Table C.2.4
Trends in the percentage of 15- to 29-year-olds in education and not in education, by age group and labour force status, Canada, provinces and territories, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012
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2002 | 2004 | 2006 | |||||||
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In education | Not in education | In education | Not in education | In education | Not in education | ||||
Total | Employed | Not employedNote 1 | Total | Employed | Not employedNote 1 | Total | Employed | Not employedNote 1 | |
percent | percent | percent | |||||||
OECD averageNote 2 | |||||||||
15 to 29 | 42.6 | 42.2 | 15.3 | 44.7 | 40.2 | 15.1 | 45.3 | 40.4 | 14.3 |
15 to 19 | 81.2 | 10.4 | 8.6 | 83.1 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 83.7 | 8.3 | 8.1 |
20 to 24 | 36.5 | 45.7 | 17.7 | 39.6 | 42.6 | 17.7 | 40.4 | 42.9 | 17.1 |
25 to 29 | 13.0 | 67.9 | 19.7 | 14.0 | 67.0 | 19.0 | 14.3 | 67.8 | 18.4 |
CanadaNote 3 | |||||||||
15 to 29 | 43.3 | 43.1 | 13.6 | 43.1 | 43.9 | 13.0 | 44.1 | 43.9 | 12.0 |
15 to 19 | 80.2 | 11.8 | 8.0 | 79.1 | 12.2 | 8.7 | 81.1 | 11.5 | 7.3 |
20 to 24 | 36.5 | 48.3 | 15.3 | 38.1 | 47.7 | 14.2 | 38.5 | 48.5 | 13.0 |
25 to 29 | 12.7 | 69.8 | 17.5 | 11.9 | 71.9 | 16.2 | 12.3 | 72.0 | 15.6 |
Newfoundland and Labrador |
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15 to 29 | 47.6 | 31.6 | 20.8 | 45.6 | 30.7 | 23.7 | 46.9 | 29.7 | 23.5 |
15 to 19 | 85.4 | 5.9Note E: Use with caution | 8.7 | 80.5 | 9.4 | 10.2 | 87.4 | 6.3Note E: Use with caution | 6.3Note E: Use with caution |
20 to 24 | 38.3 | 39.2 | 22.6 | 41.2 | 30.8 | 28.0 | 38.8 | 28.3 | 32.9 |
25 to 29 | 11.8 | 54.7 | 33.5 | 9.8Note E: Use with caution | 55.4 | 34.8 | 8.8Note E: Use with caution | 58.4 | 32.8 |
Prince Edward Island |
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15 to 29 | 45.1 | 37.7 | 17.2 | 45.1 | 38.4 | 16.5 | 44.0 | 39.6 | 16.4 |
15 to 19 | 83.3 | 10.5 | 6.2Note E: Use with caution | 80.8 | 10.1 | 9.1 | 86.1 | 6.6Note E: Use with caution | 7.3Note E: Use with caution |
20 to 24 | 32.3 | 43.7 | 24.0 | 37.7 | 44.5 | 17.8 | 28.8 | 51.1 | 20.1 |
25 to 29 | 11.1Note E: Use with caution | 65.5 | 23.4 | 8.6Note E: Use with caution | 67.0 | 24.4 | 9.5Note E: Use with caution | 67.1 | 23.3 |
Nova Scotia | |||||||||
15 to 29 | 42.4 | 41.9 | 15.8 | 45.8 | 39.6 | 14.6 | 44.9 | 40.4 | 14.7 |
15 to 19 | 82.5 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 81.3 | 10.9 | 7.8 | 82.6 | 9.8 | 7.6 |
20 to 24 | 33.3 | 44.4 | 22.4 | 37.4 | 48.6 | 14.0 | 33.7 | 49.9 | 16.5 |
25 to 29 | 8.0Note E: Use with caution | 75.3 | 16.7 | 15.0 | 62.1 | 22.9 | 13.7 | 65.3 | 21.1 |
New Brunswick | |||||||||
15 to 29 | 40.0 | 42.7 | 17.3 | 41.1 | 42.5 | 16.4 | 42.7 | 43.8 | 13.6 |
15 to 19 | 82.9 | 9.3 | 7.8 | 81.8 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 83.5 | 9.9 | 6.6 |
20 to 24 | 28.0 | 50.0 | 22.0 | 29.3 | 49.9 | 20.7 | 33.4 | 50.9 | 15.7 |
25 to 29 | 7.2 | 70.4 | 22.4 | 10.4 | 70.6 | 19.0 | 8.6Note E: Use with caution | 72.7 | 18.8 |
Quebec | |||||||||
15 to 29 | 41.3 | 43.2 | 15.5 | 41.4 | 43.7 | 15.0 | 42.3 | 44.1 | 13.5 |
15 to 19 | 77.4 | 12.8 | 9.9 | 76.2 | 12.6 | 11.2 | 78.8 | 12.3 | 8.9 |
20 to 24 | 35.1 | 48.0 | 16.9 | 37.1 | 46.5 | 16.3 | 38.4 | 46.3 | 15.3 |
25 to 29 | 13.2 | 67.5 | 19.3 | 14.0 | 69.0 | 17.0 | 13.2 | 70.7 | 16.0 |
Ontario | |||||||||
15 to 29 | 45.6 | 42.3 | 12.1 | 45.0 | 42.9 | 12.1 | 46.1 | 42.0 | 11.8 |
15 to 19 | 83.6 | 10.1 | 6.3 | 81.8 | 10.5 | 7.7 | 83.1 | 9.3 | 7.6 |
20 to 24 | 39.9 | 46.7 | 13.4 | 41.5 | 45.8 | 12.7 | 41.9 | 45.4 | 12.7 |
25 to 29 | 12.8 | 70.6 | 16.6 | 10.8 | 73.3 | 15.9 | 11.7 | 72.9 | 15.4 |
Manitoba | |||||||||
15 to 29 | 41.0 | 46.7 | 12.3 | 43.7 | 45.5 | 10.7 | 45.6 | 43.9 | 10.6 |
15 to 19 | 77.9 | 15.7 | 6.4 | 80.7 | 13.2 | 6.2 | 81.2 | 13.4 | 5.5 |
20 to 24 | 30.7 | 54.7 | 14.6 | 33.9 | 52.2 | 13.9 | 37.5 | 52.0 | 10.5 |
25 to 29 | 11.8 | 71.9 | 16.3 | 13.9 | 73.7 | 12.4 | 14.1 | 69.5 | 16.4 |
Saskatchewan | |||||||||
15 to 29 | 45.3 | 42.9 | 11.8 | 41.6 | 45.9 | 12.5 | 42.9 | 45.1 | 12.0 |
15 to 19 | 81.3 | 12.1 | 6.7 | 74.5 | 16.8 | 8.7 | 79.1 | 13.5 | 7.4 |
20 to 24 | 34.5 | 50.4 | 15.1 | 32.2 | 52.3 | 15.5 | 33.4 | 53.0 | 13.6 |
25 to 29 | 11.8 | 73.5 | 14.7 | 12.5 | 73.9 | 13.6 | 10.9 | 73.5 | 15.6 |
Alberta | |||||||||
15 to 29 | 39.1 | 48.8 | 12.1 | 38.3 | 50.7 | 10.9 | 39.1 | 51.5 | 9.4 |
15 to 19 | 74.0 | 15.9 | 10.2 | 75.3 | 15.8 | 8.9 | 78.0 | 15.9 | 6.1 |
20 to 24 | 30.7 | 56.3 | 13.0 | 30.3 | 58.5 | 11.2 | 31.5 | 58.8 | 9.7 |
25 to 29 | 12.9 | 74.0 | 13.1 | 10.3 | 77.0 | 12.7 | 10.0 | 77.8 | 12.2 |
British Columbia | |||||||||
15 to 29 | 43.9 | 41.7 | 14.4 | 44.1 | 43.1 | 12.8 | 45.1 | 44.8 | 10.2 |
15 to 19 | 78.5 | 13.0 | 8.4 | 78.1 | 13.5 | 8.4 | 80.7 | 13.7 | 5.6 |
20 to 24 | 38.0 | 46.1 | 16.0 | 40.8 | 45.0 | 14.2 | 38.3 | 51.5 | 10.1 |
25 to 29 | 13.8 | 67.2 | 19.0 | 11.8 | 72.2 | 16.0 | 15.4 | 69.7 | 14.9 |
Yukon | |||||||||
15 to 29 | 36.3 | 47.1 | 16.6 | 44.7 | 41.2 | 14.0 | 38.9 | 47.8 | 13.2 |
15 to 19 | 67.4 | 20.2Note E: Use with caution | 12.4Note E: Use with caution | 80.3 | 12.1Note E: Use with caution | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 73.0 | 19.3 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act |
20 to 24 | 18.2Note E: Use with caution | 61.5 | 20.4Note E: Use with caution | 29.0 | 52.6 | 18.3Note E: Use with caution | 20.7Note E: Use with caution | 62.5 | 16.8Note E: Use with caution |
25 to 29 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 72.1 | 19.0Note E: Use with caution | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 71.6 | 18.8Note E: Use with caution | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 74.0 | 17.6Note E: Use with caution |
Northwest Territories | |||||||||
15 to 29 | 35.3 | 46.1 | 18.7 | 36.7 | 49.0 | 14.4 | 35.8 | 49.2 | 15.0 |
15 to 19 | 77.7 | 11.4Note E: Use with caution | 11.0Note E: Use with caution | 79.5 | 11.5Note E: Use with caution | 9.1Note E: Use with caution | 76.1 | 12.3 | 11.7Note E: Use with caution |
20 to 24 | 17.1Note E: Use with caution | 58.4 | 24.4 | 20.1 | 59.3 | 20.6 | 15.7 | 63.4 | 20.9 |
25 to 29 | 7.9Note E: Use with caution | 70.9 | 21.2 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 79.1 | 14.4Note E: Use with caution | 7.9Note E: Use with caution | 78.7 | 13.4Note E: Use with caution |
Nunavut | |||||||||
15 to 29 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 32.5Note E: Use with caution | 39.0 | 28.5 |
15 to 19 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 69.1 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 20.9Note E: Use with caution |
20 to 24 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 45.6 | 40.0 |
25 to 29 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 65.0 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act |
2008 | 2010 | 2012 | |||||||
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In education | Not in education | In education | Not in education | In education | Not in education | ||||
Total | Employed | Not employedNote 1 | Total | Employed | Not employedNote 1 | Total | Employed | Not employedNote 1 | |
percent | percent | percent | |||||||
OECD averageNote 2 | |||||||||
15 to 29 | 45.7 | 40.7 | 13.7 | 47.2 | 37.1 | 15.7 | 48.8 | 36.2 | 15.0 |
15 to 19 | 83.8 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 85.6 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 86.5 | 6.5 | 7.2 |
20 to 24 | 41.8 | 42.6 | 16.0 | 44.0 | 37.6 | 18.4 | 46.4 | 36.1 | 17.5 |
25 to 29 | 14.4 | 68.3 | 17.4 | 15.7 | 64.4 | 19.9 | 17.9 | 62.7 | 19.4 |
CanadaNote 3 | |||||||||
15 to 29 | 43.8 | 44.5 | 11.7 | 43.9 | 42.5 | 13.5 | 44.4 | 42.4 | 13.2 |
15 to 19 | 80.2 | 12.5 | 7.3 | 81.5 | 10.2 | 8.2 | 81.6 | 11.1 | 7.3 |
20 to 24 | 38.9 | 48.1 | 13.0 | 39.5 | 45.1 | 15.3 | 42.1 | 43.0 | 14.8 |
25 to 29 | 12.4 | 72.6 | 14.9 | 12.9 | 70.4 | 16.8 | 13.5 | 69.7 | 16.8 |
Newfoundland and Labrador |
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15 to 29 | 46.2 | 35.0 | 18.8 | 44.0 | 34.9 | 21.1 | 43.4 | 36.3 | 20.3 |
15 to 19 | 84.1 | 8.4Note E: Use with caution | 7.5Note E: Use with caution | 79.5 | 8.3 | 12.2 | 83.1 | 8.9 | 8.0Note E: Use with caution |
20 to 24 | 39.0 | 37.1 | 23.9 | 38.6 | 34.8 | 26.5 | 37.5 | 37.1 | 25.3 |
25 to 29 | 10.1Note E: Use with caution | 63.7 | 26.2 | 11.8Note E: Use with caution | 63.4 | 24.8 | 10.3 | 62.6 | 27.1 |
Prince Edward Island |
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15 to 29 | 48.0 | 37.5 | 14.5 | 48.9 | 37.1 | 14.0 | 48.7 | 37.9 | 13.4 |
15 to 19 | 82.6 | 11.3Note E: Use with caution | 6.1Note E: Use with caution | 85.9 | 8.5Note E: Use with caution | 5.7Note E: Use with caution | 80.7 | 12.0 | 7.3Note E: Use with caution |
20 to 24 | 38.4 | 40.1 | 21.5 | 38.3 | 43.9 | 17.9 | 46.9 | 36.8 | 16.4 |
25 to 29 | 14.1Note E: Use with caution | 68.6 | 17.3 | 13.2Note E: Use with caution | 66.6 | 20.2 | 10.1Note E: Use with caution | 72.4 | 17.5Note E: Use with caution |
Nova Scotia | |||||||||
15 to 29 | 42.8 | 42.7 | 14.5 | 43.8 | 40.9 | 15.4 | 45.7 | 38.7 | 15.6 |
15 to 19 | 78.4 | 13.7 | 7.8 | 83.1 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 83.2 | 8.9 | 8.0 |
20 to 24 | 35.6 | 46.1 | 18.2 | 35.8 | 44.2 | 20.0 | 39.6 | 41.2 | 19.3 |
25 to 29 | 9.4 | 72.6 | 18.0 | 9.6 | 72.9 | 17.6 | 14.6 | 66.2 | 19.2 |
New Brunswick | |||||||||
15 to 29 | 42.8 | 42.6 | 14.7 | 41.9 | 42.9 | 15.2 | 42.5 | 41.9 | 15.6 |
15 to 19 | 86.0 | 9.3 | 4.7Note E: Use with caution | 83.8 | 8.8 | 7.4Note E: Use with caution | 82.7 | 8.9 | 8.4 |
20 to 24 | 31.1 | 48.5 | 20.4 | 31.1 | 49.7 | 19.2 | 32.7 | 50.0 | 17.3 |
25 to 29 | 7.5 | 72.9 | 19.6 | 8.5Note E: Use with caution | 72.2 | 19.4 | 11.9Note E: Use with caution | 66.8 | 21.3 |
Quebec | |||||||||
15 to 29 | 42.9 | 43.1 | 13.9 | 45.1 | 41.1 | 13.8 | 47.5 | 39.1 | 13.4 |
15 to 19 | 77.4 | 13.5 | 9.2 | 77.8 | 12.3 | 10.0 | 79.9 | 12.3 | 7.8 |
20 to 24 | 38.8 | 46.2 | 15.0 | 43.4 | 42.4 | 14.2 | 48.8 | 37.1 | 14.1 |
25 to 29 | 14.5 | 68.1 | 17.4 | 15.9 | 67.0 | 17.1 | 16.4 | 65.8 | 17.8 |
Ontario | |||||||||
15 to 29 | 47.3 | 41.3 | 11.4 | 46.7 | 39.5 | 13.8 | 46.3 | 40.5 | 13.3 |
15 to 19 | 84.0 | 9.1 | 6.9 | 84.4 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 85.3 | 7.7 | 7.0 |
20 to 24 | 44.0 | 43.0 | 13.1 | 43.4 | 39.8 | 16.8 | 44.0 | 39.9 | 16.2 |
25 to 29 | 12.8 | 72.8 | 14.4 | 13.2 | 70.1 | 16.7 | 12.6 | 71.3 | 16.1 |
Manitoba | |||||||||
15 to 29 | 41.2 | 48.2 | 10.6 | 41.8 | 45.9 | 12.3 | 42.4 | 46.2 | 11.4 |
15 to 19 | 77.5 | 16.0 | 6.5 | 78.8 | 13.7 | 7.5 | 80.5 | 12.5 | 7.0 |
20 to 24 | 32.6 | 54.1 | 13.4 | 32.5 | 53.5 | 14.0 | 34.7 | 53.0 | 12.3 |
25 to 29 | 10.5 | 77.4 | 12.1 | 12.9 | 71.4 | 15.7 | 12.9 | 72.3 | 14.8 |
Saskatchewan | |||||||||
15 to 29 | 39.8 | 50.5 | 9.7 | 38.8 | 49.5 | 11.8 | 37.6 | 50.8 | 11.6 |
15 to 19 | 76.5 | 16.1 | 7.3 | 78.2 | 14.6 | 7.2 | 77.7 | 16.5 | 5.8 |
20 to 24 | 29.0 | 62.3 | 8.7 | 27.8 | 58.7 | 13.5 | 27.3 | 60.2 | 12.4 |
25 to 29 | 10.9 | 75.6 | 13.6 | 11.6 | 74.1 | 14.4 | 12.3 | 71.9 | 15.8 |
Alberta | |||||||||
15 to 29 | 35.9 | 54.2 | 9.9 | 36.4 | 51.8 | 11.7 | 35.6 | 52.9 | 11.5 |
15 to 19 | 74.4 | 18.9 | 6.8 | 80.4 | 12.0 | 7.6 | 77.4 | 17.5 | 5.1 |
20 to 24 | 27.3 | 62.4 | 10.3 | 30.2 | 58.6 | 11.3 | 29.0 | 58.5 | 12.5 |
25 to 29 | 11.0 | 76.6 | 12.4 | 8.0 | 76.6 | 15.4 | 10.6 | 74.0 | 15.4 |
British Columbia | |||||||||
15 to 29 | 43.5 | 47.1 | 9.5 | 42.6 | 44.3 | 13.1 | 43.8 | 42.7 | 13.5 |
15 to 19 | 79.2 | 14.9 | 5.9 | 81.3 | 11.7 | 7.1 | 76.9 | 13.9 | 9.2 |
20 to 24 | 40.6 | 49.8 | 9.5 | 37.4 | 48.2 | 14.4 | 45.0 | 42.0 | 13.0 |
25 to 29 | 11.3 | 75.8 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 69.6 | 17.3 | 14.7 | 67.6 | 17.7 |
Yukon | |||||||||
15 to 29 | 39.0 | 46.8 | 14.2Note E: Use with caution | 36.1 | 44.4 | 19.5 | 33.5 | 49.7 | 16.7 |
15 to 19 | 69.7 | 19.0Note E: Use with caution | 11.3Note E: Use with caution | 69.1 | 16.9Note E: Use with caution | 13.9Note E: Use with caution | 68.8 | 20.8 | 10.4Note E: Use with caution |
20 to 24 | 22.5Note E: Use with caution | 57.9 | 19.6Note E: Use with caution | 16.2Note E: Use with caution | 59.1 | 24.7Note E: Use with caution | 20.6Note E: Use with caution | 60.8 | 18.6Note E: Use with caution |
25 to 29 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 77.0 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 69.6 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 70.7 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act |
Northwest Territories |
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15 to 29 | 35.5 | 47.1 | 17.4 | 39.6 | 40.1 | 20.3 | 39.8 | 42.3 | 18.0 |
15 to 19 | 75.0 | 13.6 | 11.4 | 77.0 | 7.9Note E: Use with caution | 15.1 | 74.8 | 13.7Note E: Use with caution | 11.6Note E: Use with caution |
20 to 24 | 18.0Note E: Use with caution | 53.6 | 28.4 | 23.2Note E: Use with caution | 50.5 | 26.3Note E: Use with caution | 30.0 | 45.6 | 24.4 |
25 to 29 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 82.3 | 12.4 | 8.0Note E: Use with caution | 70.9 | 21.0Note E: Use with caution | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 75.3 | 19.0Note E: Use with caution |
Nunavut | |||||||||
15 to 29 | 30.9 | 40.2 | 29.0 | 33.7 | 32.3 | 34.0 | 29.1 | 32.4 | 38.5 |
15 to 19 | 66.1 | 9.1Note E: Use with caution | 24.7 | 66.9 | 10.1 | 23.0 | 61.4 | 11.8 | 26.8 |
20 to 24 | 12.2Note E: Use with caution | 54.4 | 33.4 | 18.5 | 35.2 | 46.3 | 8.5Note E: Use with caution | 39.9 | 51.6 |
25 to 29 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 64.3 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 58.8 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 53.8 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act |
... not applicable x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act E use with caution F too unreliable to be published
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 2014: OECD Indicators. |
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