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Table D.1.6.2
Percentage of males relative to total full-time university enrolment, Canada and provinces, 1997/1998 and 2007/2008

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  Total1 Undergraduate2 Graduate3
1997/1998 2007/2008 1997/1998 2007/2008 1997/1998 2007/2008
percent male
Canada4 45 44 44 43 53 49
Newfoundland and Labrador 43 39 44 39 51 48
Prince Edward Island 39 36 39 36 42 33
Nova Scotia 44 42 43 42 51 45
New Brunswick 45 42 45 41 53 52
Quebec 45 44 43 42 52 49
Ontario 46 44 45 43 54 49
Manitoba 46 43 44 42 55 48
Saskatchewan4 44 45 43 43 58 53
Alberta 46 44 45 43 53 51
British Columbia 46 44 45 43 51 46
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.b, Postsecondary Student Information System. Last updated July 13, 2009.
Date Modified: 2009-10-28

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