Table A.20.1
Total expenditures per student in public elementary and secondary schools, Canada, provinces and territories, 2001/2002 to 2007/2008 (in current dollars)1

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  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia2 New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut
2001/2002 7,897 7,046 6,658 7,935 7,165 7,985 7,805 8,251 7,285 8,103 8,046 14,831 12,015 13,483
Percentage change 2.6 11.8 5.0 -9.8 6.4 3.2 0.7 3.0 8.2 7.4 1.5 11.7 7.5 ..
2002/2003 8,238 7,432 7,199 7,473 7,367 8,398 8,028 8,655 8,044 8,691 8,537 14,326 12,289 12,471
Percentage change 4.3 5.5 8.1 -5.8 2.8 5.2 2.8 4.9 10.4 7.3 6.1 -3.4 2.3 -7.5
2003/2004 8,658 7,918 7,532 7,803 8,202 8,551 8,707 9,118 8,560 8,973 8,546 15,021 12,787 13,112
Percentage change 5.1 6.5 4.6 4.4 11.3 1.8 8.5 5.3 6.4 3.2 0.1 4.8 4.1 5.1
2004/2005 9,124 8,077 7,546 7,953 8,677 8,755 9,341 9,405 8,994 9,489 9,048 15,837 14,318 13,040
Percentage change 5.4 2.0 0.2 1.9 5.8 2.4 7.3 3.1 5.1 5.7 5.9 5.4 12.0 -0.5
2005/2006 9,739 8,667 7,655 8,835 9,150 9,153 9,963 10,039 9,679 10,293 9,798 18,533 14,647 13,418
Percentage change 6.7 7.3 1.4 11.1 5.5 4.5 6.7 6.7 7.6 8.5 8.3 17.0 2.3 2.9
2006/2007 10,284 9,213 8,594 9,409 9,760 10,137 10,393 10,831 9,809 10,296 10,385 20,772 16,297 14,735
Percentage change 5.6 6.3 12.3 6.5 6.7 10.8 4.3 7.9 1.3 0.0 6.0 12.1 11.3 9.8
2007/2008 10,678 10,301 9,260 10,007 10,168 10,542 10,657 10,996 9,594 11,086 10,911 20,539 18,256 15,610
Percentage change 3.8 11.8 7.8 6.4 4.2 4.0 2.5 1.5 -2.2 7.7 5.1 -1.1 12.0 5.9
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0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
1. Comparisons between jurisdictions should be made with care. Factors that influence spending on education, such as the size of the school-age population, need to be taken into account.
2. Nova Scotia data prior to 2005/2006 not comparable to more recent data due to change in methodology.
Note: Table A.20.1 = Table A.19 (Total expenditures) divided by Table A.2 (Full-time equivalent enrolment).
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