Education Indicators in Canada: An International Perspective 2015
Table A.1.3
Percentage of the 25- to 64-year-old population that has attained tertiary education, by age group and sex, Canada, provinces and territories, 2014

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Table A.1.3
Percentage of the 25- to 64-year-old population that has attained tertiary education, by age group and sex, Canada, provinces and territories, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Percentage of the 25- to 64-year-old population that has attained tertiary education Short Cycle tertiary education, Bachelor's or equivalent, Master's, doctoral or equivalent, Total Tertiary, Age group, 25 to 64, 30 to 34, 25 to 34, 35 to 44, 45 to 54 and 55 to 64, calculated using Percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Short Cycle tertiary education Bachelor's or equivalent Master's, doctoral or equivalent Total Tertiary
Age group Age group Age group Age group
25 to 64 30 to 34 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 25 to 64 30 to 34 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 25 to 64 30 to 34 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 25 to 64 30 to 34 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64
Percent
OECD averageNote 1  
Both sexes 8 8 7 9 8 8 15 20 21 17 12 10 12 16 14 15 11 9 33 42 41 38 30 25
Men 7 9 8 9 8 7 14 17 18 15 12 11 12 15 12 14 11 10 32 37 36 35 29 26
Women 8 9 9 9 9 8 16 22 24 18 13 11 13 19 17 16 11 8 35 47 46 40 30 24
CanadaNote 2  
Both sexes 25 25 24 27 26 23 19 24 24 23 17 14 9 10 9 11 8 8 54 59 58 61 51 45
Men 21 22 21 24 22 19 17 20 20 20 16 14 9 9 8 10 9 9 48 51 49 54 47 43
Women 29 28 28 30 30 26 21 27 28 26 18 14 9 11 10 12 8 7 59 67 66 67 56 48
Newfoundland and Labrador  
Both sexes 22 25 24 28 22 17 14 22 23 17 11 8 7 10 7 10 6 5 43 57 54 54 39 29
Men 17 20 22 25 14 11 12 19 19 13 10 8 6 6Note E: Use with caution 4Note E: Use with caution 9Note E: Use with caution 6 6 36 45 44 47 30 26
Women 27 29 27 30 30 22 15 24 26 20 11 7 7 15 10 10 7 4Note E: Use with caution 50 68 63 60 48 33
Prince Edward Island  
Both sexes 30 33 30 34 30 26 16 22 23 18 13 11 7 8Note E: Use with caution 7 8 7 7 53 63 60 60 49 44
Men 22 30 25 28 20 16 13 15 17 13 12 11 7 6Note E: Use with caution 6Note E: Use with caution 6Note E: Use with caution 7Note E: Use with caution 8 42 51 48 48 39 34
Women 37 36 34 39 39 35 18 28 30 23 13 11 8 9Note E: Use with caution 8Note E: Use with caution 10 7 7 63 73 71 72 59 53
Nova Scotia  
Both sexes 26 28 27 29 27 21 17 24 25 18 13 13 10 11 11 12 9 10 53 63 63 59 49 44
Men 21 25 23 26 20 15 15 20 21 15 13 12 10 9Note E: Use with caution 10 9 9 11 45 54 55 50 41 38
Women 31 30 31 33 33 27 18 28 28 21 13 13 11 13 11 14 9 10 60 71 71 67 55 50
New Brunswick  
Both sexes 29 33 30 35 28 24 15 20 21 20 12 10 5 7 6 6 5 5 50 59 58 60 46 40
Men 26 33 29 32 23 21 13 14 15 15 11 10 5 5Note E: Use with caution 5 5 5 5 44 52 49 53 39 36
Women 33 33 32 38 33 28 18 26 27 24 14 10 5 8Note E: Use with caution 7 6 4 5 56 67 66 68 52 43
Quebec  
Both sexes 24 24 23 25 25 21 18 22 23 23 16 12 8 10 9 10 7 7 50 56 55 58 48 40
Men 21 21 20 23 22 19 17 18 18 20 16 13 8 9 8 9 7 8 45 47 46 51 45 40
Women 26 28 27 28 28 23 20 27 28 26 16 12 8 11 10 11 6 6 55 66 65 65 50 40
Ontario  
Both sexes 28 29 29 30 29 26 21 24 25 24 18 16 11 13 11 13 10 10 60 65 65 67 57 51
Men 26 28 27 28 25 23 19 20 22 21 17 16 11 12 10 13 12 11 56 60 59 62 54 50
Women 31 30 31 32 32 29 22 26 28 26 19 16 11 14 12 14 9 9 64 70 71 72 60 53
Manitoba  
Both sexes 23 22 21 25 24 22 18 25 24 21 15 14 6 6 5 7 5 6 47 52 50 52 45 42
Men 19 17 17 23 19 18 16 19 19 18 13 14 6 6 5 7 5 7 41 42 40 47 37 38
Women 27 26 25 27 29 26 21 30 29 23 17 13 6 6 6 7 5 6 54 62 60 57 52 46
Saskatchewan  
Both sexes 18 16 16 18 19 19 19 26 24 21 15 13 6 5 6 7 5 5 42 48 46 47 39 37
Men 12 12 12 13 12 10 16 22 20 17 13 12 6 5Note E: Use with caution 5 8 5 6 34 39 38 38 30 29
Women 25 21 20 24 28 27 22 31 29 26 16 14 5 6 6 7 5 4 52 57 55 57 49 46
Alberta  
Both sexes 21 21 19 23 23 20 19 22 23 21 17 15 8 9 9 9 7 8 49 52 51 53 48 43
Men 16 15 14 17 17 15 17 18 18 19 17 14 8 9 8 8 8 9 41 42 41 44 41 37
Women 27 28 24 29 30 26 22 26 27 23 18 16 8 9 9 11 7 6 57 63 61 63 54 48
British Columbia  
Both sexes 23 21 21 25 24 22 20 28 25 23 19 14 8 9 7 10 8 8 52 58 53 58 51 45
Men 18 17 16 19 18 18 18 23 22 20 18 14 8 7 6 11 8 9 44 47 43 50 44 40
Women 28 25 25 30 29 26 22 31 29 26 20 14 8 11 8 10 8 8 59 68 62 67 58 49
YukonNote 3  
Both sexes 26 20 22 31 28 25 19 21 24 20 17 15Note E: Use with caution 10 15Note E: Use with caution 10Note E: Use with caution 13Note E: Use with caution 10Note E: Use with caution 8Note E: Use with caution 56 56 56 63 56 47
Men 21 21Note E: Use with caution 20Note E: Use with caution 24Note E: Use with caution 20Note E: Use with caution 20Note E: Use with caution 15 15Note E: Use with caution 18Note E: Use with caution 18Note E: Use with caution 14Note E: Use with caution 9Note E: Use with caution 9 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 14Note E: Use with caution 9Note E: Use with caution 45 45 44 50 48 38
Women 32 19Note E: Use with caution 24 37 36 29 23 28Note E: Use with caution 30 21 20Note E: Use with caution 20Note E: Use with caution 11 22Note E: Use with caution 14Note E: Use with caution 17Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 66 69 68 75 63 56
Northwest TerritoriesNote 3  
Both sexes 23 24 25 19 27 18 17 19 18 21 11 18Note E: Use with caution 6 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 4Note E: Use with caution 7Note E: Use with caution 6Note E: Use with caution 8Note E: Use with caution 46 48 48 48 44 44
Men 17 24Note E: Use with caution 23 13Note E: Use with caution 19 14Note E: Use with caution 14 17Note E: Use with caution 17Note E: Use with caution 17Note E: Use with caution 8Note E: Use with caution 18Note E: Use with caution 6Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 7Note E: Use with caution 7Note E: Use with caution 9Note E: Use with caution 38 44 43 37 34 41
Women 28 23Note E: Use with caution 27 26 36 23Note E: Use with caution 19 21Note E: Use with caution 19 25 15Note E: Use with caution 18Note E: Use with caution 6Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 7F Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 54 51 51 59 55 48
NunavutNote 3  
Both sexes 16 21 16 15Note E: Use with caution 16 19Note E: Use with caution 7 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 6Note E: Use with caution 6Note E: Use with caution 8Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 6 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 5Note E: Use with caution 6Note E: Use with caution 8Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 29 32 27 27 31 33
Men 13 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 11Note E: Use with caution 13Note E: Use with caution 11Note E: Use with caution 19Note E: Use with caution 5 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 6Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 10Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 24 26Note E: Use with caution 20 23 26 34
Women 20 24Note E: Use with caution 21 18Note E: Use with caution 21Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 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 9Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 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 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 34 38 33 33 37 32Note E: Use with caution
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
E use with caution
Note 1.

These averages are from Education at a Glance 2015: OECD Indicators, Table A1.3a, Percentage of adults who have attained tertiary education, by type of programme and age group (2014) and Table A1.3b (Web only), Percentage of adults who have attained tertiary education, by type of programme, age group and gender (2014), which present 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.

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Note 2.

Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates for Canada are derived using the results of the LFS in the provinces; the territories are not included.

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Note 3.

Caution should be exercised in interpreting these ratios and differences in ratios, as small estimates may present fairly high sampling variability. Estimates for small geographic areas, for small age-groups or for cross-classified variables will be associated with larger variability.

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Sources: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (LFS); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Education at a Glance 2015: OECD Indicators.

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