Table C.2.4
Trends in the percentage of 15- to 29-year-olds in education and not in education, by age group and labour force status, Canada, provinces and territories, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012

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Table C.2.4
Trends in the percentage of 15- to 29-year-olds in education and not in education, by age group and labour force status, Canada, provinces and territories, 2002, 2004, 2006
Table summary
This table displays the results of Trends in the percentage of 15- to 29-year-olds in education and not in education 2002, 2004, 2006, In education, Not in education, Total, Employed and Not employed, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  2002 2004 2006
In education Not in education In education Not in education In education Not in education
Total Employed Not employedNote 1 Total Employed Not employedNote 1 Total Employed Not employedNote 1
percent percent percent
OECD averageNote 2  
15 to 29 42.6 42.2 15.3 44.7 40.2 15.1 45.3 40.4 14.3
15 to 19 81.2 10.4 8.6 83.1 8.8 8.2 83.7 8.3 8.1
20 to 24 36.5 45.7 17.7 39.6 42.6 17.7 40.4 42.9 17.1
25 to 29 13.0 67.9 19.7 14.0 67.0 19.0 14.3 67.8 18.4
CanadaNote 3  
15 to 29 43.3 43.1 13.6 43.1 43.9 13.0 44.1 43.9 12.0
15 to 19 80.2 11.8 8.0 79.1 12.2 8.7 81.1 11.5 7.3
20 to 24 36.5 48.3 15.3 38.1 47.7 14.2 38.5 48.5 13.0
25 to 29 12.7 69.8 17.5 11.9 71.9 16.2 12.3 72.0 15.6
Newfoundland
and Labrador
 
15 to 29 47.6 31.6 20.8 45.6 30.7 23.7 46.9 29.7 23.5
15 to 19 85.4 5.9Note E: Use with caution 8.7 80.5 9.4 10.2 87.4 6.3Note E: Use with caution 6.3Note E: Use with caution
20 to 24 38.3 39.2 22.6 41.2 30.8 28.0 38.8 28.3 32.9
25 to 29 11.8 54.7 33.5 9.8Note E: Use with caution 55.4 34.8 8.8Note E: Use with caution 58.4 32.8
Prince Edward
Island
 
15 to 29 45.1 37.7 17.2 45.1 38.4 16.5 44.0 39.6 16.4
15 to 19 83.3 10.5 6.2Note E: Use with caution 80.8 10.1 9.1 86.1 6.6Note E: Use with caution 7.3Note E: Use with caution
20 to 24 32.3 43.7 24.0 37.7 44.5 17.8 28.8 51.1 20.1
25 to 29 11.1Note E: Use with caution 65.5 23.4 8.6Note E: Use with caution 67.0 24.4 9.5Note E: Use with caution 67.1 23.3
Nova Scotia  
15 to 29 42.4 41.9 15.8 45.8 39.6 14.6 44.9 40.4 14.7
15 to 19 82.5 8.9 8.6 81.3 10.9 7.8 82.6 9.8 7.6
20 to 24 33.3 44.4 22.4 37.4 48.6 14.0 33.7 49.9 16.5
25 to 29 8.0Note E: Use with caution 75.3 16.7 15.0 62.1 22.9 13.7 65.3 21.1
New Brunswick  
15 to 29 40.0 42.7 17.3 41.1 42.5 16.4 42.7 43.8 13.6
15 to 19 82.9 9.3 7.8 81.8 8.5 9.7 83.5 9.9 6.6
20 to 24 28.0 50.0 22.0 29.3 49.9 20.7 33.4 50.9 15.7
25 to 29 7.2 70.4 22.4 10.4 70.6 19.0 8.6Note E: Use with caution 72.7 18.8
Quebec  
15 to 29 41.3 43.2 15.5 41.4 43.7 15.0 42.3 44.1 13.5
15 to 19 77.4 12.8 9.9 76.2 12.6 11.2 78.8 12.3 8.9
20 to 24 35.1 48.0 16.9 37.1 46.5 16.3 38.4 46.3 15.3
25 to 29 13.2 67.5 19.3 14.0 69.0 17.0 13.2 70.7 16.0
Ontario  
15 to 29 45.6 42.3 12.1 45.0 42.9 12.1 46.1 42.0 11.8
15 to 19 83.6 10.1 6.3 81.8 10.5 7.7 83.1 9.3 7.6
20 to 24 39.9 46.7 13.4 41.5 45.8 12.7 41.9 45.4 12.7
25 to 29 12.8 70.6 16.6 10.8 73.3 15.9 11.7 72.9 15.4
Manitoba  
15 to 29 41.0 46.7 12.3 43.7 45.5 10.7 45.6 43.9 10.6
15 to 19 77.9 15.7 6.4 80.7 13.2 6.2 81.2 13.4 5.5
20 to 24 30.7 54.7 14.6 33.9 52.2 13.9 37.5 52.0 10.5
25 to 29 11.8 71.9 16.3 13.9 73.7 12.4 14.1 69.5 16.4
Saskatchewan  
15 to 29 45.3 42.9 11.8 41.6 45.9 12.5 42.9 45.1 12.0
15 to 19 81.3 12.1 6.7 74.5 16.8 8.7 79.1 13.5 7.4
20 to 24 34.5 50.4 15.1 32.2 52.3 15.5 33.4 53.0 13.6
25 to 29 11.8 73.5 14.7 12.5 73.9 13.6 10.9 73.5 15.6
Alberta  
15 to 29 39.1 48.8 12.1 38.3 50.7 10.9 39.1 51.5 9.4
15 to 19 74.0 15.9 10.2 75.3 15.8 8.9 78.0 15.9 6.1
20 to 24 30.7 56.3 13.0 30.3 58.5 11.2 31.5 58.8 9.7
25 to 29 12.9 74.0 13.1 10.3 77.0 12.7 10.0 77.8 12.2
British Columbia  
15 to 29 43.9 41.7 14.4 44.1 43.1 12.8 45.1 44.8 10.2
15 to 19 78.5 13.0 8.4 78.1 13.5 8.4 80.7 13.7 5.6
20 to 24 38.0 46.1 16.0 40.8 45.0 14.2 38.3 51.5 10.1
25 to 29 13.8 67.2 19.0 11.8 72.2 16.0 15.4 69.7 14.9
Yukon  
15 to 29 36.3 47.1 16.6 44.7 41.2 14.0 38.9 47.8 13.2
15 to 19 67.4 20.2Note E: Use with caution 12.4Note E: Use with caution 80.3 12.1Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 73.0 19.3 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
20 to 24 18.2Note E: Use with caution 61.5 20.4Note E: Use with caution 29.0 52.6 18.3Note E: Use with caution 20.7Note E: Use with caution 62.5 16.8Note E: Use with caution
25 to 29 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 72.1 19.0Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 71.6 18.8Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 74.0 17.6Note E: Use with caution
Northwest Territories  
15 to 29 35.3 46.1 18.7 36.7 49.0 14.4 35.8 49.2 15.0
15 to 19 77.7 11.4Note E: Use with caution 11.0Note E: Use with caution 79.5 11.5Note E: Use with caution 9.1Note E: Use with caution 76.1 12.3 11.7Note E: Use with caution
20 to 24 17.1Note E: Use with caution 58.4 24.4 20.1 59.3 20.6 15.7 63.4 20.9
25 to 29 7.9Note E: Use with caution 70.9 21.2 Note F: too unreliable to be published 79.1 14.4Note E: Use with caution 7.9Note E: Use with caution 78.7 13.4Note E: Use with caution
Nunavut  
15 to 29 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 32.5Note E: Use with caution 39.0 28.5
15 to 19 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 69.1 Note F: too unreliable to be published 20.9Note E: Use with caution
20 to 24 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note F: too unreliable to be published 45.6 40.0
25 to 29 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 65.0 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Table C.2.4 continued
Trends in the percentage of 15- to 29-year-olds in education and not in education, by age group and labour force status, Canada, provinces and territories, 2008, 2010 and 2012
Table summary
This table displays the results of Trends in the percentage of 15- to 29-year-olds in education and not in education 2008, 2010 and 2012, In education, Not in education, Total, Employed and Not employed, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  2008 2010 2012
In education Not in education In education Not in education In education Not in education
Total Employed Not employedNote 1 Total Employed Not employedNote 1 Total Employed Not employedNote 1
percent percent percent
OECD averageNote 2  
15 to 29 45.7 40.7 13.7 47.2 37.1 15.7 48.8 36.2 15.0
15 to 19 83.8 8.5 7.8 85.6 6.7 8.0 86.5 6.5 7.2
20 to 24 41.8 42.6 16.0 44.0 37.6 18.4 46.4 36.1 17.5
25 to 29 14.4 68.3 17.4 15.7 64.4 19.9 17.9 62.7 19.4
CanadaNote 3  
15 to 29 43.8 44.5 11.7 43.9 42.5 13.5 44.4 42.4 13.2
15 to 19 80.2 12.5 7.3 81.5 10.2 8.2 81.6 11.1 7.3
20 to 24 38.9 48.1 13.0 39.5 45.1 15.3 42.1 43.0 14.8
25 to 29 12.4 72.6 14.9 12.9 70.4 16.8 13.5 69.7 16.8
Newfoundland
and Labrador
 
15 to 29 46.2 35.0 18.8 44.0 34.9 21.1 43.4 36.3 20.3
15 to 19 84.1 8.4Note E: Use with caution 7.5Note E: Use with caution 79.5 8.3 12.2 83.1 8.9 8.0Note E: Use with caution
20 to 24 39.0 37.1 23.9 38.6 34.8 26.5 37.5 37.1 25.3
25 to 29 10.1Note E: Use with caution 63.7 26.2 11.8Note E: Use with caution 63.4 24.8 10.3 62.6 27.1
Prince Edward
Island
 
15 to 29 48.0 37.5 14.5 48.9 37.1 14.0 48.7 37.9 13.4
15 to 19 82.6 11.3Note E: Use with caution 6.1Note E: Use with caution 85.9 8.5Note E: Use with caution 5.7Note E: Use with caution 80.7 12.0 7.3Note E: Use with caution
20 to 24 38.4 40.1 21.5 38.3 43.9 17.9 46.9 36.8 16.4
25 to 29 14.1Note E: Use with caution 68.6 17.3 13.2Note E: Use with caution 66.6 20.2 10.1Note E: Use with caution 72.4 17.5Note E: Use with caution
Nova Scotia  
15 to 29 42.8 42.7 14.5 43.8 40.9 15.4 45.7 38.7 15.6
15 to 19 78.4 13.7 7.8 83.1 8.3 8.6 83.2 8.9 8.0
20 to 24 35.6 46.1 18.2 35.8 44.2 20.0 39.6 41.2 19.3
25 to 29 9.4 72.6 18.0 9.6 72.9 17.6 14.6 66.2 19.2
New Brunswick  
15 to 29 42.8 42.6 14.7 41.9 42.9 15.2 42.5 41.9 15.6
15 to 19 86.0 9.3 4.7Note E: Use with caution 83.8 8.8 7.4Note E: Use with caution 82.7 8.9 8.4
20 to 24 31.1 48.5 20.4 31.1 49.7 19.2 32.7 50.0 17.3
25 to 29 7.5 72.9 19.6 8.5Note E: Use with caution 72.2 19.4 11.9Note E: Use with caution 66.8 21.3
Quebec  
15 to 29 42.9 43.1 13.9 45.1 41.1 13.8 47.5 39.1 13.4
15 to 19 77.4 13.5 9.2 77.8 12.3 10.0 79.9 12.3 7.8
20 to 24 38.8 46.2 15.0 43.4 42.4 14.2 48.8 37.1 14.1
25 to 29 14.5 68.1 17.4 15.9 67.0 17.1 16.4 65.8 17.8
Ontario  
15 to 29 47.3 41.3 11.4 46.7 39.5 13.8 46.3 40.5 13.3
15 to 19 84.0 9.1 6.9 84.4 7.8 7.8 85.3 7.7 7.0
20 to 24 44.0 43.0 13.1 43.4 39.8 16.8 44.0 39.9 16.2
25 to 29 12.8 72.8 14.4 13.2 70.1 16.7 12.6 71.3 16.1
Manitoba  
15 to 29 41.2 48.2 10.6 41.8 45.9 12.3 42.4 46.2 11.4
15 to 19 77.5 16.0 6.5 78.8 13.7 7.5 80.5 12.5 7.0
20 to 24 32.6 54.1 13.4 32.5 53.5 14.0 34.7 53.0 12.3
25 to 29 10.5 77.4 12.1 12.9 71.4 15.7 12.9 72.3 14.8
Saskatchewan  
15 to 29 39.8 50.5 9.7 38.8 49.5 11.8 37.6 50.8 11.6
15 to 19 76.5 16.1 7.3 78.2 14.6 7.2 77.7 16.5 5.8
20 to 24 29.0 62.3 8.7 27.8 58.7 13.5 27.3 60.2 12.4
25 to 29 10.9 75.6 13.6 11.6 74.1 14.4 12.3 71.9 15.8
Alberta  
15 to 29 35.9 54.2 9.9 36.4 51.8 11.7 35.6 52.9 11.5
15 to 19 74.4 18.9 6.8 80.4 12.0 7.6 77.4 17.5 5.1
20 to 24 27.3 62.4 10.3 30.2 58.6 11.3 29.0 58.5 12.5
25 to 29 11.0 76.6 12.4 8.0 76.6 15.4 10.6 74.0 15.4
British Columbia  
15 to 29 43.5 47.1 9.5 42.6 44.3 13.1 43.8 42.7 13.5
15 to 19 79.2 14.9 5.9 81.3 11.7 7.1 76.9 13.9 9.2
20 to 24 40.6 49.8 9.5 37.4 48.2 14.4 45.0 42.0 13.0
25 to 29 11.3 75.8 12.9 13.1 69.6 17.3 14.7 67.6 17.7
Yukon  
15 to 29 39.0 46.8 14.2Note E: Use with caution 36.1 44.4 19.5 33.5 49.7 16.7
15 to 19 69.7 19.0Note E: Use with caution 11.3Note E: Use with caution 69.1 16.9Note E: Use with caution 13.9Note E: Use with caution 68.8 20.8 10.4Note E: Use with caution
20 to 24 22.5Note E: Use with caution 57.9 19.6Note E: Use with caution 16.2Note E: Use with caution 59.1 24.7Note E: Use with caution 20.6Note E: Use with caution 60.8 18.6Note E: Use with caution
25 to 29 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 77.0 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 69.6 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 70.7 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Northwest
Territories
 
15 to 29 35.5 47.1 17.4 39.6 40.1 20.3 39.8 42.3 18.0
15 to 19 75.0 13.6 11.4 77.0 7.9Note E: Use with caution 15.1 74.8 13.7Note E: Use with caution 11.6Note E: Use with caution
20 to 24 18.0Note E: Use with caution 53.6 28.4 23.2Note E: Use with caution 50.5 26.3Note E: Use with caution 30.0 45.6 24.4
25 to 29 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 82.3 12.4 8.0Note E: Use with caution 70.9 21.0Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 75.3 19.0Note E: Use with caution
Nunavut  
15 to 29 30.9 40.2 29.0 33.7 32.3 34.0 29.1 32.4 38.5
15 to 19 66.1 9.1Note E: Use with caution 24.7 66.9 10.1 23.0 61.4 11.8 26.8
20 to 24 12.2Note E: Use with caution 54.4 33.4 18.5 35.2 46.3 8.5Note E: Use with caution 39.9 51.6
25 to 29 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 64.3 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 58.8 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 53.8 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
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