Table C.2.3
Percentage of 15- to 29-year-olds in education and not in education, by highest level of education attained and labour force status, Canada, provinces and territories, 2011

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Table C.2.3
Percentage of 15- to 29-year-olds in education and not in education, by highest level of education attained and labour force status, Canada, provinces and territories, 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of percentage of 15- to 29-year-olds in education and not in education total, in education, not in education, total, unemployed, not in the labour force and sub-total, not employed, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Total, in education Not in education Total
EmployedNote 1 NEETs (not in employment, not in education or training) Total,
not in education
UnemployedNote 2 Not in the labour forceNote 3 Sub-total, not employedNote 4
percent
OECD averageNote 5  
Total, all levels of education 47.2 37.0 6.5 9.3 15.8 52.8 100
Below upper secondary 67.5 16.7 5.7 10.1 15.8 32.5 100
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 40.9 42.9 7.0 9.2 16.2 59.1 100
Tertiary 23.2 63.6 6.7 6.6 13.3 76.8 100
CanadaNote 6  
Total, all levels of education 43.7 43.0 5.7 7.5 13.3 56.3 100
Below upper secondary 70.5 15.5 4.6 9.4 14.0 29.5 100
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 41.0 44.1 6.8 8.0 14.9 59.0 100
Tertiary 25.3 64.3 5.1 5.3 10.4 74.7 100
Newfoundland and Labrador  
Total, all levels of education 44.3 36.7 8.8 10.1 19.0 55.7 100
Below upper secondary 75.4 7.7Note E: Use with caution 5.2Note E: Use with caution 11.8 17.0 24.6 100
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 36.0 41.6 11.4 11.1 22.4 64.0 100
Tertiary 21.2Note E: Use with caution 65.1 8.0Note E: Use with caution 5.8Note E: Use with caution 13.7Note E: Use with caution 78.8 100
Prince Edward Island  
Total, all levels of education 47.1 39.4 7.2 6.3 13.5 52.9 100
Below upper secondary 79.8 10.7Note E: Use with caution 3.1Note E: Use with caution 6.4Note E: Use with caution 9.5Note E: Use with caution 20.2Note E: Use with caution 100
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 42.9 41.9 10.1Note E: Use with caution 5.2Note E: Use with caution 15.3 57.1 100
Tertiary 19.2Note E: Use with caution 66.0 6.7Note E: Use with caution 8.1Note E: Use with caution 14.8Note E: Use with caution 80.8 100
Nova Scotia  
Total, all levels of education 42.7 41.4 7.4 8.5 15.9 57.3 100
Below upper secondary 74.3 11.8 5.3Note E: Use with caution 8.6 13.9 25.7 100
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 37.8 43.1 9.4 9.7 19.1 62.2 100
Tertiary 18.3 68.6 6.5Note E: Use with caution 6.6Note E: Use with caution 13.1 81.7 100
New Brunswick  
Total, all levels of education 42.1 41.8 7.2 8.9 16.1 57.9 100
Below upper secondary 73.9 10.4 5.1Note E: Use with caution 10.6 15.7 26.1 100
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 38.8 41.8 9.3 10.0 19.3 61.2 100
Tertiary 12.4Note E: Use with caution 76.4 6.0Note E: Use with caution 5.2Note E: Use with caution 11.2 87.6 100
Quebec  
Total, all levels of education 45.1 41.6 6.0 7.4 13.3 54.9 100
Below upper secondary 60.6 21.5 7.2 10.6 17.8 39.4 100
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 40.4 43.7 7.2 8.7 15.9 59.6 100
Tertiary 40.7 52.0 3.7 3.6 7.3 59.3 100
Ontario  
Total, all levels of education 46.1 40.9 5.7 7.3 13.0 53.9 100
Below upper secondary 74.1 13.2 4.0 8.6 12.6 25.9 100
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 49.4 36.3 6.7 7.6 14.3 50.6 100
Tertiary 20.9 67.3 5.9 5.9 11.8 79.1 100
Manitoba  
Total, all levels of education 41.5 46.0 4.7 7.8 12.6 58.5 100
Below upper secondary 68.3 16.7 3.2Note E: Use with caution 11.8 15.0 31.7 100
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 33.3 53.3 6.3 7.0 13.3 66.7 100
Tertiary 21.1 71.2 3.7Note E: Use with caution 4.1Note E: Use with caution 7.7 78.9 100
Saskatchewan  
Total, all levels of education 38.7 47.7 5.2 8.3 13.5 61.3 100
Below upper secondary 71.3 14.1 3.8Note E: Use with caution 10.8 14.6 28.7 100
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 30.2 56.2 6.2 7.4 13.6 69.8 100
Tertiary 15.3 72.9 4.9Note E: Use with caution 6.9Note E: Use with caution 11.8 84.7 100
Alberta  
Total, all levels of education 36.1 51.4 5.0 7.5 12.5 63.9 100
Below upper secondary 66.9 20.3 4.0 8.9 12.8 33.1 100
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 29.5 56.5 5.9 8.1 14.0 70.5 100
Tertiary 16.9 74.0 4.3Note E: Use with caution 4.8 9.1 83.1 100
British Columbia  
Total, all levels of education 43.1 43.6 5.6 7.7 13.3 56.9 100
Below upper secondary 75.5 12.0 3.7Note E: Use with caution 8.8 12.5 24.5 100
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 38.0 47.8 6.5 7.7 14.2 62.0 100
Tertiary 21.9 65.8 5.6 6.6 12.3 78.1 100
Yukon  
Total, all levels of education 33.4 49.6 4.2Note E: Use with caution 12.8Note E: Use with caution 17.0 66.6 100
Below upper secondary 55.7 27.0 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 17.3Note E: Use with caution 44.3 100
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 18.8Note E: Use with caution 62.0 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 19.2Note E: Use with caution 81.2 100
Tertiary 19.0Note E: Use with caution 68.3 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 81.0 100
Northwest Territories  
Total, all levels of education 36.9 45.5 6.9 10.8Note E: Use with caution 17.6 63.1 100
Below upper secondary 57.3 17.9Note E: Use with caution 8.6Note E: Use with caution 16.1Note E: Use with caution 24.7 42.7 100
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 22.2 63.5 6.4Note E: Use with caution 7.8 14.2 77.8 100
Tertiary 12.9Note E: Use with caution 80.6 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 87.1 100
Nunavut  
Total, all levels of education 32.4 30.9 12.0 24.6 36.6 67.6 100
Below upper secondary 37.8 22.1 13.2 26.9 40.1 62.2 100
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 22.2Note E: Use with caution 41.5 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 36.3 77.8 100
Tertiary Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 68.4 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 82.8 100
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
E use with caution
Note 1.

Those who, during the survey reference week: worked for pay (employees) or profit (self-employed and unpaid family workers) for at least one hour; or had a job but were temporarily not at work (through injury, illness, holiday, strike or lock-out, educational or training leave, maternity or parental leave, etc.)

Note 2.

Individuals who were, during the survey reference week, without work, actively seeking employment and currently available to start work.

Note 3.

Individuals who were not working and who were not unemployed; i.e., individuals who were not looking for a job.

Note 4.

Reflects those who were "unemployed" or "not in the labour force." In the Labour Force Survey (LFS), those individuals who are, during the survey reference week, without work, actively seeking employment and currently available to start work are categorized as unemployed. Individuals who are not working and who are not unemployed (individuals who are not looking for a job) are categorized as "not in the labour force."

Note 5.

These averages are from Education at a Glance 2013: OECD Indicators, Table C5.5a, Percentage of 15-29 year-olds in education and not in education, by educational attainment and work status, including duration of unemployment (2011), 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 6.

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

Notes: Estimates for small geographic areas, for small groups, or for cross-classified variables will be associated with larger variability.
Due to rounding, sub-totals and totals may not match the sum of the individual values.
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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