Education Indicators in Canada: An International Perspective, 2018
Table A.6.3.3
Trends in employment ratesTable A-6-3-3 Note 1 of 55 to 64-year-olds by highest level of education attained and sex, OECD, Canada, provinces and territories, 2006 and 2017

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Table A-6-3-3
Trends in employment rates of 55 to 64-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 55 to 64-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-6-3-3 Note 2 Tertiary All levels of education
2006 2017 2006 2017 2006 2017 2006 2017 2006 2017
percent
OECD averagesTable A-6-3-3 Note 3
Both sexes 39 45 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 51 60 66 73 50 60
Men 49 54 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 59 66 71 78 59 67
Women 32 38 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 43 54 58 68 42 54
CanadaTable A-6-3-3 Note 4
Both sexes 43 48 55 61 59 63 63 67 56 62
Men 52 57 63 66 63 66 68 71 63 67
Women 34 38 49 56 51 58 57 64 49 58
Newfoundland and Labrador
Both sexes 29 33 43 50 47 45 49 55 40 47
Men 34 39 55 51 42 45 56 62 45 50
Women 24 28 34 49 56 46 44 48 35 44
Prince Edward Island
Both sexes 40 49 60 61 57 64 59 63 53 60
Men 49 57 69 66 62 68 69 67 61 65
Women 30 39 50 56 48 56 53 60 46 55
Nova Scotia
Both sexes 35 41 52 56 50 58 54 63 48 57
Men 43 44 57 61 52 58 61 69 53 60
Women 27 37 47 52 49 58 48 59 42 55
New Brunswick
Both sexes 33 46 49 60 55 58 56 60 47 57
Men 42 49 56 67 62 57 62 65 54 61
Women 23 42 42 54 43 61 51 56 40 53
Quebec
Both sexes 39 51 48 60 52 58 55 64 48 60
Men 49 60 57 66 55 62 61 68 56 65
Women 30 40 40 55 46 55 50 59 41 54
Ontario
Both sexes 44 45 58 60 62 65 65 69 58 63
Men 52 54 64 64 66 67 70 72 64 67
Women 38 35 53 55 53 61 61 66 53 59
Manitoba
Both sexes 52 59 61 62 68 65 66 68 61 65
Men 59 69 68 69 71 65 68 72 66 70
Women 46 42 54 56 64 66 65 65 57 59
Saskatchewan
Both sexes 57 60 64 66 64 71 68 69 63 67
Men 68 70 72 72 71 73 74 75 71 73
Women 44 43 57 60 54 67 63 66 56 61
Alberta
Both sexes 60 52 67 65 71 70 71 70 68 66
Men 71 58 77 70 76 72 79 76 76 71
Women 48 44 59 61 58 61 65 65 60 61
British Columbia
Both sexes 41 49 54 61 60 68 63 67 56 63
Men 53 55 64 67 67 70 72 69 65 67
Women 31 42 46 56 47 60 56 65 47 59
Yukon
Both sexes 44Note E: Use with caution 69 78 80 80 81 77 71 72 75
Men Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 73 74 77 73 83 78 79 73 79
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 81 83 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act   Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 77 67 72 71
Northwest Territories
Both sexes 53 43 77 66 86 70 85 75 75 66
Men 55 42 93 80 83 72 87 78 79 68
Women 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 55 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 83 73 70 63
Nunavut
Both sexes 47 40 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 73 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 72 83 83 61 66
Men Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 75 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 85 62 73
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 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 81 60 58
.. 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 55- to 64-year-olds in employment as a percentage of the population aged 55 to 64.

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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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