Education Indicators in Canada: An International Perspective, 2018
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

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Table A-1-3
Percentage of the 25- to 64-year-old population that has attained tertiary 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 tertiary education, by age group and sex, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Canada, provinces and territories, 2017. Short Cycle tertiary education, Bachelor's or equivalent, Master's, doctoral or equivalent, Total Tertiary, Age group, 25 to 64, 25 to 34 and 55 to 64, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Short Cycle tertiary education Bachelor's or equivalent Master's, doctoral or equivalent Total Tertiary
Age group
25 to 64 25 to 34 55 to 64 25 to 64 25 to 34 55 to 64 25 to 64 25 to 34 55 to 64 25 to 64 25 to 34 55 to 64
percent
OECD averageTable A-1-3 Note 1
Both sexes 7 7 7 17 23 11 13 15 9 37 44 27
Men 7 7 7 16 20 11 11 12 9 33 38 27
Women 8 8 8 18 26 11 14 17 9 40 50 27
CanadaTable A-1-3 Note 2
Both sexes 26 25 24 21 26 15 10 10 8 57 61 46
Men 22 22 20 19 22 15 10 8 8 50 52 43
Women 29 27 28 24 30 15 10 12 7 63 70 50
Newfoundland and Labrador
Both sexes 27 27 22 11 17 5 6 8 4 45 51 32
Men 23 24 18 10 13 5Note E: Use with caution 6 5Note E: Use with caution 5 38 43 29
Women 31 29 26 13 21 5 7 11 4Note E: Use with caution 52 60 35
Prince Edward Island
Both sexes 30 29 28 18 28 13 8 7 6 57 64 47
Men 25 26 22 16 24 12 7 6Note E: Use with caution 6 48 55 39
Women 36 31 34 21 33 13 9 8Note E: Use with caution 6 66 72 54
Nova Scotia
Both sexes 26 26 23 18 25 13 11 10 10 54 61 45
Men 21 23 17 15 20 12 10 9 9 46 52 37
Women 30 28 28 21 30 15 12 12 10 63 70 53
New Brunswick
Both sexes 30 30 27 16 22 10 7 8 5 53 60 41
Men 27 29 22 13 18 10 7 6 5 47 54 37
Women 33 31 32 19 26 10 7 10 5 59 67 46
Quebec
Both sexes 24 24 22 20 24 13 9 11 6 53 60 41
Men 21 21 19 18 20 14 9 9 6 48 50 39
Women 27 28 24 22 28 13 10 14 5 59 69 42
Ontario
Both sexes 28 28 27 23 27 16 12 12 9 63 68 52
Men 25 27 23 21 23 16 11 10 10 58 60 50
Women 31 29 30 25 31 17 12 14 8 67 75 55
Manitoba
Both sexes 24 22 24 20 23 14 7 7 6 51 52 44
Men 21 19 20 18 21 13 7 5 6 45 46 38
Women 28 25 29 22 26 15 8 8 6 58 59 50
Saskatchewan
Both sexes 20 16 20 19 25 11 6 7 5 45 48 36
Men 13 11 12 16 21 10 6 5 5 35 37 27
Women 26 22 27 22 29 13 7 8 5 55 59 45
Alberta
Both sexes 22 19 22 22 26 15 8 7 7 52 52 44
Men 17 14 16 20 22 15 8 6 7 44 42 39
Women 28 24 29 25 31 15 8 8 6 61 63 51
British Columbia
Both sexes 24 23 23 22 27 16 10 8 8 56 58 47
Men 19 20 18 19 21 15 9 7 9 48 48 43
Women 29 27 27 25 32 16 10 9 8 64 68 51
YukonTable A-1-3 Note 3
Both sexes 24 22 26 20 24 14Note E: Use with caution 10 5Note E: Use with caution 10Note E: Use with caution 54 51 51
Men 16 19Note E: Use with caution 14Note E: Use with caution 18 20Note E: Use with caution 13Note E: Use with caution 8 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 9Note E: Use with caution 42 42 36
Women 31 27Note E: Use with caution 37 22 28 15Note E: Use with caution 12 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 11Note E: Use with caution 65 62 64
Northwest TerritoriesTable A-1-3 Note 3
Both sexes 21 20 20 16 19 11Note E: Use with caution 11Note E: Use with caution 4Note E: Use with caution 11Note E: Use with caution 47 43 41
Men 15 17Note E: Use with caution 13Note E: Use with caution 13 14Note E: Use with caution 9Note E: Use with caution 11Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 9Note E: Use with caution 38 34 31
Women 27 23 27 19 23 13Note E: Use with caution 10Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 12Note E: Use with caution 56 52 52
NunavutTable A-1-3 Note 3
Both sexes 21 18 28 8 8Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 6 4Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 35 30 41
Men 17 13Note E: Use with caution 30 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 5Note 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 21Note E: Use with caution 41
Women 26 24 26Note E: Use with caution 10 9Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 7 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 42 39 41Note E: Use with caution
E use with caution
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
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 percentages and differences in percentages, 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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