Table A.6.1
Relative earnings1 of 25- to 64-year-olds with income from employment, by highest level of education attained, age group and sex, Canada and provinces, 2008

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  ISCED 0/1 and 2
(Below upper secondary education)		 ISCED 4
(Postsecondary non-tertiary education)2		 ISCED 5B
(Tertiary-type B education)		 ISCED 5A/6
(Tertiary-type A and
Advanced research programmes)		 All tertiary education
Age group Age group Age group Age group Age group
25 to
64		 25 to
34		 55 to
64		 25 to
64		 25 to
34		 55 to
64		 25 to
64		 25 to
34		 55 to
64		 25 to
64		 25 to
34		 55 to
64		 25 to
64		 25 to
34		 55 to
64
index (ISCED 3, upper secondary, and ISCED 4, postsecondary non-tertiary education = 100)2
OECD average3,4  
Both sexes 77 82 72 112 103 116 123 119 124 163 144 182 153 139 166
Men 78 82 75 112 102 113 125 122 122 168 145 181 159 141 168
Women 74 77 69 116 104 119 129 124 134 164 156 180 156 149 168
Canada4  
Both sexes 80 87 75 112 116 101 111 109 118 170 141 206 140 126 163
Men 80 82 76 111 117 102 111 109 120 172 131 208 143 120 171
Women 70 85 68 102 107 88 121 126 121 176 183 175 147 157 144
Newfoundland and Labrador  
Both sexes 54 94 45 115 132 117 119 126 107 164 149 91 138 138 100
Men 56 71 44 112 120 114 122 112 117 154 130 75 134 120 96
Women 53 113 77 109 100 90 133 157 164 220 238 164 171 208 164
Prince Edward Island  
Both sexes 79 120 64 99 139 95 125 145 118 170 171 102 141 156 112
Men 78 125 67 89 145 92 116 179 107 164 192 112 133 183 109
Women 65 38 59 112 94 102 154 109 134 204 178 99 172 141 121
Nova Scotia  
Both sexes 82 105 78 103 123 110 106 108 96 165 148 194 134 129 142
Men 83 120 75 106 135 119 106 119 95 164 144 185 133 132 140
Women 64 22 77 94 94 81 114 117 105 185 206 214 149 167 153
New Brunswick  
Both sexes 81 69 83 107 110 115 115 117 116 175 139 173 139 126 140
Men 81 68 80 103 108 114 109 126 86 169 163 153 132 138 122
Women 57 75 75 115 132 108 130 109 166 189 144 173 153 126 168
Quebec  
Both sexes 72 84 67 101 107 94 122 119 134 181 154 173 151 135 153
Men 76 75 71 97 104 96 123 113 143 184 142 185 154 127 164
Women 59 81 60 107 104 91 125 138 122 182 186 147 152 161 134
Ontario  
Both sexes 85 97 79 112 133 87 113 119 107 184 154 231 150 139 175
Men 88 96 87 117 145 95 115 126 116 194 157 250 158 142 202
Women 70 66 59 88 119 64 119 115 106 175 167 168 147 147 133
Manitoba  
Both sexes 80 76 85 109 101 90 106 123 105 159 160 177 130 141 140
Men 77 80 76 117 123 90 101 130 102 153 151 163 127 141 138
Women 76 68 106 102 100 95 128 143 128 175 196 146 148 166 134
Saskatchewan  
Both sexes 76 74 77 109 108 101 102 95 119 143 109 172 119 102 146
Men 68 65 68 106 113 101 99 95 103 120 90 139 108 93 121
Women 74 60 77 115 116 109 130 137 138 213 201 226 165 168 183
Alberta  
Both sexes 86 73 80 127 139 116 96 96 116 130 135 182 112 115 148
Men 87 77 75 113 128 95 97 99 114 121 123 193 110 111 156
Women 87 83 101 120 110 158 115 129 139 160 196 145 135 159 141
British Columbia  
Both sexes 82 96 83 125 112 125 107 85 124 159 106 192 132 98 161
Men 81 88 80 115 104 118 113 84 125 166 77 165 140 80 149
Women 75 130 60 124 124 94 109 113 122 157 186 220 132 160 166
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. Certain comparisons across groups and between the sexes should not be made; e.g., men aged 25 to 34 with below upper secondary education should not be compared with men aged 55 to 64 with the same educational attainment, nor with women aged 25 to 34 with below upper secondary education. Comparisons may be made between men (or women) who have different educational attainment but are in the same age group.
2. The reference category comprises individuals whose highest level of education is upper secondary or postsecondary non-tertiary.
3. These averages are from Education at a Glance 2011: OECD Indicators, Table A8.1, Relative earnings of the population with income from employment (2009 or latest available year), which presents the most recent available data for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries for which data were available or could be estimated. Please see the OECD's Web site at www.oecd.org.
4. The most recent data available for Canada and provinces are for 2008; these estimates were submitted to the OECD and will be included in its average figures for 2009.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Education at a Glance 2011: OECD Indicators.