Education Indicators in Canada: An International Perspective, 2018
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

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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, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Canada, provinces and territories, 2017
Table summary
This table displays the results of Percentage of the 25- to 64-year-old population that has attained at least upper secondary education, by age group and sex, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Canada, provinces and territories, 2017. Age group, 25 to 64, 25 to 34, 30 to 34, 35 to 44, 45 to 54 and 55 to 64, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Age group
25 to 64 25 to 34 30 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64
percent
OECD averageTable A-1-2 Note 1
Both sexes 79 85 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 82 77 70
Men 79 83 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 81 77 72
Women 79 87 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 84 78 68
CanadaTable A-1-2 Note 2
Both sexes 91 93 94 94 91 86
Men 90 92 92 92 90 85
Women 93 95 95 95 92 88
Newfoundland and Labrador
Both sexes 87 94 93 92 86 78
Men 85 92 91 90 83 79
Women 88 95 95 94 88 77
Prince Edward Island
Both sexes 89 95 95 93 89 82
Men 86 93 93 90 85 78
Women 92 96 98 96 92 85
Nova Scotia
Both sexes 91 95 95 94 91 85
Men 88 93 93 91 87 83
Women 93 96 97 97 94 87
New Brunswick
Both sexes 89 94 93 94 89 82
Men 86 92 92 92 86 79
Women 91 95 95 96 92 85
Quebec
Both sexes 89 92 93 92 89 82
Men 87 89 90 90 87 81
Women 91 95 96 94 90 84
Ontario
Both sexes 92 94 94 95 92 88
Men 91 92 93 94 91 87
Women 93 95 95 95 93 90
Manitoba
Both sexes 90 92 92 92 90 84
Men 87 91 91 90 88 81
Women 92 94 93 94 92 88
Saskatchewan
Both sexes 90 93 94 93 89 85
Men 88 92 92 91 86 82
Women 93 95 96 95 92 88
Alberta
Both sexes 92 93 93 94 91 88
Men 91 91 91 93 90 87
Women 93 95 95 95 92 89
British Columbia
Both sexes 93 96 96 95 94 89
Men 93 95 95 94 93 88
Women 94 97 97 96 94 90
YukonTable A-1-2 Note 3
Both sexes 92 91 95 92 95 90
Men 90 89 91 89 96 87
Women 94 93 98 96 95 94
Northwest TerritoriesTable A-1-2 Note 3
Both sexes 80 78 81 82 81 80
Men 76 72 75 76 79 76
Women 85 85 87 87 82 84
NunavutTable A-1-2 Note 3
Both sexes 60 56 61 68 54 67
Men 60 53 58 70 52 74
Women 60 60 64 66 56 59
.. not available for a specific reference period
Note 1

The OECD data can be found at http://stats.oecd.org/, Education at a Glance Database (accessed on September 17, 2018).

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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.

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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.

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Note: For more information see NDM table 37-10-0130-01 (formerly CANSIM 477-0135).
Sources: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (LFS); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Education at a Glance 2018: OECD Indicators.
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