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Table A.1.2
Percentage of 25- to 64-year-old population that has attained at least upper secondary education, by age group, Canada and jurisdictions, 2008

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  Age group
25 to 64 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64
percent
OECD average1 71 80 75 68 58
Canada2 87 92 90 86 80
Newfoundland and Labrador 79 91 85 76 66
Prince Edward Island 81 92 84 79 72
Nova Scotia 83 91 87 83 74
New Brunswick 83 93 87 81 71
Quebec 84 90 88 82 75
Ontario 89 93 92 88 81
Manitoba 84 88 88 84 78
Saskatchewan 86 91 89 85 79
Alberta 89 91 91 87 84
British Columbia 90 93 92 89 85
Yukon 83 83 80 85 84
Northwest Territories 76 79 75 76 74
Nunavut 57 55 57 64 53
1. These averages are from Education at a Glance 2010: OECD Indicators, Table A1.2a, Population with at least upper secondary education (2008), which presents the most recent available data for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's 31 member countries. Please see the OECD's Web site at www.oecd.org.
2. Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates for Canada are derived using the results of the LFS in the provinces; the territories are not included.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (LFS); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Education at a Glance 2010: OECD Indicators.

 

Date Modified: 2010-09-07

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