Table E.1.2.2
Participation rate in education among 18- to 34-year-olds, by age group and type of institution attended, Canada, provinces and territories1, 1995/1996, 2000/2001 and 2005/2006 to 2009/2010

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  Age group
18 to 24 25 to 29 30 to 34
Primary/
Secondary
College University Total College University Total College University Total2
percent
Canada (provinces only)3
2009/2010 7 15 25 46 4 8 13 2 4 7
2008/2009 7 15 23 44 4 8 12 2 3 6
2007/2008 7 14 24 45 4 8 12 2 4 6
2006/2007 6 14 24 44 4 8 12 2 4 6
2005/2006 7 14 24 45 4 8 12 2 4 6
2000/2001 8 15 20 42 4 6 10 3 2 5
1995/1996 8 15 19 43 4 5 10 3 2 6
Newfoundland and Labrador
2009/2010 3E 17 25 45 3E 8E 11 3E 3E 6E
2008/2009 4 12 28 45 5E 8E 13 2E 2E 4E
2007/2008 4 12 30 46 3E 8E 12 F 4E 6E
2006/2007 6 12 28 46 4E 9E 13 2E 3E 6
2005/2006 5 11 28 44 2E 7E 9E 2E F 4E
2000/2001 5 14 26 45 4E 6E 11 3E 2E 5
1995/1996 5 14 21 40 4 4E 8 4E 1E 6
Prince Edward Island
2009/2010 6 10 28 44 5E 8E 12 2E 3E 5E
2008/2009 7 8 27 42 4E 3E 8E 1E 2E 3E
2007/2008 4E 10 29 43 6E 6E 12E 2E 2E 5E
2006/2007 5E 9 27 41 3E 5E 8 3E 3E 7E
2005/2006 6 8 27 41 F 3E 6E F 2E 3E
2000/2001 3 11 25 39 4E 6E 11 3E F 5E
1995/1996 5 5 21 31 3E 4E 7 F F 2E
Nova Scotia
2009/2010 6 11 25 42 3E 8 11 2E 3E 6
2008/2009 7 9 25 40 3E 6 9 1E 3E 5
2007/2008 6 10 26 42 3E 5 9 2E 4E 5
2006/2007 6 9 28 44 3E 8 12 2E 2E 4
2005/2006 7 7 30 43 3 8 11 2E 3 5
2000/2001 7 9 27 44 3E 4 7 1E 3E 4
1995/1996 10 7 23 40 2E 5E 7 2E 3E 5
New Brunswick
2009/2010 5 10 24 39 2E 7 9 2E 3E 4
2008/2009 6 9 23 38 2E 6 8 1E 2E 3E
2007/2008 6 9 26 41 3E 5 8 2E 2E 4E
2006/2007 6 10 27 43 2E 7 9 1E 2E 3E
2005/2006 6 8 27 40 3E 5E 8 2E 3E 6
2000/2001 5 9 21 35 2E 3 5 1E 2E 3
1995/1996 5 8 19 33 3 4E 7 2E 2E 4
Quebec
2009/2010 6 22 20 48 3 11 15 2 6 8
2008/2009 7 21 21 49 2 10 14 2 5 7
2007/2008 7 20 21 47 3 10 14 2E 6 8
2006/2007 6 19 21 46 3 11 15 2E 6 8
2005/2006 6 18 21 46 3 10 14 1E 5 7
2000/2001 6 20 18 43 3 8 12 2E 3 6
1995/1996 5 22 18 45 3 7 10 2 4 7
Ontario
2009/2010 8 14 29 52 5 8 13 3 4 7
2008/2009 8 14 27 49 4 8 12 2 3 6
2007/2008 8 14 29 51 4 7 12 3 3 6
2006/2007 8 14 29 50 4 7 12 2 3 5
2005/2006 8 14 28 50 4 7 11 3 3 6
2000/2001 12 15 21 47 5 5 10 3 2 5
1995/1996 13 15 22 50 5 5 10 3 2 5
Manitoba
2009/2010 6 7 25 37 4 8 13 2 4 6
2008/2009 5 7 27 38 4 8 13 2 4 7
2007/2008 6 7 25 38 3 8 12 2 4 6
2006/2007 7 7 24 38 3 5 10 2 4 7
2005/2006 6 8 27 42 3 9 12 2 5 7
2000/2001 5 7 23 35 4 5 10 2 3E 6
1995/1996 6 5 21 31 3E 7 10 2E 3E 5
Saskatchewan
2009/2010 7 7 21 35 3 7 10 2E 3 5
2008/2009 7 6 21 34 3 6 9 2E 3 5
2007/2008 6 7 21 35 3E 7 10 2E 3 5
2006/2007 6 5 23 34 2E 7 9 2E 3E 5
2005/2006 6 6 26 37 3 8 11 1E 3E 5
2000/2001 5 7 23 35 2 7 9 2 2E 4
1995/1996 6 5 23 34 3E 5 9 1E 3 5
Alberta
2009/2010 6 10 19 36 3 5 9 2 3E 5
2008/2009 4 14 14 32 4 5 9 3E 3E 5
2007/2008 5 11 16 32 5 5 10 3 2E 5
2006/2007 5 12 17 34 3 5 9 2 3E 5
2005/2006 4 13 17 35 4 5 10 3 4 7
2000/2001 4 13 15 33 5 5 10 4 3E 6
1995/1996 7 10 15 32 4 5 9 3 2E 6
British Columbia
2009/2010 5 13 25 44 4 8 13 3 5 8
2008/2009 5 13 24 42 4 8 12 3 4E 7
2007/2008 5 15 22 42 5 7 12 3 4 7
2006/2007 5 13 21 39 6 8 14 3 4 8
2005/2006 6 17 21 43 6 8 15 3 4 7
2000/2001 5 18 17 40 7 5 12 4 2 6
1995/1996 4 15 15 35 5 3 8 3 2E 5
Yukon
2009/2010 F 8E F 21E F F x F F F
2008/2009 F 8E F 21E x x x x x x
2007/2008 10E 10E 8E 28 x x x x x x
2006/2007 xE F 13E 31 x x x x x x
2005/2006 xE 12E 12E 29 x x x x x x
2000/2001 13E 18 F 39 x x x x x x
1995/1996 F 17E 16E 38 x x x x x 7E
Northwest Territories4
2009/2010 22 10E F 35 x F 8E x F x
2008/2009 10 11E F 29 x x x x x x
2007/2008 10E 9E 7 26 x x x x x x
2006/2007 11E 9 9E 29 x x x x x x
2005/2006 13E 5E 8E 26 x x 8E x x 7E
2000/2001 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1995/1996 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Nunavut4
2009/2010 16 7E xE 26 x F x x F x
2008/2009 16 x F 22 x x x x x x
2007/2008 15 x x 21 x x x x x x
2006/2007 23 x x 27 x x x x x x
2005/2006 19 x x 27 x x x x x x
2000/2001 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1995/1996 .. .. .. .. ... ... ... ... ... ...
0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
.. not available for a specific reference period
... not applicable
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
1. Province or territory of usual residence.
2. Includes primary/secondary.
3. Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates for Canada are derived using results from the provinces; the territories are excluded.
4. LFS data are only available from 2001 for the Northwest Territories, and from 2004 for Nunavut (10 largest communities).
Notes: The participation rate is based on a monthly average from September to April and includes full-time and part-time attendance. 'Other' types of education from the LFS are not included in the three types of schools: primary or secondary school; community college, junior college or CEGEP; and university, and are excluded from the numerators for the totals.
The elimination of Grade 13 (Ontario Academic Credits (OAC)) in Ontario after 2002/2003 may have affected participation rates at certain ages.
Figures may not add up to totals because of rounding. Some cells may show small revisions compared with past PCEIP tables due to minor differences in table production.
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.
For a brief description of this indicator, including the methodology, please see the Handbook for the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program.
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, data published June 2010.
Updated December 13, 2010.