Education Matters: Insights on education, learning and training in Canada

September 2008

Back to school – September 2008

It's that time of year again – back to school for tens of thousands of students from kindergarten to college and university, for their teachers and principals, and for tens of thousands of families who are busy preparing for another school year. In honour of this annual ritual, we have put together a few facts and figures relating to education, from trends in enrolment and household spending on education to educational attainment levels among the Aboriginal population and recent immigrants. Did you know that ... more.