Table 4
Percentage distribution of individuals aged between 25 and 64 years who have completed postsecondary education, by immigration status, level of postsecondary education and location of postsecondary study, 2006

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Location of postsecondary study Level of postsecondary education
Non-university University Total
Other1 College2 All University certificate or diploma below bachelor level Bachelor's degree University certificate or diploma above bachelor level Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry Master's degree Earned doctorate All
percent
Canadian-born 22.81 36.39 59.20 7.06 22.65 3.54 0.82 5.83 0.88 40.80 100.00
Very-recent immigrants3  
Canada 14.68 21.91 36.60 10.09 20.78 4.88 1.10 22.86 3.69 63.40 100.00
United States 4.45 9.59 14.04 6.45 28.62 4.16 1.22 35.35 10.15 85.96 100.00
United Kingdom 7.06 25.71 32.76 9.42 24.47 6.21 1.21 19.93 5.99 67.24 100.00
Philippines 3.27 11.40 14.67 15.98 55.81 7.21 2.05 4.01 0.27 85.33 100.00
India 2.71 7.47 10.18 11.14 42.04 8.37 2.14 24.35 1.78 89.82 100.00
China 1.79 10.52 12.31 15.51 51.10 2.75 1.41 14.30 2.63 87.69 100.00
Pakistan 1.70 8.37 10.07 9.75 38.94 6.75 4.55 29.65 0.28 89.93 100.00
Poland 16.33 23.81 40.14 7.78 10.18 2.24E 1.98E 34.24 3.45 59.87 100.00
France 8.55 15.75 24.30 10.56 13.88 9.04 1.01 32.00 9.20 75.70 100.00
South Korea 1.56 7.67 9.24 15.08 51.74 6.27 1.02 14.85 1.80 90.76 100.00
Romania 6.09 8.49 14.58 6.84 48.21 11.80 3.95 13.22 1.40 85.42 100.00
Hong Kong 17.49 25.44 42.93 23.11 16.93 4.33E F 9.13 3.22E 57.10 100.00
Russia 1.83 9.97 11.80 7.13 26.26 12.82 5.29 29.96 6.74 88.20 100.00
Germany 16.82 25.04 41.86 5.86 10.40 6.21 1.63 21.37 12.68 58.14 100.00
Iran 4.82 5.64 10.46 9.39 51.49 3.95 5.54 15.40 3.77 89.54 100.00
Other countries4 8.32 16.74 25.06 12.29 34.66 8.55 3.02 14.19 2.23 74.94 100.00
Recent immigrants5  
Canada 14.58 28.49 43.07 11.72 22.82 3.79 1.04 14.19 3.37 56.93 100.00
United States 2.96 7.50 10.46 6.61 28.07 4.29 1.47 39.16 9.94 89.54 100.00
United Kingdom 8.07 24.56 32.63 11.07 23.46 5.46 1.27 17.83 8.28 67.37 100.00
Philippines 4.46 13.00 17.46 19.17 51.45 7.47 1.49 2.74 0.22 82.54 100.00
India 3.91 9.80 13.71 13.62 43.61 7.60 1.42 18.78 1.25 86.29 100.00
China 1.94 8.81 10.76 14.28 48.80 3.09 2.21 17.12 3.75 89.24 100.00
Pakistan 2.65 8.50 11.15 12.38 43.37 7.57 3.62 21.56 0.35E 88.85 100.00
Poland 21.24 32.49 53.73 12.40 5.03 3.25 0.92E 22.59 2.09 46.27 100.00
France 9.98 15.21 25.19 11.63 17.55 9.77 0.35E 21.59 13.92 74.81 100.00
South Korea 0.98 8.17 9.15 15.52 56.10 5.22 0.85E 11.89 1.26 90.85 100.00
Romania 8.02 9.28 17.31 6.06 33.20 18.89 2.26 20.86 1.42 82.69 100.00
Hong Kong 11.96 36.62 48.58 24.94 17.40 2.88 0.48E 4.88 0.83E 51.41 100.00
Russia 2.22 11.19 13.41 8.84 23.23 16.03 3.02 28.83 6.64 86.59 100.00
Germany 22.01 30.17 52.18 5.24 10.51 4.77 2.01E 14.90 10.38 47.81 100.00
Iran 6.80 7.08 13.89 9.80 51.93 3.38 5.00 14.06 1.94 86.11 100.00
Other countries4 10.04 20.88 30.92 12.41 32.01 7.40 2.51 12.05 2.71 69.08 100.00
Established immigrants6  
Canada 18.44 33.76 52.21 9.67 23.63 3.89 1.36 7.38 1.87 47.79 100.00
United States 5.21 12.39 17.60 7.91 31.43 4.31 2.06 27.30 9.39 82.40 100.00
United Kingdom 16.45 41.02 57.47 11.66 14.95 3.74 2.02 6.33 3.83 42.53 100.00
Philippines 6.46 14.79 21.25 22.51 45.85 6.78 1.61 1.72 0.27 78.75 100.00
India 6.96 13.92 20.88 18.99 36.53 6.75 1.44 14.08 1.33 79.12 100.00
China 8.31 21.94 30.25 17.87 34.27 3.42 3.84 8.01 2.34 69.75 100.00
Pakistan 6.88 15.14 22.01 17.10 37.42 5.70 2.26 14.96 0.55E 77.99 100.00
Poland 20.03 35.57 55.60 7.21 7.38 2.60 1.53 23.66 2.02 44.40 100.00
France 22.31 23.60 45.92 11.81 13.18 5.74 1.33 13.83 8.19 54.08 100.00
South Korea 4.17 12.98 17.16 20.59 49.66 5.47 0.63E 5.88 0.61E 82.84 100.00
Romania 15.09 14.34 29.43 7.29 21.78 13.13 3.91 22.69 1.77 70.57 100.00
Hong Kong 13.05 37.83 50.88 23.90 17.43 3.06 0.66 3.85 0.22E 49.12 100.00
Russia 5.21 14.01 19.22 10.03 24.03 12.37 3.55 24.65 6.15 80.78 100.00
Germany 39.88 35.49 75.37 7.01 5.57 2.65 0.68 6.14 2.58 24.63 100.00
Iran 14.85 15.90 30.75 16.73 35.94 4.68 1.51E 9.04 1.34E 69.25 100.00
Other countries4 22.75 29.73 52.49 12.70 21.30 4.93 1.99 5.32 1.27 47.51 100.00
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
1. Other trades certificate or diploma or registered apprenticeship certificate.
2. College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma.
3. Very-recent immigrants are individuals who have been landed immigrants to Canada for 5 years or less.
4. Countries that make up less than 5% of the locations of postsecondary education reported in the 2006 Census.
5. Recent immigrants are Individuals who have been landed immigrants to Canada from 5 to 10 years.
6. Established immigrants are individuals who have been landed immigrants for more than 10 years.
Source: Author's calculations based on data from the 2006 Census of Population.
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