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Table D.6.3
Educational attainment in the population aged 25 to 64, off-reserve Aboriginal, non-Aboriginal, and total population, Canada and jurisdictions, 2008

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  No college or university credential4 College5 University6 Total
Off-reserve Aboriginal population1 Non-Aboriginal population Total population Off-reserve Aboriginal population1 Non-Aboriginal population Total population Off-reserve Aboriginal population1 Non-Aboriginal population Total population Off-reserve Aboriginal population1 Non-Aboriginal population Total population
percentage
Canada (provinces only)2 69 51 53 21 24 23 9 26 24 100 100 100
Newfoundland and Labrador 66 64 68 25 20 18 9 16 14 100 100 100
Prince Edward Island 74 55 56 x 27 26 x 18 18 100 100 100
Nova Scotia 60 56 57 28 23 23 12 21 21 100 100 100
New Brunswick 65 54 58 21 28 25 15 18 17 100 100 100
Quebec 68 54 56 21 23 22 11 22 22 100 100 100
Ontario 63 44 47 28 27 26 9 29 27 100 100 100
Manitoba 69 55 58 20 22 21 11 23 21 100 100 100
Saskatchewan 74 64 64 15 16 17 11 20 19 100 100 100
Alberta 74 54 57 18 21 20 9 25 23 100 100 100
British Columbia 73 53 55 19 20 20 8 27 25 100 100 100
Yukon 74 47 61 19 25 16 x 28 22 100 100 100
Northwest Territories 75 43 53 20 24 25 5 33 22 100 100 100
Nunavut3 80 31 67 16 29 18 4 40 15 100 100 100
1. Aboriginal population refers to those persons who reported identifying with at least one Aboriginal group, i.e., North American Indian, Métis or Inuit.
2. Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates for Canada are derived using LFS results from the provinces; the territories are excluded.
3. 10 largest communities.
4. Includes no education; education below high school graduation; high school graduation; some postsecondary education (not completed); trade certificate or diploma from a vocational school or apprenticeship training.
5. Includes non-university certificate or diploma from a community college, CEGEP, school of nursing and similar programs at this level; university certificate below bachelor's level.
6. Includes bachelor's degree; university degree or certificate above bachelor's degree.
Notes: The data are based on a 12-month average from January to December. While persons living on reserves and other Aboriginal settlements are not included in the sample for the provinces, the sample for the territories includes both aboriginal and non-aboriginal communities. Caution should be exercised in interpreting the provincial ratios and differences in ratios between provinces and over time, as small estimates may present fairly high sampling variability. Estimates for small geographic areas, for small age-groups or for cross-classified variables will be associated with larger variability. Data in this table are not directly comparable with Census-based data for the Aboriginal population.
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey.
Date Modified: 2009-06-17

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