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Table B.1.1
Combined public and private expenditure on education, by level of education, Canada and jurisdictions, 1990/1991, 1995/1996, and 2000/2001 to 2004/2005

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  Pre-elementary, elementary-secondary Trade-vocational1 College1 University All post-secondary All levels combined
millions of current dollars
Canada2
1990/1991 30,683 3,926 3,567 10,410 17,903 48,586
1995/1996 36,425 6,082 4,532 11,802 22,415 58,841
2000/2001 40,285 5,676 5,530 16,175 27,381 67,666
2001/2002 42,295 5,632 5,824 17,466 28,921 71,216
2002/2003 43,696 5,366 5,720 19,231 30,317 74,013
2003/2004 45,722e 5,395 5,801 21,232 32,428 78,150e
2004/2005 48,235e 5,485 5,914 22,598 33,998 82,233e
Newfoundland and Labrador3
1990/1991 603 178 44 213 435 1,038
1995/1996 585 496 41 240 776 1,361
2000/2001 577 198 34 282 513 1,091
2001/2002 608 201 42 308 551 1,160
2002/2003 626 211 39 312 562 1,188
2003/2004 646e 208 41 358 607 1,253e
2004/2005 656e 186 37 368 591 1,247e
Prince Edward Island
1990/1991 113 28 12 42 81 194
1995/1996 121 53 13 42 108 229
2000/2001 150 34 22 61 117 267
2001/2002 156 32 25 66 123 280
2002/2003 154 36 32 75 143 298
2003/2004 165e 37 41 83 162 326e
2004/2005 169e 31 35 95 161 330e
Nova Scotia
1990/1991 869 151 40 413 604 1,473
1995/1996 922 216 48 441 706 1,628
2000/2001 996 139 104 649 892 1,889
2001/2002 1,006 124 110 681 915 1,921
2002/2003 1,063 94 114 753 960 2,024
2003/2004 1,105e 102 125 774 1 000 2,105e
2004/2005 1,168e 97 128 817 1 042 2,210e
New Brunswick
1990/1991 729 144 79 253 476 1,205
1995/1996 820 180 59 303 541 1,361
2000/2001 844 281 75 368 724 1,567
2001/2002 864 273 85 381 739 1,603
2002/2003 893 177 86 417 680 1,574
2003/2004 1,006e 192 85 454 731 1,738e
2004/2005 1,038e 197 73 472 742 1,780e
Quebec4
1990/1991 7,021 799 1,494 2,644 4,936 11,958
1995/1996 8,141 1,132 1,916 3,221 6,269 14,410
2000/2001 8,860 1,257 2,150 3,794 7,201 16,061
2001/2002 9,628 1,240 2,227 4,231 7,697 17,326
2002/2003 9,507 1,323 2,187 4,799 8,309 17,816
2003/2004 9,702e 1,293 2,192 5,172 8,658 18,360e
2004/2005 10,069e 1,342 2,135 5,373 8,849 18,918e
Ontario5
1990/1991 12,633 954 1,045 3,816 5,815 18,448
1995/1996 14,972 1,816 1,309 4,095 7,221 22,192
2000/2001 15,842 1,255 1,706 5,922 8,883 24,726
2001/2002 16,391 1,166 1,808 6,406 9,380 25,770
2002/2003 17,123 1,089 1,727 6,965 9,781 26,903
2003/2004 17,988e 1,154 1,774 7,879 10,806 28,794e
2004/2005 19,541e 1,185 1,886 8,519 11,589 31,130e
Manitoba
1990/1991 1,331 154 60 411 626 1,957
1995/1996 1,552 169 66 460 695 2,248
2000/2001 1,822 232 116 590 938 2,759
2001/2002 1,854 246 117 628 991 2,845
2002/2003 2,977 239 128 679 1,046 3,023
2003/2004 2,081e 260 145 714 1,119 3,201e
2004/2005 2,149e 248 122 760 1,130 3,278e
Saskatchewan
1990/1991 1,088 182 50 434 666 1,754
1995/1996 1,271 225 54 495 774 2,045
2000/2001 1,453 320 70 657 1,048 2,501
2001/2002 1,490 327 74 723 1,125 2,615
2002/2003 1,634 321 78 807 1,206 2,839
2003/2004 1,715e 338 81 869 1,287 3,003e
2004/2005 1,786e 337 79 823 1,239 3,025e
Alberta
1990/1991 2,748 523 318 971 1,812 4,560
1995/1996 3,197 650 321 1,007 1,978 5,176
2000/2001 4,139 839 665 1,650 3,154 7,294
2001/2002 4,401 853 671 1,756 3,280 7,681
2002/2003 4,724 800 669 1,861 3,330 8,055
2003/2004 5,144e 821 714 2,026 3,561 8,706e
2004/2005 5,233e 857 786 2,244 3,887 9,120e
British Columbia
1990/1991 3,286 552 385 1,053 1,991 5,276
1995/1996 4,535 871 655 1,364 2,889 7,424
2000/2001 5,294 1,008 521 2,112 3,641 8,936
2001/2002 5,552 1,043 598 2,185 3,826 9,378
2002/2003 5,622 945 589 2,468 4,001 9,623
2003/2004 5,761e 861 530 2,805 4,197 9,957e
2004/2005 6,013e 884 563 3,013 4,459 10,472e
Yukon6
1990/1991 56 17 5 2 23 79
1995/1996 71 14 6 4 24 95
2000/2001 81 26 8 5 39 121
2001/2002 87 29 9 4 43 130
2002/2003 91 28 8 4 40 131
2003/2004 95e 29 9 5 42 138e
2004/2005 95e 30 11 4 45 140e
Northwest Territories6,7
1990/1991 161 20 35 3 58 219
1995/1996 214 35 41 5 82 295
2000/2001 118 37 37 4 78 195
2001/2002 140 42 40 4 85 226
2002/2003 152 44 43 4 92 244
2003/2004 163e 44 41 4 89 251e
2004/2005 165e 42 41 4 86 251e
Nunavut6,7
1990/1991 ... ... ... ... ... ...
1995/1996 ... ... ... ... ... ...
2000/2001 85 44 20 1 66 151
2001/2002 92 55 16 2 73 165
2002/2003 98 54 21 2 77 176
2003/2004 105e 51 23 2 77 182e
2004/2005 109e 51 20 2 72 181e

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1. Expenditures on private business colleges are not included.
2. The data shown at the Canada level include Canada's spending on education in foreign countries (e.g., Department of National Defence schools), and undistributed expenditure.
3. In Newfoundland and Labrador there was a significant but short-term funding increase in the mid-1990s, notably for the Atlantic Groundfish Strategy.
4. Expenditure at the elementary-secondary level in Quebec include trade-vocational expenditure administered through the elementary-secondary system.
5. Estimates are subject to change. In particular, estimates for Ontario for 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 may change. Effective in 2004/2005, Ontario financial figures are higher compared to prior years due to changes in the way the province is reporting its school board finances to Statistics Canada.
6. Although there are no universities in the territories, there are expenditures at the university level including student aid as well as administrative expenditures. These expenditures are also included in the provincial data.
7. Nunavut was created on April 1, 1999. Prior to that date, data for Nunavut were included with data for the Northwest Territories. This creates a break in series for the Northwest Territories in 1999/2000. The only college in Nunavut did not report tuition fees (which are part of private expenditure) for trade vocational training before 2000/2001.

Notes: Large year-over-year variations in public and private funding to school boards are caused by accounting adjustments to prior-year surpluses and/or deficits. This means that trends should be observed over a period of years rather than from one year to the next.
To convert this current dollar data to constant dollar amounts for comparison over time, it is recommended that the Gross domestic product (GDP) implicit price index be used for national and provincial-level conversions. For the index and further details on converting see Table F.1.2 (Statistics Canada and Council of Ministers of Education, Canada. December 2009. Education indicators in Canada: Report of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program. Catalogue no. 81-582-XIE. Ottawa.). Previous versions of this table were converted to constant dollars using the Consumer Price Index.

Sources: Adapted from Tables B.2.2 and B.2.4 (Statistics Canada and Council of Ministers of Education, Canada. December 2009. Education indicators in Canada: Report of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program. Catalogue no. 81-582-XIE. Ottawa.) which use data adapted from Statistics Canada, CANSIM Tables 478-0004 (last updated July 29, 2008); 478-0005 (last updated February 2, 2009); 478-0007 (last updated August 15, 2008); and 478-0015 (last updated July 26, 2007); and Survey of Uniform Financial System of School Boards; Survey of Financial Statistics of Private Elementary and Secondary Schools; Survey of Federal Government Expenditures in Support of Education; Survey of Financial Information of Universities and Colleges; Financial Statistics of Community Colleges and Vocational Schools; Provincial Expenditures on Education in Reform and Correctional Institutions; and Provincial Public Accounts.

Updated December 16, 2009.
Date Modified: 2009-12-16

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