Table A.6.3
Trends in differences in earnings of men and women,1 25- to 64-year-olds with income from employment, by highest level of education attained, Canada and provinces, 1998 to 2008
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1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
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percent1 | |||||||||||
OECD average | |||||||||||
Below upper secondary | .. | 66 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 63 | 66 | 64 | 63 |
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary | .. | 68 | 65 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 65 | 66 |
Tertiary education | .. | 63 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 64 |
Canada2 | |||||||||||
Below upper secondary | 52 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 53 |
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary | 59 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 61 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 61 |
Tertiary education | 61 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 63 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||||||||
Below upper secondary | 49 | 51 | 56 | 51 | 55 | 65 | 54 | 49 | 45 | 43 | 44 |
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary | 54 | 54 | 61 | 55 | 54 | 60 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 46 |
Tertiary | 67 | 64 | 57 | 59 | 62 | 62 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 58 | 58 |
Prince Edward Island | |||||||||||
Below upper secondary | 55 | 42 | 51 | 60 | 57 | 58 | 62 | 59 | 54 | 53 | 49 |
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary | 63 | 65 | 64 | 55 | 53 | 58 | 61 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 59 |
Tertiary | 61 | 65 | 64 | 72 | 62 | 66 | 72 | 80 | 77 | 78 | 76 |
Nova Scotia | |||||||||||
Below upper secondary | 49 | 47 | 49 | 55 | 44 | 49 | 45 | 47 | 51 | 55 | 42 |
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary | 59 | 51 | 54 | 52 | 49 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 58 | 53 | 54 |
Tertiary | 62 | 74 | 68 | 63 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 67 | 70 | 61 |
New Brunswick | |||||||||||
Below upper secondary | 43 | 47 | 51 | 53 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 53 | 67 | 60 | 43 |
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary | 56 | 56 | 60 | 56 | 59 | 59 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 61 |
Tertiary | 66 | 65 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 57 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 71 |
Quebec | |||||||||||
Below upper secondary | 51 | 52 | 56 | 53 | 56 | 52 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 60 | 57 |
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary | 66 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 66 | 62 | 60 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 72 |
Tertiary | 63 | 68 | 70 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 67 | 68 | 72 |
Ontario | |||||||||||
Below upper secondary | 54 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 47 | 51 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 |
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary | 60 | 60 | 63 | 59 | 60 | 59 | 62 | 60 | 67 | 67 | 66 |
Tertiary | 61 | 58 | 53 | 54 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 64 | 61 | 64 | 61 |
Manitoba | |||||||||||
Below upper secondary | 51 | 56 | 59 | 52 | 65 | 63 | 60 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 54 |
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary | 56 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 69 | 59 | 55 | 53 | 55 |
Tertiary | 70 | 65 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 64 |
Saskatchewan | |||||||||||
Below upper secondary | 55 | 60 | 60 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 50 |
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary | 55 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 58 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 46 |
Tertiary | 59 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 69 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 70 |
Alberta | |||||||||||
Below upper secondary | 50 | 46 | 45 | 40 | 42 | 37 | 41 | 45 | 43 | 44 | 46 |
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary | 47 | 50 | 48 | 52 | 51 | 48 | 50 | 54 | 49 | 57 | 46 |
Tertiary | 54 | 58 | 56 | 57 | 59 | 60 | 56 | 57 | 54 | 48 | 57 |
British Columbia | |||||||||||
Below upper secondary | 50 | 42 | 46 | 57 | 54 | 60 | 53 | 60 | 53 | 43 | 57 |
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary | 61 | 60 | 59 | 56 | 74 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 63 | 61 |
Tertiary | 59 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 55 | 56 | 62 | 58 | 65 | 65 | 58 |
.. not available for a specific reference period 1. Average annual earnings of women as a percentage of earnings of men. 2. The most recent data available for Canada and provinces are for 2008; these estimates were submitted to the OECD. Note: These averages are from Education at a Glance 2011: OECD Indicators, Table A8.3b, Trends in differences in earnings between women and men (1999-2009), 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. Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID). |
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