Table 4.5
Student debt from all sources for 2005 graduates, by whether or not a component of the program was taken outside of Canada and by level of study

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  Bachelor Master Doctorate
Component of program taken outside of Canada No component of program taken outside of Canada Component of program taken outside of Canada No component of program taken outside of Canada Component of program taken outside of Canada No component of program taken outside of Canada
Percentage of graduates who owed student debt to any source percent 57 54 62 46 46 43
Average debt owed to all sources at time of graduation dollars 23,300 22,800 23,900 22,800 27,400 25,400
Percentage of graduates with debt who had paid it off two years after graduation percent 34 28 42E 32 24 31
Average debt remaining two years after graduation for those who still owed dollars 21,800 20,300 19,700 19,500 24,000 22,300
Note: Graduates who pursued further education after their 2005 graduation are excluded from this table.
All amounts are rounded to the nearest 100.
Components outside of Canada include only those with a duration of at least four weeks.
Source: Statistics Canada, National Graduates Survey (Class of 2005).
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