Education Indicators in Canada: An International Perspective, 2018
Table A.6.3.2
Trends in employment ratesTable A-6-3-2 Note 1 of 25 to 34-year-olds by highest level of education attained and sex, OECD, Canada, provinces and territories, 2006 and 2017

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Table A.6.3.2
Trends in employment rates of 25 to 34-year-olds by highest level of education attained and sex, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Canada, provinces and territories, 2006 and 2017
Table summary
This table displays the results of Trends in employment rates of 25 to 34-year-olds by highest level of education attained and sex, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Canada, provinces and territories, 2006 and 2017. Below upper secondary, Upper secondary, Postsecondary non-tertiary, Tertiary, All levels of education, 2006 and 2017, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Below upper secondary Upper secondary Postsecondary non-tertiaryTable A-6-3-2 Note 2 Tertiary All levels of education
2006 2017 2006 2017 2006 2017 2006 2017 2006 2017
percent
OECD averagesTable A-6-3-2 Note 3
Both sexes 63 59 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 79 77 86 84 78 78
Men 75 70 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 87 84 91 89 87 85
Women 48 45 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 69 68 81 80 70 71
CanadaTable A-6-3-2 Note 4
Both sexes 61 57 77 74 85 86 85 86 81 81
Men 73 65 84 80 89 89 89 89 86 85
Women 44 43 70 66 78 81 83 84 76 78
Newfoundland and Labrador
Both sexes 35 39 60 57 70 76 82 82 70 71
Men 40 46 67 62 68 74 84 80 71 71
Women 31 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 54 51 73 78 81 82 68 72
Prince Edward Island
Both sexes 61 50 77 71 82 78 84 87 79 81
Men 67 53 78 77 83 85 84 90 79 83
Women 47 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 75 63 78 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 85 85 79 78
Nova Scotia
Both sexes 56 54 72 70 78 82 86 84 79 79
Men 61 63 81 75 81 83 88 84 82 80
Women 46 38Note E: Use with caution 63 63 72 81 85 84 76 78
New Brunswick
Both sexes 47 52 76 69 84 82 87 86 81 79
Men 54 58 81 74 86 83 88 87 82 81
Women 35Note E: Use with caution 42Note E: Use with caution 71 62 80 79 86 85 79 77
Quebec
Both sexes 58 59 76 78 84 87 85 87 80 83
Men 70 64 81 83 87 89 87 88 84 84
Women 40 48 69 72 80 85 84 86 77 82
Ontario
Both sexes 61 52 77 72 82 82 86 85 81 80
Men 73 62 82 77 88 85 90 89 86 84
Women 45 37 69 65 73 73 82 83 77 77
Manitoba
Both sexes 60 56 80 77 88 86 88 87 82 82
Men 78 71 87 84 92 91 92 90 88 86
Women 33 34 73 69 83 77 85 85 76 77
Saskatchewan
Both sexes 63 50 81 77 88 85 88 87 84 81
Men 79 61 87 82 91 90 93 92 89 86
Women 42 31Note E: Use with caution 72 70 84 75 85 84 78 77
Alberta
Both sexes 69 65 83 75 90 86 86 85 84 81
Men 84 74 89 83 95 90 92 92 91 88
Women 51 49 75 64 78 74 81 81 76 75
British Columbia
Both sexes 64 65 78 78 89 90 83 86 80 83
Men 73 74 84 85 93 92 86 88 85 87
Women 51 52 71 69 82 82 80 85 76 80
Yukon
Both sexes 70 57 80 75 91 86 92 93 84 84
Men 78Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 87 81 94 89 95 94 89 87
Women Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 73 67 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 89 92 79 81
Northwest Territories
Both sexes 67 44 91 73 93 93 91 91 86 76
Men 69 43Note E: Use with caution 94 65Note E: Use with caution 93 92 97 92 89 72
Women 65 44Note E: Use with caution 87 79 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 87 91 82 80
Nunavut
Both sexes 47 36 78 63 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 77 93 83 70 58
Men 53 37 76 74 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 74 97 86 71 59
Women 40 34 81 51 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 90 80 68 57
.. not available for a specific reference period
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
E use with caution
Note 1

Number of 25- to 34-year-olds in employment as a percentage of the population aged 25 to 34.

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Note 2

Trade certificates or diplomas from a vocational school or apprenticeship training.

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Note 3

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

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Note 4

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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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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