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Table 5
Educational attainment of the Caribbean community and overall Canadian population aged 15 and over, by sex, 2001

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  Caribbean community Total Canadian population
Men Women Total Men Women Total
percentage
Less than high school 29.1 26.3 27.5 31.4 31.1 31.3
High school graduate 13.7 12.2 12.9 13.1 15.1 14.1
Some postsecondary 14.2 13.6 13.9 10.7 11.0 10.8
Trades certificate/diploma 12.6 9.9 11.1 14.1 7.8 10.9
College graduate 15.6 23.4 19.9 12.5 17.3 15.0
University certificate/diploma below bachelor's degree 2.4 2.9 2.7 2.1 2.9 2.5
Bachelor's degree 8.6 8.7 8.7 10.6 10.6 10.6
Post-graduate degree 3.8 3.0 3.3 5.4 4.2 4.8
Total with university degree 12.3 11.7 12.0 16.0 14.9 15.4
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Canada.