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Table D.3.2
Age distribution and median age of full-time university teaching staff, by sex, Canada and provinces, 2005/2006

  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia
number
Male  
All ages1 26,655 585 141 1,356 783 6,459 9,693 1,152 1,041 2,583 2,865
20 to 29 174 3 0 12 3 42 63 6 9 12 21
30 to 39 4,806 72 15 234 120 1,092 1,938 177 165 441 552
40 to 49 7,944 144 60 360 270 1,887 2,871 306 339 846 864
50 to 59 8,769 228 48 477 273 2,169 3,090 366 339 855 927
60 and over 4,962 129 18 276 117 1,269 1,734 294 192 429 498
Female  
All ages1 12,924 282 81 798 429 2,727 4,968 531 486 1,209 1,413
20 to 29 153 3 0 12 6 30 69 9 3 6 12
30 to 39 2,847 54 15 171 90 600 1,161 105 114 240 297
40 to 49 4,539 99 36 270 144 978 1,737 189 168 408 507
50 to 59 4,164 93 27 279 147 873 1,515 174 162 432 465
60 and over 1,224 33 3 69 36 249 489 51 42 117 132
Both sexes  
All ages1 39,582 867 222 2,157 1,212 9,186 14,661 1,680 1,524 3,792 4,278
20 to 29 324 9 0 21 9 75 129 15 12 21 33
30 to 39 7,656 126 33 405 210 1,692 3,096 282 279 681 852
40 to 49 12,483 246 96 630 414 2,865 4,608 495 504 1,254 1,371
50 to 59 12,933 321 72 753 420 3,042 4,605 540 501 1,284 1,395
60 and over 6,186 165 24 345 156 1,515 2,223 345 234 549 633
  percentage distribution2
Male  
20 to 29 0.7 0.5 0 0.9 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.9 0.5 0.7
30 to 39 18.0 12.3 10.6 17.3 15.3 16.9 20.0 15.4 15.9 17.1 19.3
40 to 49 29.8 24.6 42.6 26.5 34.5 29.2 29.6 26.6 32.6 32.8 30.2
50 to 59 32.9 39.0 34.0 35.2 34.9 33.6 31.9 31.8 32.6 33.1 32.4
60 and over 18.6 22.1 12.8 20.4 14.9 19.6 17.9 25.5 18.4 16.6 17.4
Female  
20 to 29 1.2 1.1 0 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.4 1.7 0.6 0.5 0.8
30 to 39 22.0 19.1 18.5 21.4 21.0 22.0 23.4 19.8 23.5 19.9 21.0
40 to 49 35.1 35.1 44.4 33.8 33.6 35.9 35.0 35.6 34.6 33.7 35.9
50 to 59 32.2 33.0 33.3 35.0 34.3 32.0 30.5 32.8 33.3 35.7 32.9
60 and over 9.5 11.7 3.7 8.6 8.4 9.1 9.8 9.6 8.6 9.7 9.3
Both sexes  
20 to 29 0.8 1.0 0 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.8
30 to 39 19.3 14.5 14.9 18.8 17.3 18.4 21.1 16.8 18.3 18.0 19.9
40 to 49 31.5 28.4 43.2 29.2 34.2 31.2 31.4 29.5 33.1 33.1 32.0
50 to 59 32.7 37.0 32.4 34.9 34.7 33.1 31.4 32.1 32.9 33.9 32.6
60 and over 15.6 19.0 10.8 16.0 12.9 16.5 15.2 20.5 15.4 14.5 14.8
  median age of teaching staff3
Male 50 53 48 51 50 51 49 52 50 49 49
Female 47 48 46 48 48 47 47 47 47 48 48
Both sexes 49 51 48 50 49 49 48 50 49 49 49
1. Includes a small number of cases for which age is unknown (year of birth not reported).
2. Based on full-time teaching staff for whom age is known.
3. Based on individual records for which age is known.
Notes: To ensure the confidentiality of responses, a random rounding process is applied to the data. As a result, when these data are summed or grouped, the total value may not match the sum of the individual values, since the total and subtotals are independently rounded. Similarly, percentage distributions, which are calculated on rounded data, may not necessarily add up to 100%.
Data source: University and College Academic Staff Survey, Statistics Canada.
Table source: Statistics Canada and Council of Ministers of Education, Canada. 2007. Education indicators in Canada: Report of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program. Catalogue no. 81-582-XIE. Ottawa.
Updated June 16, 2008.