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Table C.3.2
Participation rates of 25- to 64-year-olds in formal and/or non-formal education, by sex and highest level of educational attainment, Canada and provinces, 2008

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  Men Women Both sexes
ISCED 0/1 and 2 (Below upper secondary education) ISCED 3C, 3B, 3A and 4 (Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education) ISCED 5B, 5A and 6 (Tertiary education) Total ISCED 0/1 and 2 (Below upper secondary education) ISCED 3C, 3B, 3A and 4 (Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education) ISCED 5B, 5A and 6 (Tertiary education) Total ISCED 0/1 and 2 (Below upper secondary education) ISCED 3C, 3B, 3A and 4 (Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education) ISCED 5B, 5A and 6 (Tertiary education) Total
percentage
OECD average1, 2 25 40 59 41 21 40 62 41 22 40 60 41
Canada2 21 33 53 41 14 32 55 44 18 32 54 42
Newfoundland and Labrador 19 35 54 40 10 30 53 37 14 33 53 38
Prince Edward Island 18 42 64 48 11 41 55 46 16 42 59 47
Nova Scotia 30 28 56 40 13 28 58 45 24 28 57 43
New Brunswick 9 25 51 34 11 26 56 40 10 26 54 37
Quebec 14 24 46 33 10 29 53 39 12 26 50 36
Ontario 25 33 55 44 15 31 56 45 21 32 56 45
Manitoba 19 34 56 41 13 31 61 47 17 33 59 44
Saskatchewan 22 44 62 45 17 40 63 49 20 42 63 47
Alberta 17 48 59 49 23 37 58 48 19 43 59 49
British Columbia 35 35 47 41 23 32 52 43 30 34 50 42
1. These averages are from Education at a Glance 2010: OECD Indicators, Table A5.1b, Participation in formal and/or non-formal education, by gender and educational attainment (2007), 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. The most recent data available for Canada and the provinces are for 2008; these estimates were submitted to the OECD and will be included in its average figures for 2007.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Access and Support to Education and Training Survey (ASETS); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Education at a Glance 2010: OECD Indicators.

 

Date Modified: 2010-09-07

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