Table 2.1
Percentage distribution of the 25 to 64 year-old population by educational attainment and earnings level, Ontario and Canada, 2006
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| Earnings level | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At or below half of the median | More than half the median but at or below the median | More than the median but at or below 1.5 times the median | More than 1.5 times the median but at or below 2 times the median | More than two times the median | Total | |
| percent | ||||||
| Ontario | ||||||
| Less than high school | 36.0 | 28.1 | 17.5 | 11.2 | 7.2 | 100.0 |
| High school graduate / trades | 26.2 | 25.1 | 24.1 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 100.0 |
| College | 24.3 | 20.9 | 25.1 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 100.0 |
| University | 16.3 | 15.8 | 17.0 | 14.9 | 36.1 | 100.0 |
| Total | 23.9 | 21.9 | 21.7 | 13.3 | 19.2 | 100.0 |
| Canada | ||||||
| Less than high school | 39.1 | 31.0 | 16.8 | 7.6 | 5.6 | 100.0 |
| High school graduate / trades | 28.2 | 27.0 | 22.4 | 10.8 | 11.6 | 100.0 |
| College | 23.1 | 25.3 | 23.4 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 100.0 |
| University | 17.9 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 16.8 | 31.7 | 100.0 |
| Total | 25.6 | 24.3 | 20.8 | 12.8 | 16.5 | 100.0 |
| Source: Statistics Canada. Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, 2006. | ||||||
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