Table A.1.4
Trends in educational attainment among the 25- to 64-year-old population, by highest level of education attained, Canada, provinces and territories, 2000, 2001 and 2005 to 2011

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Table A.1.4
Trends in educational attainment among the 25- to 64-year-old population, by highest level of education attained, Canada, provinces and territories, 2000, 2001 and 2005 to 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of trends in educational attainment among the 25- to 64-year-old population 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2000 to 2011, calculated using percent and average annual growth rate units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  2000 2001 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2000 to 2011
percent average annual growth rateNote 1
OECD averageNote 2  
Below upper secondary 34 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 30 29 29 28 27 26 25 -2.7
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 44 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 0.1
Tertiary education 22 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 27 28 28 29 30 31 32 3.3
CanadaNote 3  
Below upper secondary 19 18 15 14 13 13 12 12 11 -4.8
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 41 40 39 39 38 38 38 38 37 -0.7
Tertiary education 40 42 46 47 48 49 50 51 51 2.3
Newfoundland and Labrador  
Below upper secondary 30 29 24 22 21 21 21 19 18 -4.3
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 44 44 45 46 44 43 43 45 44 -0.1
Tertiary education 26 28 31 32 34 36 36 36 38 3.5
Prince Edward Island  
Below upper secondary 27 25 20 19 19 19 17 15 16 -4.9
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 37 36 35 37 37 36 35 36 34 -0.6
Tertiary education 36 39 45 44 45 45 47 49 50 3.1
Nova Scotia  
Below upper secondary 23 21 18 18 16 17 16 14 14 -4.6
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 40 40 40 39 39 40 38 37 38 -0.6
Tertiary education 37 39 42 43 45 44 46 49 49 2.6
New Brunswick  
Below upper secondary 25 24 20 19 19 17 16 16 16 -3.9
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 38 38 40 39 37 37 38 39 37 -0.3
Tertiary education 37 38 40 42 44 46 46 45 47 2.2
Quebec  
Below upper secondary 25 24 19 18 17 16 16 15 14 -4.9
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 37 37 37 38 38 38 38 38 38 0.3
Tertiary education 38 40 44 44 45 45 46 48 48 2.1
Ontario  
Below upper secondary 17 16 13 13 11 11 11 10 9 -5.1
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 38 37 36 35 34 34 33 33 33 -1.4
Tertiary education 45 47 51 53 55 55 56 57 58 2.3
Manitoba  
Below upper secondary 21 20 17 17 17 16 15 14 13 -4.1
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 42 42 42 41 41 41 41 40 40 -0.2
Tertiary education 37 38 41 42 42 44 43 46 46 1.9
Saskatchewan  
Below upper secondary 21 19 15 16 14 14 12 12 12 -4.4
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 50 50 50 48 51 51 51 51 50 0.0
Tertiary education 30 30 35 36 35 35 37 37 38 2.2
Alberta  
Below upper secondary 15 14 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 -3.4
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 48 46 45 44 44 43 44 43 43 -1.0
Tertiary education 37 40 43 43 44 45 46 46 47 2.1
British Columbia  
Below upper secondary 14 13 11 12 11 10 9 9 8 -4.9
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 48 47 45 44 44 44 44 43 42 -1.1
Tertiary education 38 39 44 45 45 46 47 48 50 2.5
Yukon  
Below upper secondary 17 14 13 16 17Note E: Use with caution 17 18 18 12 -3.3
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 39 42 46 45 41 36 34 34 32 -1.7
Tertiary education 43 44 41 39 42 47 48 49 56 2.3
Northwest Territories  
Below upper secondary Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 21 25Note E: Use with caution 22Note E: Use with caution 21 24 26 25 21 Note ...: not applicable
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 36 33 31 33 32 30 32 31 Note ...: not applicable
Tertiary education Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 43 42 47 46 44 44 43 48 Note ...: not applicable
Nunavut  
Below upper secondary Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 52 43 37 42 44 45 46 Note ...: not applicable
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 24 25 26 27 27 26 23 Note ...: not applicable
Tertiary education Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 24 32 38 32 29 29 31 Note ...: not applicable
.. not available for a specific reference period
... not applicable
E use with caution
Note 1.

The average annual growth rates for Canada, the provinces and territories were calculated using unrounded data.

Note 2.

The averages and average annual growth rates are from Education at a Glance 2013 OECD Indicators, Table A1.4a, Trends in educational attainment, by age group and average annual growth rate (2000-11), 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.

Note 3.

Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates for Canada are derived using the results of the LFS in the provinces; the territories are not included.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (LFS); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Education at a Glance 2013: OECD Indicators.
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