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Table D.1.6.1
Percentage of males relative to total full-time university enrolment, Canada and provinces, 1996/1997 and 2006/2007

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  Total1 Undergraduate2 Graduate3
1996/1997 2006/2007 1996/1997 2006/2007 1996/1997 2006/2007
percent male
Canada4 46 43 45 42 54 50
Newfoundland and Labrador 44 40 43 39 53 47
Prince Edward Island 39 35 39 36 45 30
Nova Scotia 44 42 44 42 52 46
New Brunswick 46 42 45 41 55 52
Quebec 46 44 44 42 53 49
Ontario 46 43 45 42 55 50
Manitoba 46 42 45 41 55 49
Saskatchewan4 45 45 44 43 61 53
Alberta 46 44 45 43 54 53
British Columbia 47 44 46 42 54 48
1. Total includes the following categories not listed in this table: "Trade/vocational and preparatory training certificate or diploma", "Community college certificate or diploma or other community college level" and "Other program levels". "Other program levels" include program levels not applicable or non-programs (taking non-credit courses or taking courses without seeking a credential).
2. Undergraduate includes programs leading to a bachelor's degree, a first professional degree, an applied degree, university preliminary year or pre-bachelor, undergraduate level certificate or diploma, license undergraduate and licentiate or testamur.
3. Graduate includes programs leading to a Master's degree, an Earned doctorate, Post-doctoral program, master's qualifying year, university graduate level certificate or diploma, Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) qualifying year or probationary, internship (Postgraduate Medical Education known as post-M.D.) and residency (medical, dental, veterinary).
4. For University of Regina, enrolments since 2005/2006 are not available.
Note: The denominator excludes enrolments for which sex was not reported.
Source: Adapted from Statistics Canada, CANSIM Table 477-0013 and PCEIP Table D.5.1.a, Postsecondary Student Information System. Last updated July 13, 2009.