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, 2012

Warning View the most recent version.

Archived Content

Information identified as archived is provided for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. It is not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived. Please "contact us" to request a format other than those available.

Archived

This page has been archived on the Web.

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, 2012
Table summary
This table displays the results of Percentage of the 25- to 64-year-old population that has attained tertiary education International Standard Classification of Education 5B (Tertiary-type B), International Standard Classification of Education 5A/6 (Tertiary-type A and Advanced research programmes), Total tertiary, Age group, 25 to 64, 25 to 34, 35 to 44, 45 to 54 and 55 to 64, 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
percent
OECD averageNote 1  
Both sexes 10 10 11 10 9 24 30 26 20 17 32 39 35 29 24
Men 9 10 10 10 8 23 26 24 20 19 30 34 33 28 25
Women 11 13 13 11 10 24 34 27 20 15 34 44 38 30 23
CanadaNote 2  
Both sexes 25 25 27 25 22 28 32 32 24 22 53 57 59 50 44
Men 21 22 23 21 18 26 26 30 24 24 47 48 53 45 42
Women 29 29 30 30 26 29 37 35 24 21 58 66 65 54 47
Newfoundland and Labrador  
Both sexes 22 26 28 20 15 18 26 25 16 10 40 52 53 36 25
Men 17 22 23 15 11 17 20 22 16 10 33 42 44 31 21
Women 26 30 34 25 19 20 31 27 16 10 46 61 61 40 29
Prince Edward Island  
Both sexes 29 33 32 30 24 23 29 29 17 20 52 62 61 47 43
Men 22 28 28 21 13 21 23 24 17 20 42 51 51 38 33
Women 37 37 37 40 34 25 34 34 17 19 62 71 70 57 53
Nova Scotia  
Both sexes 26 27 29 26 21 26 36 29 21 21 52 63 58 47 41
Men 21 25 26 20 15 23 31 24 20 20 44 56 49 40 34
Women 30 29 33 31 27 29 41 34 22 21 59 70 67 53 48
New Brunswick  
Both sexes 29 33 32 29 24 18 24 23 15 13 48 57 55 44 37
Men 25 31 28 25 19 16 19 20 14 14 41 49 48 39 32
Women 33 35 36 33 30 20 30 26 16 13 54 65 62 50 42
Quebec  
Both sexes 24 25 25 24 21 26 31 31 22 20 50 56 56 46 40
Men 21 22 22 21 19 24 25 28 22 21 45 47 50 43 40
Women 26 29 27 27 22 28 37 35 23 18 54 66 62 50 41
Ontario  
Both sexes 28 29 30 28 24 31 35 36 27 26 59 64 65 56 50
Men 25 26 27 24 21 30 30 34 28 28 54 56 60 53 49
Women 31 31 33 32 28 32 40 38 27 23 63 72 71 59 52
Manitoba  
Both sexes 23 21 25 24 22 23 28 25 22 19 46 49 51 45 40
Men 19 19 22 19 17 22 23 23 22 19 41 42 45 41 36
Women 27 23 29 28 26 25 34 28 22 18 52 57 56 50 44
Saskatchewan  
Both sexes 19 16 21 19 18 23 29 26 19 17 41 45 47 38 35
Men 12 12 15 12 11 21 23 24 18 18 33 35 39 31 29
Women 25 21 28 26 26 24 35 28 19 16 50 55 56 45 42
Alberta  
Both sexes 22 22 23 22 20 25 26 28 23 22 47 47 51 45 42
Men 16 16 18 17 14 23 21 25 22 23 39 38 43 38 37
Women 28 27 29 27 27 27 30 32 24 20 54 58 60 51 47
British Columbia  
Both sexes 22 21 23 23 20 29 32 34 26 25 51 53 57 49 45
Men 16 16 18 16 15 28 27 32 26 27 44 44 50 42 42
Women 27 26 27 29 26 30 36 36 26 23 57 62 64 55 49
YukonNote 3  
Both sexes 28 26 29 30 27 25 28 26 24 22 53 54 55 54 50
Men 21 18Note E: Use with caution 22 26 17Note E: Use with caution 21 21 22Note E: Use with caution 19Note E: Use with caution 22Note E: Use with caution 42 40 44 44 39
Women 35 34 36 34 38 29 35 29 30 23Note E: Use with caution 65 68 65 64 61
Northwest TerritoriesNote 3  
Both sexes 25 23 29 25 22 23 26 26 20 21 48 49 55 45 44
Men 19 17Note E: Use with caution 24Note E: Use with caution 18 15Note E: Use with caution 21 23 20 16Note E: Use with caution 23 39 40 45 33 38
Women 32 29 35 33 31Note E: Use with caution 26 28 31 24Note E: Use with caution 19Note E: Use with caution 58 57 66 56 50
NunavutNote 3  
Both sexes 16 13Note E: Use with caution 18 16Note E: Use with caution 21Note E: Use with caution 15 16 15 13Note E: Use with caution 15Note E: Use with caution 31 28 33 29 36
Men 14 10Note E: Use with caution 13Note E: Use with caution 16Note E: Use with caution 20Note E: Use with caution 14 16Note E: Use with caution 15Note 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 28 26 28 27 33
Women 18 15 23Note E: Use with caution 15Note E: Use with caution 22Note E: Use with caution 15 15Note E: Use with caution 15Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 34 30 38 31Note E: Use with caution 39Note E: Use with caution
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Note 1.

These averages are from Education at a Glance 2014: OECD Indicators, Table A1.3a, Percentage of adults who have attained tertiary education, by type of programme and age group (2012) and Table A1.3b (Web only), Percentage of adults who have attained tertiary education, by type of programme, age group and gender (2012), which present 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.

Return to note 1 referrer

Note 2.

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

Return to note 2 referrer

Note 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.

Return to note 3 referrer

Sources: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (LFS); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Education at a Glance 2014: OECD Indicators.
Date modified: