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Tables published in PCEIP 2007

Chapter A: A portrait of the school-age population

Population size (Excel workbook; 124 KB)
Cultural diversity (Excel workbook; 83 KB)
Low income (Excel workbook; 66 KB)
Family background (Excel workbook; 436 KB)

Chapter B: Financing education systems

Total expenditure on education (Excel workbook; 448 KB)
Public and private expenditure on education (Excel workbook; 757 KB)
Student debt
(Excel workbook; 419 KB)

Chapter C: Elementary-secondary education

Early years and school readiness (Excel workbook; 74 KB)
Elementary-secondary school: enrolments and educators (Excel workbook; 789 KB)
Secondary school graduation (Excel workbook; 822 KB)
Student achievement (Excel workbook; 461 KB)
Information and communications technologies (ICT) (Excel workbook; 216 KB)

Chapter D: Postsecondary education

Enrolment in postsecondary education (Excel workbook; 1,448 KB)
Postsecondary completions and graduation rates (Excel workbook; 851 KB)
University educators (Excel workbook; 425 KB)
Research and development (Excel workbook; 147 KB)
Literacy (Excel workbook; 195 KB)
Educational attainment of the population aged 25 to 64 (Excel workbook; 221 KB)

Chapter E: Transitions and outcomes

Transitions to postsecondary education (Excel workbook; 1,557 KB)
Transitions to the labour market (Excel workbook; 1,132 KB)
Labour market outcomes (Excel workbook; 1,440 KB)

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Chapter A: A portrait of the school-age population

Population size

Chart A.1.1 Estimated and projected population, age groups 0 to 4, 5 to 14, 15 to 19, 20 to 24 and 25 to 29, Canada, 1991 to 2031

Chart A.1.2 Estimated and projected Aboriginal identity population, age groups 0 to 4, 5 to 14, 15 to 19, 20 to 24 and 25 to 29, Canada, 2001 to 2016

Chart A1.3 Percentage growth between 2001 and 2016, Aboriginal identity population aged 0 to 14 and 20 to 29, selected provinces and territories

Cultural diversity

Chart A.2.1 Proportion of immigrants among the school-age population (ages 5 to 24), selected census metropolitan areas (CMAs), 1991, 1996, 2001

Chart A.2.2 Proportion of visible minorities among the school-age population (ages 5 to 24), selected census metropolitan areas (CMAs), 1991, 1996, 2001

Chart A.2.3 Proportion of the school-age population (ages 5 to 24) with non-official home languages, selected census metropolitan areas (CMAs), 1991, 1996, 2001

Chart A.2.4 Proportion of the population aged 5 to 24 with Aboriginal identity, 1996 and 2001

Low income

Chart A.3.1 Distribution of the school-age population (ages 5 to 24), by number of years in low income1 between 1999 and 2004, by family situation in 1999, Canada

Chart A.3.2 Percentage of the school-age population (ages 5 to 24) in low income,1 Canada and provinces, 2004

Chart A.3.3 Percentage of the school-age population (ages 5 to 24) who spent more than a year in low income1 between 1999 and 2004, Canada and provinces

Family background

Chart A.4.1 Living arrangements of children aged 5 to 14, Canada, 1991 and 2001

Chart A.4.2 Living arrangements of population aged 20 to 24, Canada, 1991 and 2001

Chart A.4.3 Proportion of population aged 20 to 24 living with their parents, Canada, provinces and territories, 2001

Chart A.4.4 Living arrangements of Aboriginal identity children aged 5 to 14 and 15 to 19, Canada, 1996 and 2001

Chart A.4.5 Living arrangements of Aboriginal identity population aged 20 to 24, Canada, 1996 and 2001

Chapter B: Financing education systems

Total expenditure on education

Chart B.1.1 Indices of change in combined public and private expenditure on education, in 2001 constant dollars, by level of education, Canada, 1997/1998 to 2002/2003 (1997/1998 = 100)

Chart B.1.2 Combined public and private expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP, Canada and jurisdictions, 2002/2003

Public and private expenditure on education

Chart B.2.1 Percentage change in public expenditure on education between 1997/19981 and 2002/2003, Canada and jurisdictions

Chart B.2.2 Private expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure on education, Canada and jurisdictions, 2002/2003

Chart B.2.3 Average undergraduate university tuition fees, Canada and Atlantic provinces, 1991/1992 to 2005/2006 (in 2001 constant dollars)

Chart B.2.4 Average undergraduate university tuition fees, Canada, Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba, 1991/1992 to 2005/2006 (in 2001 constant dollars)

Chart B.2.5 Average undergraduate university tuition fees, Canada, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, 1991/1992 to 2005/2006 (in 2001 constant dollars)

Student debt

Chart B.3.1 Percentage of graduates who borrowed from government student loan programs, 1995 and 2000 graduates, Canada and provinces

Chart B.3.2 Percentage of 2000 graduates1 still owing to government student loan programs 2 and 5 years after graduation, Canada and provinces

Chapter C: Elementary-secondary education

Early years and school readiness

Chart C.1.1 Prevalence of physical limitations among 4- and 5-year-olds, by sex, Canada, 2004/2005

Chart C.1.2 Interest in books and reading among 4- and 5-year-olds, by sex, Canada, 2004/2005

Chart C.1.3 Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (Revised) scores for 4- and 5-year-olds, by sex, Canada, 2004/2005

Elementary-secondary school: enrolments and educators

Chart C.2.1 Percentage change in full-time-equivalent enrolments in public elementary and secondary schools, Canada and jurisdictions, 1997/1998 to 2004/2005

Chart C.2.2 Percentage change in full-time-equivalent educators in public elementary and secondary schools, Canada and jurisdictions, 1997/1998 to 2004/2005

Chart C.2.3 Student-educator ratio in public elementary and secondary schools, Canada and jurisdictions, 2004/2005

Chart C.2.4 Age distribution of full-time educators in public elementary-secondary schools versus the full-time employed labour force, selected provinces, 2004/2005

Chart C.2.5 Males as a percentage of educators in public elementary-secondary schools, selected provinces, 1997/1998 and 2004/2005

Secondary school graduation

Chart C.3.1 High school graduation rates, by sex, Canada and jurisdictions, 1997/1998 and 2002/2003

Information and communications technologies (ICT)

Chart C.5.1 Average number of students per school computer, Canada, other countries and provinces, 2003

Chart C.5.2 Percentage of 15-year-old students who reported availablility of computers at home and at school, Canada, other countries and provinces, 2003

Chart C.5.3 Percentage of 15-year-old students who reported using computers at home and at school, Canada, other countries and provinces, 2003

Chart C.5.4 Percentage of 15-year-old students who reported using computers to help them learn school material, Canada, other countries and provinces, 2003

Chart C.5.5 Percentage of 15-year-old students who reported frequent use of computers at school, by sex, Canada, other countries and provinces, 2003

Chapter D: Postsecondary education

Enrolment in postsecondary education

Chart D.1.1 Number of registered apprentices, by sex and major trade group, Canada, 2004

Chart D.1.2 Percentage of males among full-time undergraduate enrolment, Canada and provinces, 1994/1995 and 2004/2005

Postsecondary completions and graduation rates

Chart D.2.1 Registered apprenticeship completions, by trade group, Canada, 1994 and 2004

Chart D.2.2 University graduation rates, by level of degree, Canada, 1976 to 2004

Chart D.2.3 University graduation rates, by level of degree and province of study, Canada and provinces, 2004

Chart D.2.4 University graduation rates, by level of degree and sex, Canada, 1994 and 2004

University educators

Chart D.3.1 Age distribution of full-time university educators compared with that of the labour force, Canada, 2004/2005

Chart D.3.2 Female educators as a percentage of full-time university educators, Canada and provinces, 1994/1995 and 2004/2005

Research and development

Chart D.4.1 Total domestic expenditures on R&D as percentage of GDP, Canada in relation to all OECD countries, 2004 (or latest available year)

Chart D.4.2 Total domestic expenditures on R&D as a percentage of GDP (national or provincial), Canada and provinces, 2004

Chart D.4.3 Percentage change in R&D expenditures contributed by sector, Canada and provinces, 1991 to 2004

Literacy

Chart D.5.1 Percentage of population at each prose proficiency level, population aged 16 and over, Canada and jurisdictions, 2003

Chart D.5.2 Proportion of the urban and the rural populations at or above Level 3 for prose proficiency, population aged 16 and over, Canada and jurisdictions, 2003

Chart D.5.3 Distribution of prose proficiency levels, by age group, population aged 16 and over, Canada, 2003

Chart D.5.4 Employment rate, by document proficiency levels, population aged 16 to 65, Canada and jurisdictions, 2003

Chart D.5.5 Distribution of prose proficiency levels, by Aboriginal (urban) and non-Aboriginal (urban and rural) populations aged 16 and over in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, 2003

Educational attainment of the population aged 25 to 64

Chart D.6.1 Proportion of the population aged 25 to 64 with college or university qualifications, top ten OECD countries, 2004

Chart D.6.2 Population aged 25 to 64 with Aboriginal identity, by level of educational attainment, Canada, 1996 and 2001

Chart D.6.3 Population aged 25 to 64 with Aboriginal identity, selected levels of educational attainment, Canada and jurisdictions, 2001

Chart D.6.4 Population aged 25 to 64 with Aboriginal identity, by level of educational attainment and age group, Canada, 2001

Chart D.6.5 Level of educational attainment in the population aged 25 to 64 with Aboriginal identity, by sex, Canada, 1996 and 2001

Chapter E: Transitions and outcomes

Transitions to postsecondary education

Chart E.1.1 Participation rate at the university level, by age, Canada, 1995/1996 and 2005/2006

Chart E.1.2 Participation rate at the college level, by age, Canada, 1995/1996 and 2005/2006

Chart E.1.3 University participation rate among 20- to 24-year-olds, Canada and provinces, 1995/1996 and 2005/2006

Chart E.1.4 Postsecondary education (PSE) status of 22- to 24-year-olds who were no longer in high school, Canada and provinces, December 2003

Transitions to the labour market

Chart E.2.1 Proportion of 20- to 24-year-old students who were also working, Canada and provinces, 1995/1996 and 2005/2006

Chart E.2.2 Proportion of 20- to 24-year-olds who were non-students and employed, 2005/2006

Chart E.2.3 Percentage of 1995 and 2000 university graduates working full-time, two and five years after graduation, by province of study

Chart E.2.4 Percentage of 1995 and 2000 college graduates working full-time, two and five years after graduation, by province of study

Chart E.2.5 Median annual earnings of 1995 and 2000 university graduates working full-time, five years after graduation, by sex and selected field of study (in thousands of 2001 constant dollars)

Chart E.2.6 Mobility characteristics of the class of 2000, university graduates, Canada and provinces

Chart E.2.7 Mobility characteristics of the class of 2000, college graduates, Canada and jurisdictions

Labour market outcomes

Chart E.3.1 Unemployment rates of population aged 15 and over, by level of education, Canada, 1990 to 2006

Chart E.3.2 Unemployment rates of 25- to 29-year-olds, selected levels of education, Canada and provinces, 2006

Chart E.3.3 Distribution of earners, by educational attainment at different earnings levels, Canada, 2000

Chart E.3.4 Relative earnings for 25- to 64-year-olds, by level of educational attainment, selected OECD countries (high school and trade-vocational education = 100), 2002, 2003 and 2004

Chart E.3.5 Average employment income, by age group and education level, Canada, 2000