Table A.1.3
Percentage of the 25- to 64-year-old population that has attained tertiary education, by age group and sex, Canada, provinces and territories, 2010

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Table A.1.3
Percentage of the 25- to 64-year-old population that has attained tertiary education, by age group and sex, Canada, provinces and territories, 2010
Table summary
 This table displays the results of percentage of the 25- to 64-year-old population that has attained tertiary education classification of the levels of education based on the international standard classification of education (isced-97), column 1, column 2, column 3, column 4, column 5, column 6, column 7, column 8, column 9, column 10, column 11, column 12, column 13, column 14 and column 15, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  ISCED 5B
(Tertiary-type B)		 ISCED 5A/6
(Tertiary-type A and Advanced research programmes)		 Total tertiary
Age group Age group Age group
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 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8 Column 9 Column 10 Column 11 Column 12 Column 13 Column 14 Column 15
percent
OECD averageNote 1  
Both sexes 10 11 12 10 8 22 28 24 19 16 31 38 33 28 23
Men 10 10 11 9 8 22 25 23 20 18 29 33 31 27 25
Women 11 12 12 11 9 22 32 24 18 14 32 42 35 28 21
CanadaNote 2  
Both sexes 24 26 26 24 20 26 31 31 23 22 51 56 57 47 42
Men 21 23 22 20 17 25 26 28 23 24 46 49 50 43 41
Women 28 29 30 28 24 28 35 33 23 20 55 64 63 51 44
Newfoundland and Labrador  
Both sexes 21 24 28 20 14 15 23 16 12 12 36 47 44 32 26
Men 17 21 22 15 10 14 17 14 11 14 30 38 36 27 24
Women 25 27 33 24 18 17 28 18 13 11 42 55 51 36 29
Prince Edward Island  
Both sexes 27 29 30 28 19 22 28 26 18 19 49 58 56 46 38
Men 21 26 26 20 12 20 22 21 18 21 41 48 47 38 33
Women 32 32 35 36 25 24 34 31 18 18 57 67 66 54 43
Nova Scotia  
Both sexes 25 29 28 25 20 24 31 27 19 21 49 60 55 44 41
Men 21 28 24 20 14 21 24 23 18 22 42 52 47 38 36
Women 29 30 32 29 24 27 38 30 21 21 56 68 62 50 46
New Brunswick  
Both sexes 27 31 31 25 21 19 26 21 14 16 45 57 52 39 37
Men 23 30 28 20 17 17 19 19 14 17 40 49 47 34 34
Women 30 32 33 30 25 20 32 23 15 15 50 64 57 45 40
Quebec  
Both sexes 24 26 26 24 18 24 29 30 20 17 48 55 57 44 35
Men 22 23 24 22 17 23 25 27 20 19 44 48 51 42 36
Women 26 29 29 26 19 25 34 34 20 15 51 63 62 46 34
Ontario  
Both sexes 27 30 28 27 24 30 34 33 26 25 57 64 62 53 48
Men 24 27 25 23 20 29 30 31 27 28 53 57 56 50 47
Women 30 32 32 30 27 31 38 36 26 22 61 71 67 56 49
Manitoba  
Both sexes 22 21 24 24 19 24 28 26 20 21 46 48 50 44 41
Men 18 18 20 19 16 22 23 24 20 22 41 42 44 39 38
Women 26 23 28 29 23 25 33 28 21 21 51 55 55 49 44
Saskatchewan  
Both sexes 17 16 16 16 18 20 25 23 16 17 37 41 39 32 35
Men 10 10 11 10 10 18 20 21 14 18 28 31 32 23 28
Women 23 22 22 23 26 22 30 25 18 16 45 52 47 41 42
Alberta  
Both sexes 22 21 23 22 20 25 26 28 20 24 46 46 51 42 44
Men 16 16 18 17 14 23 22 27 20 26 40 38 44 37 40
Women 27 26 29 27 27 26 30 30 21 22 53 55 59 48 49
British Columbia  
Both sexes 20 21 22 20 18 28 31 32 25 25 48 51 54 45 43
Men 15 16 17 15 13 27 26 29 24 27 42 42 45 39 41
Women 25 25 27 26 23 29 35 35 25 23 55 60 62 51 46
YukonNote 3  
Both sexes 26 25 29 25 23 23 22Note E: Use with caution 24Note E: Use with caution 23 23 49 47 54 48 46
Men 18 19Note E: Use with caution 21Note E: Use with caution 17Note E: Use with caution 15 20 16Note E: Use with caution 23Note E: Use with caution 20Note E: Use with caution 21 38 36 45 37 35
Women 33 30 35 34 32 26 28Note E: Use with caution 26Note E: Use with caution 26 26 59 58 61 60 58
Northwest TerritoriesNote 3  
Both sexes 23 23 28 20 17 21 23 19 19 21 43 46 48 39 38
Men 17 17Note E: Use with caution 25 13 12 20 22 20Note E: Use with caution 17 21Note E: Use with caution 37 39 45 30 33
Women 28 29 32 29 22Note E: Use with caution 21 24 19 20Note E: Use with caution 22Note E: Use with caution 49 53 50 49 44
NunavutNote 3  
Both sexes 16 12Note E: Use with caution 17 16 21 13 16 9 12Note E: Use with caution 17Note E: Use with caution 29 28 26 28 38
Men 13 11Note E: Use with caution 13Note E: Use with caution 16Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 12 12Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 21Note E: Use with caution 25 23 21 27 35
Women 18 13Note E: Use with caution 21 17Note E: Use with caution 29 15 21 10 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 33 34 31 29 42
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
1. These averages are from Education at a Glance 2012: OECD Indicators, Table A1.3a, Population who has attained tertiary education (2010) and Table A1.3b (Web only) Population of men who has attained tertiary education (2010) and Table A1.3c (Web only) Population of women who has attained tertiary education (2010), 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 Web site.
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 2012: OECD Indicators.
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