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Table 5.3
Percentage of women and men employed, by age and educational attainment, 2004
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| Educational attainment | People aged | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 to 24 | 25 to 44 | 45 and over | Total | |||||
| Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | |
| % | ||||||||
| Less than Grade 9 | 24.8 | 32.2 | 40.5 | 61.5 | 12.6 | 25.3 | 15.8 | 30.3 |
| Some secondary school | 41.5 | 43.2 | 57.5 | 76.0 | 27.5 | 46.8 | 37.4 | 52.1 |
| High school graduate | 69.9 | 71.6 | 73.7 | 86.7 | 47.6 | 61.7 | 59.6 | 73.5 |
| Some postsecondary | 60.3 | 59.1 | 73.4 | 83.5 | 51.8 | 59.0 | 61.7 | 67.0 |
| Postsecondary certificate or diploma1 | 76.4 | 76.7 | 82.0 | 89.7 | 54.4 | 64.5 | 69.0 | 77.0 |
| University degree | 75.7 | 70.2 | 82.1 | 89.0 | 65.2 | 68.9 | 75.3 | 78.8 |
| Total | 58.4 | 57.8 | 77.1 | 86.3 | 43.3 | 56.4 | 57.8 | 67.8 |
| 1. Includes trades certificate. Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey. |
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