Education Indicators in Canada: An International Perspective, 2020
Table A.4.2
Percentage of 15- to 29-year-olds in education and not in education, by sex and labour force status, OECD, Canada, provinces and territories, 2020

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Table A.4.2
Percentage of 15- to 29-year-olds in education and not in education, by sex and labour force status, Canada, OECD, provinces and territories, 2020
Table summary
This table displays the results of Percentage of 15- to 29-year-olds in education and not in education In education, Not in education, Total, Employed, Unemployed, Not in labour force, Total, in education, NEETs (not in employment or not in labour force or training), Total, not in education and Sub-total, not employed, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
In education Not in education Total
EmployedTable A.4.2 Note 1 UnemployedTable A.4.2 Note 2 Not in labour forceTable A.4.2 Note 3 Total, in education EmployedTable A.4.2 Note 1 NEETs (not in employment or not in labour force or training) Total, not in education
UnemployedTable A.4.2 Note 2 Not in labour forceTable A.4.2 Note 3 Sub-total, not employedTable A.4.2 Note 4
percent
OECD averageTable A.4.2 Note 5
Both sexes 13 2 32 47 40 5 8 13 53 100
Males 13 2 31 46 44 5 6 11 55 100
Females 14 2 33 49 36 4 11 16 51 100
CanadaTable A.4.2 Note 6
Both sexes 17 2 23 42 45 5 9 14 58 100
Males 14 2 23 39 47 6 8 14 61 100
Females 20 2 23 45 42 4 9 13 55 100
Newfoundland and Labrador
Both sexes 12 2Note E: Use with caution 26 40 41 8 12 19 60 100
Males 9 2Note E: Use with caution 28 39 40 11 10 21 61 100
Females 15 2Note E: Use with caution 24 41 41 4Note E: Use with caution 13 17 59 100
Prince Edward Island
Both sexes 14 2Note E: Use with caution 25 41 45 6Note E: Use with caution 8 14 59 100
Males 12 Note F: too unreliable to be published 26 40 46 6Note E: Use with caution 8Note E: Use with caution 14 60 100
Females 16 Note F: too unreliable to be published 24 42 44 5Note E: Use with caution 9 14 58 100
Nova Scotia
Both sexes 18 3 20 41 44 8 9 16 60 100
Males 15 3Note E: Use with caution 21 38 44 10 8 18 62 100
Females 21 3 19 43 43 5 9 15 57 100
New Brunswick
Both sexes 12 2Note E: Use with caution 24 38 47 6 9 15 62 100
Males 11 2Note E: Use with caution 22 35 49 9 8 17 65 100
Females 13 2Note E: Use with caution 26 41 45 4Note E: Use with caution 10 14 59 100
Quebec
Both sexes 21 3 18 41 46 4 8 12 59 100
Males 18 2 17 37 49 5 9 14 63 100
Females 25 3 18 46 44 3 7 10 54 100
Ontario
Both sexes 16 2 25 43 44 5 9 13 57 100
Males 13 2 26 41 46 5 8 14 59 100
Females 18 2 25 46 41 4 9 13 54 100
Manitoba
Both sexes 17 2 22 42 45 5 9 14 58 100
Males 15 2 23 40 47 6 7 13 60 100
Females 20 2 21 43 43 3 11 14 57 100
Saskatchewan
Both sexes 14 3 22 38 48 6 9 14 62 100
Males 12 3 22 37 50 7 7 14 64 100
Females 15 3 22 40 45 4 11 15 60 100
Alberta
Both sexes 12 3 23 38 46 7 9 16 62 100
Males 9 3 25 36 49 8 7 15 64 100
Females 16 3 22 40 44 5Note E: Use with caution 11 16 60 100
British Columbia
Both sexes 17 2 23 42 44 4 9 14 58 100
Males 13 2Note E: Use with caution 23 38 48 5 9 14 62 100
Females 21 3Note E: Use with caution 24 47 40 4 10 14 53 100
Yukon
Both sexes 13 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 25 38 46 4Note E: Use with caution 12Note E: Use with caution 16Note E: Use with caution 62 100
Males 9Note E: Use with caution Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 26Note E: Use with caution 35 49 Note F: too unreliable to be published 11Note E: Use with caution 17Note E: Use with caution 66 100
Females 17Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 23 42 43 Note F: too unreliable to be published 12Note E: Use with caution 16Note E: Use with caution 59 100
Northwest Territories
Both sexes 9Note E: Use with caution 2Note E: Use with caution 27 38 38 6 18 24 63 100
Males 8Note E: Use with caution 3Note E: Use with caution 24 36 40 8Note E: Use with caution 16 25 64 100
Females 10Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 29 40 37 Note F: too unreliable to be published 20Note E: Use with caution 24 61 100
Nunavut
Both sexes 4Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 25 30 30 9 31 40 70 100
Males 4Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 21 26 31 11 31 42 74 100
Females 5Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 29 35 29 6Note E: Use with caution 30 36 65 100
.. not available for a specific reference period
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Note 1

Those who, during the survey reference week: worked for pay (employees) or profit (self-employed and unpaid family workers) for at least one hour; or had a job but were temporarily not at work (through injury, illness, holiday, strike or lock-out, educational or training leave, maternity or parental leave, etc.)

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Note 2

Individuals who were, during the survey reference week, without work, actively seeking employment and currently available to start work.

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Note 3

Individuals who were not working and who were not unemployed; i.e., individuals who were not looking for a job.

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Note 4

Reflects those who were "unemployed" or "not in the labour force." In the Labour Force Survey (LFS), those individuals who are, during the survey reference week, without work, actively seeking employment and currently available to start work are categorized as unemployed. Individuals who are not working and who are not unemployed (individuals who are not looking for a job) are categorized as "not in the labour force."

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Note 5

These averages are from Education at a Glance 2020: OECD Indicators, (http://stats.oecd.org/) (accessed September 28, 2020).

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Note 6

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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Notes: Estimates for small geographic areas, for small groups, or for cross-classified variables will be associated with larger variability. Due to rounding, sub-totals and totals may not match the sum of the individual values. Caution should be exercised in interpreting the ratios for the provinces and territories and differences in ratios between the provinces/territories and over time, as small estimates may present fairly high sampling variability. Estimates for small geographic areas, small age-groups, or for cross-classified variables will be associated with larger variability.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (LFS); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (2020), Youth not in employment, education or training (NEET) (indicator). doi:10.1787/72d1033a-en.
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