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| People aged | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 to 24 | 25 to 44 | 45 and over | Total | |||||
| Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | |
| percentage | ||||||||
| Educational attainment | ||||||||
| Less than Grade 9 | 20.9 | 30.9 | 36.3 | 64.6 | 11.9 | 24.1 | 14.5 | 29.5 |
| Some secondary school | 43.3 | 43.5 | 55.2 | 75.6 | 29.0 | 46.3 | 38.3 | 51.3 |
| High school graduate | 68.9 | 69.8 | 72.9 | 85.9 | 47.9 | 61.1 | 59.0 | 72.0 |
| Some postsecondary | 62.0 | 59.0 | 73.8 | 81.7 | 49.1 | 60.2 | 61.3 | 66.6 |
| Postsecondary certificate or diploma1 | 78.5 | 77.5 | 82.2 | 90.1 | 55.5 | 63.9 | 69.0 | 76.5 |
| University degree | 74.8 | 71.7 | 82.3 | 90.4 | 64.2 | 68.4 | 74.8 | 79.0 |
| Total | 59.5 | 57.9 | 77.2 | 86.8 | 44.6 | 56.6 | 58.3 | 67.7 |
| 1. Includes trades certificate. | ||||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey. | ||||||||