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Table A.4.2
Trends in employment rates1 of 25- to 64-year-olds, by highest level of education attained, Canada and jurisdictions, 1997 to 2008
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| percent | ||||||||||||
| OECD average2 | ||||||||||||
| Below upper secondary | 57.2 | 57.4 | 57.7 | 57.8 | 58.0 | 57.4 | 57.4 | 56.9 | 57.5 | 58.2 | 58.7 | 58.7 |
| Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary | 74.3 | 74.6 | 75.0 | 75.4 | 75.4 | 75.0 | 74.8 | 74.6 | 74.7 | 75.4 | 76.1 | 76.1 |
| Tertiary education | 84.2 | 84.4 | 84.5 | 84.7 | 84.7 | 84.4 | 83.9 | 83.7 | 84.6 | 84.9 | 84.4 | 84.5 |
| Canada3 | ||||||||||||
| Below upper secondary | 52.5 | 53.5 | 54.4 | 54.7 | 54.4 | 55.0 | 56.4 | 57.0 | 56.4 | 56.9 | 57.3 | 57.7 |
| Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary | 73.9 | 74.4 | 75.3 | 76.0 | 75.4 | 75.8 | 76.3 | 76.7 | 76.3 | 76.0 | 76.5 | 76.5 |
| Tertiary education | 81.7 | 82.3 | 82.4 | 82.7 | 81.9 | 82.0 | 82.1 | 82.2 | 82.2 | 82.6 | 82.9 | 82.6 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | ||||||||||||
| Below upper secondary | 32.7 | 34.6 | 36.6 | 34.5 | 35.8 | 35.8 | 35.5 | 39.0 | 36.3 | 37.3 | 37.8 | 39.3 |
| Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary | 59.7 | 61.9 | 65.2 | 63.2 | 64.7 | 64.0 | 65.5 | 65.0 | 64.2 | 65.2 | 64.3 | 65.1 |
| Tertiary education | 75.1 | 73.9 | 76.7 | 75.4 | 76.4 | 75.9 | 74.8 | 75.1 | 76.6 | 77.5 | 78.2 | 77.2 |
| Prince Edward Island | ||||||||||||
| Below upper secondary | 52.3 | 54.4 | 50.4 | 56.5 | 55.2 | 55.4 | 57.9 | 57.5 | 60.2 | 55.6 | 55.6 | 58.6 |
| Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary | 70.7 | 69.7 | 72.3 | 72.1 | 74.2 | 73.6 | 72.0 | 73.4 | 72.5 | 74.4 | 74.5 | 74.0 |
| Tertiary education | 79.7 | 81.1 | 80.1 | 81.7 | 80.9 | 79.9 | 82.3 | 83.0 | 83.2 | 82.2 | 81.9 | 82.7 |
| Nova Scotia | ||||||||||||
| Below upper secondary | 43.9 | 48.4 | 47.8 | 47.8 | 48.2 | 47.0 | 49.1 | 51.4 | 50.1 | 48.5 | 50.2 | 53.0 |
| Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary | 69.2 | 69.6 | 71.4 | 70.9 | 70.3 | 71.9 | 70.3 | 73.2 | 73.1 | 71.4 | 71.6 | 71.5 |
| Tertiary education | 77.5 | 78.3 | 78.1 | 79.4 | 79.1 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 79.6 | 79.7 | 80.2 | 80.2 | 81.1 |
| New Brunswick | ||||||||||||
| Below upper secondary | 43.8 | 43.4 | 46.2 | 44.6 | 44.8 | 45.2 | 45.4 | 45.8 | 46.1 | 46.0 | 47.0 | 47.5 |
| Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary | 69.0 | 68.2 | 69.9 | 71.8 | 68.8 | 70.6 | 70.0 | 72.1 | 72.1 | 72.9 | 73.2 | 72.5 |
| Tertiary education | 78.7 | 79.7 | 79.1 | 80.3 | 80.0 | 81.8 | 81.6 | 81.4 | 80.4 | 81.0 | 82.4 | 82.4 |
| Quebec | ||||||||||||
| Below upper secondary | 48.1 | 49.0 | 49.6 | 50.1 | 50.0 | 52.5 | 52.5 | 53.1 | 52.3 | 53.0 | 52.4 | 53.9 |
| Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary | 69.4 | 70.6 | 72.1 | 73.1 | 72.7 | 73.7 | 74.2 | 74.3 | 73.9 | 73.0 | 73.9 | 73.8 |
| Tertiary education | 80.6 | 81.4 | 81.0 | 81.9 | 80.7 | 81.6 | 80.9 | 81.6 | 81.0 | 81.9 | 83.3 | 82.1 |
| Ontario | ||||||||||||
| Below upper secondary | 55.0 | 56.0 | 57.1 | 58.5 | 57.7 | 56.4 | 59.3 | 58.8 | 58.2 | 57.8 | 57.9 | 57.6 |
| Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary | 74.2 | 75.1 | 76.0 | 76.7 | 76.5 | 76.3 | 76.9 | 77.3 | 76.7 | 75.8 | 75.8 | 75.7 |
| Tertiary education | 82.1 | 83.2 | 83.6 | 83.4 | 82.9 | 82.5 | 82.8 | 82.8 | 83.1 | 83.3 | 82.8 | 82.8 |
| Manitoba | ||||||||||||
| Below upper secondary | 61.7 | 64.2 | 63.7 | 64.8 | 63.2 | 65.8 | 63.9 | 67.1 | 63.0 | 63.4 | 64.9 | 66.5 |
| Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary | 79.8 | 80.0 | 80.4 | 81.3 | 80.9 | 82.0 | 81.2 | 80.9 | 80.6 | 81.1 | 81.1 | 80.7 |
| Tertiary education | 83.8 | 84.9 | 85.2 | 84.2 | 84.6 | 85.3 | 85.5 | 85.2 | 85.8 | 85.0 | 85.8 | 85.7 |
| Saskatchewan | ||||||||||||
| Below upper secondary | 63.3 | 63.5 | 64.9 | 63.4 | 60.6 | 60.8 | 62.5 | 63.0 | 63.2 | 66.7 | 69.5 | 67.0 |
| Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary | 81.0 | 82.6 | 81.8 | 82.1 | 80.6 | 81.8 | 82.7 | 82.5 | 81.7 | 82.4 | 82.8 | 83.1 |
| Tertiary education | 84.9 | 84.5 | 85.8 | 84.8 | 84.1 | 85.7 | 85.1 | 84.6 | 85.1 | 85.1 | 85.8 | 85.2 |
| Alberta | ||||||||||||
| Below upper secondary | 65.3 | 66.6 | 67.2 | 65.0 | 66.3 | 66.5 | 67.7 | 69.3 | 68.2 | 71.0 | 71.3 | 70.9 |
| Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary | 81.3 | 81.6 | 81.7 | 81.7 | 81.9 | 82.2 | 82.4 | 82.7 | 82.4 | 82.8 | 83.5 | 84.2 |
| Tertiary education | 84.2 | 84.4 | 84.1 | 85.1 | 84.7 | 84.8 | 84.8 | 84.4 | 84.2 | 85.0 | 85.4 | 84.9 |
| British Columbia | ||||||||||||
| Below upper secondary | 52.9 | 51.8 | 53.7 | 53.7 | 54.0 | 54.4 | 55.8 | 58.0 | 58.9 | 59.3 | 61.7 | 60.8 |
| Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary | 75.2 | 73.9 | 74.1 | 75.1 | 73.3 | 73.7 | 74.3 | 74.6 | 75.3 | 76.2 | 77.1 | 76.7 |
| Tertiary education | 81.2 | 80.8 | 80.7 | 80.9 | 79.1 | 78.5 | 79.4 | 79.7 | 79.7 | 80.1 | 80.3 | 80.5 |
| Yukon | ||||||||||||
| Below upper secondary | 60.0 | 61.3 | 59.9 | 60.5 | 56.3 | 60.9 | 61.0 | 58.8 | 55.7 | 61.5 | 58.9 | 59.6 |
| Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary | 77.5 | 75.1 | 78.9 | 80.9 | 76.5 | 74.5 | 73.4 | 81.2 | 83.5 | 84.3 | 84.0 | 84.2 |
| Tertiary education | 85.1 | 84.2 | 85.1 | 86.6 | 85.5 | 86.5 | 86.7 | 88.4 | 87.5 | 88.8 | 85.4 | 89.5 |
| Northwest Territories | ||||||||||||
| Below upper secondary | .. | .. | .. | .. | 55.6 | 58.2 | 55.6 | 59.6 | 62.0 | 62.7 | 65.2 | 60.3 |
| Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary | .. | .. | .. | .. | 81.9 | 86.0 | 85.7 | 86.2 | 87.2 | 88.8 | 87.4 | 86.2 |
| Tertiary education | .. | .. | .. | .. | 91.5 | 91.2 | 90.8 | 91.3 | 92.3 | 93.1 | 92.1 | 90.5 |
| Nunavut | ||||||||||||
| Below upper secondary | … | … | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 45.5 | 46.3 | 51.2 | 56.7 | 50.4 |
| Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary | … | … | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 78.0 | 78.0 | 80.3 | 81.3 | 72.0 |
| Tertiary education | … | … | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 91.1 | 92.5 | 93.1 | 90.2 | 88.4 |
| .. not available for a specific reference period … not applicable 1. Number of 25- to 64-year-olds in employment as a percentage of the population aged 25 to 64. 2. These averages are from Education at a Glance 2010: OECD Indicators, Table A6.3a, Trends in employment rates of 25 to 64 year-olds by educational attainment (1997-2008), 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. 3. 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. |
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