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Table A.5.2
Trends in relative earnings1 for 25- to 64-year-olds, by highest level of education attained, Canada and provinces, 1998 to 2007

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  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
index (upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary education = 100)
Canada2
Below upper secondary 78 80 80 76 77 78 78 77 74 79
Tertiary 140 141 144 145 138 140 137 137 139 142
Newfoundland and Labrador
Below upper secondary 59 54 55 52 62 60 57 60 54 57
Tertiary 143 127 141 130 136 136 141 153 158 157
Prince Edward Island
Below upper secondary 72 78 72 70 66 67 68 67 73 70
Tertiary 139 126 135 137 138 138 136 133 126 129
Nova Scotia
Below upper secondary 73 70 69 69 71 73 73 80 81 79
Tertiary 137 129 132 134 123 128 124 134 143 142
New Brunswick
Below upper secondary 70 75 70 65 67 69 73 70 69 74
Tertiary 139 136 129 131 139 141 140 145 141 153
Quebec
Below upper secondary 82 81 81 78 81 78 78 80 74 76
Tertiary 149 150 148 160 167 158 149 157 158 161
Ontario
Below upper secondary 82 84 84 82 78 81 81 78 78 84
Tertiary 144 144 152 151 134 142 142 136 144 147
Manitoba
Below upper secondary 80 71 74 84 77 78 78 82 78 78
Tertiary 120 127 134 131 135 132 131 143 139 135
Saskatchewan
Below upper secondary 77 75 79 85 77 77 81 80 81 84
Tertiary 134 130 135 136 123 129 126 125 115 123
Alberta
Below upper secondary 71 81 77 74 94 91 84 74 70 75
Tertiary 124 131 130 124 123 118 122 114 107 118
British Columbia
Below upper secondary 82 86 83 77 76 84 82 92 87 97
Tertiary 124 123 123 121 117 123 114 125 132 129
.. not available for a specific reference period
1. Relative earnings are the mean annual earnings (before tax) from employment of individuals with a certain level of educational attainment divided by the mean annual earnings (before tax) from employment of individuals whose highest level of education is upper secondary or postsecondary non-tertiary, multiplied by 100.
2. The most recent data available for Canada and provinces are for 2007; these estimates were submitted to the OECD.
Note: For complete international data, see Education at a Glance 2010: OECD Indicators, Table A7.2a, Trends in relative earnings: Total population (1998-2008), 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.Sources: Statistics Canada, Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Education at a Glance 2010: OECD Indicators.

 

Date Modified: 2010-09-07

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