Education Indicators in Canada: An International Perspective, 2018
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Section A
Section A1
Table A.1.1
Distribution of the 25- to 64-year-old population, by highest level of education attained and sex, OECD, Canada, provinces and territories, 2017
Table A.1.2
Percentage of the 25- to 64-year-old population that has attained at least upper secondary education, by age group and sex, OECD, Canada, provinces and territories, 2017
Table A.1.3
Percentage of the 25- to 64-year-old population that has attained tertiary education, by age group and sex, OECD, Canada, provinces and territories, 2017
Table A.1.4
Trends in educational attainment of 25- to 64-year-olds, 25- to 34-year-olds and 55- to 64-year-olds, by highest level of education attained, OECD, Canada, provinces and territories, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2016 and 2017
Section A2
Table A.2.1
True cohort high school graduation rate, by sex, Canada, provinces and territories, 2013/2014 to 2015/2016
Section A3
Table A.3.1
Upper secondary graduation rates, by sex, OECD, Canada, provinces and territories, 2015/2016
Section A4
Table A.4.1
International students in tertiary education and distribution of international enrolments, by level of tertiary education, Canada and provinces, 2015/2016
Table A.4.2
Distribution of international students in tertiary education, by region of origin and selected countries of citizenship, Canada and provinces, 2015/2016
Section A5
Table A.5.1
Percentage of 15-to 29-year-olds in education and not in education, by age group and labour force status, OECD, Canada, provinces and territories, 2018
Table A.5.2
Percentage of 15- to 29-year-olds in education and not in education, by sex and labour force status, OECD, Canada, provinces and territories, 2018
Table A.5.3
Percentage of 25- to 29-year-olds in education and not in education, by highest level of education attained and labour force status, Canada, provinces and territories, 2018
Table A.5.4
Trends in the percentage of 15- to 29-year-olds in education and not in education, by age group and labour force status, OECD, Canada, provinces and territories, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2018
Section A6
Table A.6.1
Employment rates of 25- to 64-year-olds, by highest level of education attained and sex, OECD, Canada, provinces and territories, 2017
Table A.6.2
Trends in employment rates of 25- to 64-year-olds, 25- to 34-year-olds and 55- to 64-year-olds, by highest level of education attained, OECD, Canada, provinces and territories, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2016 and 2017
Table A.6.3.1
Trends in employment rates of 25 to 64-year-olds by highest level of education attained and sex, OECD, Canada, provinces and territories, 2006 and 2017
Table A.6.3.2
Trends in employment rates of 25 to 34-year-olds by highest level of education attained and sex, OECD, Canada, provinces and territories, 2006 and 2017
Table A.6.3.3
Trends in employment rates of 55 to 64-year-olds by highest level of education attained and sex, OECD, Canada, provinces and territories, 2006 and 2017
Section B
Section B1
Table B.1.1.1
Annual expenditure by educational institutions per student, for all services, by educational level, Canadian dollars, Canada, provinces and territories, 2015/2016
Table B.1.1.2
Annual expenditure by educational institutions per student, for all services, by educational level, in equivalent US dollars converted using purchasing power parity, OECD, Canada, provinces and territories, 2015/2016
Table B.1.2.1
Annual expenditure by educational institutions per student, on core services and ancillary services, Canadian dollars, Canada, provinces and territories, 2015/2016
Table B.1.2.2
Annual expenditure by educational institutions per student, on core services and ancillary services, in equivalent US dollars converted using purchasing power parity, Canada, provinces and territories, 2015/2016
Section B2
Table B.2.1
Public and private expenditure on educational institutions as a percentage of GDP, by level of education, Canada, provinces and territories, 2015/2016
Section B3
Table B.3.1
Distribution of total and current expenditure by educational institutions, from public and private sources, by level of education, Canada and jurisdictions, 2015/2016
Section C
Section C1
Table C.1.1
Intended instruction time in public institutions, ages 6 through 17, by age, OECD, Canada, provinces and territories, 2017/2018
Section C2
Table C.2.1
Organization of teachers' working time in public institutions, by educational level taught, Canada, provinces and territories, 2016/2017
Section C3
Table C.3.1a
Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions, by level of education taught and teaching experience, Canadian dollars, Canada, provinces and territories, 2015/2016
Table C.3.1b
Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions, by level of education taught and teaching experience, Canadian dollars, Canada, provinces and territories, 2016/2017
Table C.3.2a
Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions, by level of education taught and teaching experience, US dollars, Canada, OECD, provinces and territories, 2015/2016
Table C.3.2b
Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions, by level of education taught and teaching experience, US dollars, Canada, OECD, provinces and territories, 2016/2017
Section D
Section D1
Table D.1.1
Participation rate in organized learning one year before the official primary entry age, OECD, G7 countries, provinces and territories, 2015/2016
Table D.1.2.1
Participation rate of adults in formal and non-formal education, OECD, Canada, provinces and territories, 2012/2015/2016
Table D.1.2.2
Participation rate of adults in formal and non-formal education, Gender Parity Index, OECD, Canada, provinces and territories, 2012/2015/2016
Table D.1.3.1
Proportion of 15-year-olds achieving at least a minimum proficiency level (PISA level 2) in mathematics and in reading, OECD, Canada and provinces, 2015
Table D.1.3.2
Proportion of 15-year-olds achieving at least a minimum proficiency level (PISA level 2) in mathematics and in reading, Gender Parity Index, ESCS Parity Index, Location Parity Index, OECD, G20, Canada and provinces, 2015
Table D.1.4.1
Proportion of adults (25-to-64 years old) achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency (PIAAC score 226) in functional numeracy skills and literacy skills, OECD, Canada, provinces and territories, 2012/2015/2016
Table D.1.4.2
Proportion of adults (25-to-64 years old) achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency (PIAAC score 226) in functional numeracy skills and literacy skills, Gender Parity Index and Parental Education Attainment Index, OECD, Canada, provinces and territories, 2012/2015/2016
Charts
Chapter A
Chapter A1
Chart A.1.1 Distribution of the 25- to 64-year-old population, by highest level of education attained, OECD, G7 countries, provinces and territories, 2017
Chart A.1.2 Distribution of the 25- to 64-year-old population, by highest level of education attained and sex, OECD and Canada, 2017
Chart A.1.3 Proportion of the 25- to 64-year-old population with short cycle tertiary and bachelor's, master's or doctoral or equivalent degree, OECD, G7 countries, provinces and territories, 2017
Chart A.1.4.1 Distribution of 25- to 34-year olds that have attained tertiary education, by sex, OECD, G7 countries, provinces and territories, 2017
Chart A.1.4.2 Distribution of 55-to 64-year olds that have attained tertiary education, by sex, OECD, G7 countries, provinces and territories, 2017
Chart A.1.5 Distribution of 25-to 64-year olds that have attained post-secondary non-tertiary as their highest level of education, by sex, OECD, G7 countries, provinces and territories, 2017
Chart A.1.6.2 Trends in educational attainment of 25- to 34-year-olds: compound annual growth rate of the highest level of education attained between 2005 and 2017, OECD, G7 countries, provinces and territories
Chapter A2
Chart A.2.1 On-time high-school graduation rate, by sex, Canada, provinces and territories, 2015/2016
Chart A.2.2 On-time and extended-time high-school graduation rate, Canada, provinces and territories, 2015/2016
Chart A.2.3 On-time and extended-time graduation rates, Canada and provinces, 2013/2014 and 2015/2016
Chapter A3
Chart A.3.1 Upper secondary graduation rates, by sex, OECD and selected countries, provinces and territories, 2015/2016
Chapter A4
Chart A.4.1 Number of international students in tertiary education, by province, 2015/2016
Chart A.4.2 Distribution of international students in tertiary education, by level of education, Canada and provinces, 2015/2016
Chart A.4.3a Proportion of international students among all tertiary enrolments, by level of education, OECD, Canada and provinces, 2015/2016
Chart A.4.3b Proportion of international students among all tertiary enrolments, by level of education, OECD, G7 countries and Australia, 2015/2016
Chart A.4.4 Distribution of international students in tertiary education, by region of origin, Canada and provinces, 2015/2016
Chart A.4.5 Top 10 destination countries for Canadians studying abroad, 2015/2016
Chapter A5
Chart A.5.1 Portrait of the 15- to 29-year-old Canadian population by age group and education and employment status, 2018
Chart A.5.2.1 Distribution of the 15- to 19-year-old population by education and employment status, OECD, Canada, provinces and territories, 2018
Chart A.5.2.2 Distribution of the 18- to 24-year-old population by education and employment status, OECD, Canada, provinces and territories, 2018
Chart A.5.2.3 Distribution of the 20- to 24-year-old population by education and employment status, OECD, Canada, provinces and territories, 2018
Chart A.5.2.4 Distribution of the 25- to 29-year-old population by education and employment status, OECD, Canada, provinces and territories, 2018
Chart A.5.3 Distribution of the 15- to 29-year-old population not in education, unemployed or not in the labour force (NEET), OECD and G7 countries, 2018
Chart A.5.5.1 Distribution of the 15- to 29-year-old NEET population (not in education, unemployed or not in the labour force (inactive)), by sex, OECD, Canada, provinces and territories, 2018
Chart A.5.6 Proportion of 15- to 29-year-olds males and females in education who are employed, OECD, Canada, provinces and territories, 2018
Chart A.5.7 Trends in the proportion of 15- to 29-year-olds in education and not in education, OECD and Canada, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2018
Chart A.5.8 Trends in the proportion of 18- to 24-year olds in education and not in education, Canada, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2018
Chart A.5.9 Distribution of the 20- to 24-year-old population in education, OECD, G7 countries, provinces and territories, 2000, 2010 and 2018
Chapter A6
Chart A.6.1 Employment rates of 25- to 64-year-olds, by highest level of education attained and sex, OECD and Canada, 2017
Chart A.6.2 Employment rates of the 25- to 64-year-old population, by highest level of education attained, OECD, G7 countries, provinces and territories, 2017
Chart A.6.3 Employment rates of 25- to 34-year and 55 to 64-year-old population, by highest level of education attained, Canada, 2006 and 2017
Chapter B
Chapter B1
Chart B.1.1 Annual expenditure (US dollars) by educational institutions per student for all services, primary, secondary, college and university education, OECD, G7 countries, provinces and territories, 2015/2016
Chapter B2
Chart B.2.1 Public and private expenditure on educational institutions as a percentage of GDP, by level of education, OECD, G7 countries, provinces and territories, 2015/2016
Chapter B3
Chart B.3.1 Current expenditure as a share of total expenditure on educational institutions, by level of education, Canada, provinces and territories, 2015/2016
Chart B.3.2 Compensation of staff as a share of current expenditure on educational institutions, by level of education, Canada, provinces and territories, 2015/2016
Chart B.3.3 Compensation of teachers as a share of current expenditure on educational institutions, by level of education, Canada, provinces and territories, 2015/2016
Chart B.3.4 Compensation of all staff as a share of current expenditure on educational institutions for postsecondary education, OECD and G7 countries, 2015/2016
Chapter C
Chapter C1
Chart C.1.1 Total number of cumulative intended instruction hours in public institutions, by level of education, OECD, selected countries, provinces and territories, 2017/2018
Chapter C2
Chart C.2.1 Hours of teaching time per day, by educational level taught, OECD, Canada and provinces, 2016/2017
Chart C.2.2 Annual net teaching time, by educational level taught, OECD, selected countries and provinces, 2016/2017
Chart C.2.3 Net teaching time as a percentage of total working time at school, OECD, Canada and provinces, 2016/2017
Chapter C3
Chart C.3.1 Annual statutory teachers' salaries, full-time teachers in primary, lower and upper secondary institutions, with typical level of training, Canadian dollars, Canada, provinces and territories, 2016/2017
Chart C.3.2 Annual statutory teachers' salaries, full-time teachers in lower secondary institutions, with typical level of training, US dollars, OECD, G7 countries, provinces and territories, 2016/2017
Chapter D
Chart D.1.1 Participation rate in organized learning one year before the official primary entry age, OECD, G7 countries, provinces and territories, 2015/2016
Chart D.1.2.1 Participation rate of adults in formal and non-formal education, OECD , G7 countries, provinces and territories, 2012/2015/2016
Chart D.1.2.2. Participation rate of adults in formal and non-formal education, Gender Parity Index, OECD, G7 countries, provinces and territories, 2012/2015/2016
Chart D.1.3.1 Proportion of 15-year-olds achieving at least a minimum proficiency level (PISA level 2) in mathematics and reading, OECD, G20 average, G7 countries and provinces, 2015
Chart D.1.3.2 Proportion of 15-year-olds achieving at least a minimum proficiency level (PISA level 2) in mathematics, Gender Parity Index, ESCS Parity Index and Location Parity Index, OECD, G7 countries and provinces, 2015
Chart D.1.3.3 Proportion of 15-year-olds achieving at least a minimum proficiency level (PISA level 2) in reading, Gender Parity Index, ESCS Parity Index and Location Parity Index, OECD, G7 countries and provinces, 2015
Chart D.1.4.1 Proportion of adults (25-to-64 year-olds) achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency (PIAAC score 226) in functional numeracy skills and literacy skills, OECD, G7 countries, provinces and territories, 2012/2015/2016
Chart D.1.4.2 Proportion of adults (25-to-64 year-olds) achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency (PIAAC score 226) in functional numeracy skills, Gender Parity Index and Parental Education Attainment Parity Index, OECD, G7 countries, provinces and territories, 2012/2015/2016
Chart D.1.4.3 Proportion of adults (25-64 year-olds) achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency (PIAAC score 226) in functional literacy skills, Gender Parity Index and Parental Educational Attainment Parity Index, OECD, G7 countries, provinces and territories, 2012/2015/2016