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Table E.3.4
Distribution of earners1, by educational attainment2 and earnings/employment income, Canada, 2005

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Highest certificate, diploma or degree2 < $20,000 $20,000 to
< $40,000		 $40,000 to
< $60,000		 $60,000 to
< $80,000		 $80,000 to
< $100,000		 $100,000
or more
  percentage
No certificate, diploma or degree 24 14 10 6 5 4
High school certificate or equivalent 32 28 23 16 14 12
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 10 14 13 12 11 7
College3 16 23 24 22 20 15
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level4 4 5 6 6 6 5
University certificate or degree at or above bachelor level 14 16 25 38 44 57
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100
1. Individuals aged 15 and over who received wages and salaries, net income from a non-farm unincorporated business and/or professional practice, and/or net farm self-employment income during the 2005 calendar year.
2. In similar tables in previous editions of PCEIP, educational attainment was presented using the census concept of "highest level of schooling" and those data should therefore not be directly compared with the data presented here for "highest certificate, diploma or degree," which reflects a revision in the 2006 Census. For more information on the census education variables, see the 2006 Census Dictionary and the Education Reference Guide, 2006 Census (Statistics Canada. Catalogue nos. 92-566-XWE and 97-560-GWE200603, respectively. Ottawa).
3. "Colleges, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma " replaces the category "Other non-university certificate or diploma" used in previous censuses.
4. An unexpected growth in the number of people in this category was noted when the data were compared with those from the 2001 Census. Results should be interpreted with caution.
Data source: 2006 Census of Population, 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 December 16, 2008.
Date Modified: 2008-12-16

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