfoundland and Labrador 80 93 85 77 66
Prince Edward Island 83 90 87 80 75
Nova Scotia 84 91 88 83 76
New Brunswick 84 93 89 82 73
Quebec 84 90 89 83 75
Ontario 89 93 92 89 82
Manitoba 85 89 89 84 77
Saskatchewan 88 93 91 86 81
Alberta 89 91 91 88 86
British Columbia 91 94 93 90 87
Yukon3 82 81 81 81 85
Northwest Territories3 74 73 74 76 74
Nunavut3 55 55 53 57 59
1. These averages are from Education at a Glance 2011: OECD Indicators, Table A1.2a, Population with at least upper secondary education (2009), which presents the most recent available data for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries for which data were available or could be estimated. Please see the OECD's Web site at www.oecd.org.
2. Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates for Canada are derived using the results of the LFS in the provinces; the territories are not included.
3. Caution should be exercised in interpreting these ratios and differences in ratios, as small estimates may present fairly high sampling variability. Estimates for small geographic areas, for small age-groups or for cross-classified variables will be associated with larger variability.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (LFS); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Education at a Glance 2011: OECD Indicators.