Education Indicators in Canada: An International Perspective 2015
Table C.2.2
Percentage of 15- to 29-year-olds in education and not in education, by sex and labour force status, Canada, provinces and territories, 2014

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Table C.2.2
Percentage of 15- to 29-year-olds in education and not in education, by sex and labour force status, Canada, provinces and territories, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Percentage of 15- to 29-year-olds in education and not in education In education, Not in education, Total, Students in work-study, Other employed, Unemployed, Not in labour force, Total, in education, Employed, NEETs (not in employment or not in labour force or training), Total, not in education and Sub-total, not employed, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  In education Not in education Total
Students in work-studyNote 1 Other employed UnemployedNote 2 Not in labour forceNote 3 Total, in education EmployedNote 4 NEETs (not in employment or not in labour force or training) Total, not in education
UnemployedNote 2 Not in labour forceNote 3 Sub-total, not employedNote 5
percent
OECD averageNote 6  
Both sexes Note ...: not applicable 11.0 2.0 32.7 48.0 36.4 6.9 8.7 15.5 52.0 100.0
Males Note ...: not applicable 10.4 2.1 32.3 47.0 39.8 7.7 5.7 13.2 53.0 100.0
Females Note ...: not applicable 11.9 2.2 33.2 49.1 33.0 6.0 11.9 17.9 50.9 100.0
CanadaNote 7  
Both sexes Note ...: not applicable 17.7 2.4 24.1 44.1 42.4 5.6 7.9 13.4 55.9 100.0
Males Note ...: not applicable 14.7 2.5 24.7 41.9 44.9 7.0 6.2 13.2 58.1 100.0
Females Note ...: not applicable 20.7 2.3 23.4 46.5 39.9 4.0 9.5 13.6 53.5 100.0
Newfoundland and Labrador  
Both sexes Note ...: not applicable 14.2 2.0Note E: Use with caution 26.8 43.1 40.3 7.3 9.3 16.6 56.9 100.0
Males Note ...: not applicable 11.1 2.2Note E: Use with caution 26.4 39.7 41.7 10.2 8.4 18.6 60.3 100.0
Females Note ...: not applicable 17.4 1.8Note E: Use with caution 27.3 46.5 38.9 4.3Note E: Use with caution 10.2 14.5 53.5 100.0
Prince Edward Island  
Both sexes Note ...: not applicable 19.6 2.5Note E: Use with caution 26.7 48.7 38.2 7.9 5.1 13.1 51.3 100.0
Males Note ...: not applicable 14.6 2.5Note E: Use with caution 28.8 45.8 38.5 10.9 4.8Note E: Use with caution 15.7 54.2 100.0
Females Note ...: not applicable 24.7 2.5Note E: Use with caution 24.5 51.7 38.0 4.9Note E: Use with caution 5.4Note E: Use with caution 10.3 48.3 100.0
Nova Scotia  
Both sexes Note ...: not applicable 16.2 2.9 25.4 44.5 40.2 7.8 7.6 15.3 55.5 100.0
Males Note ...: not applicable 13.8 2.5Note E: Use with caution 25.9 42.2 39.8 11.0 6.9 18.0 57.8 100.0
Females Note ...: not applicable 18.7 3.3Note E: Use with caution 24.8 46.8 40.6 4.4 8.2 12.6 53.2 100.0
New Brunswick  
Both sexes Note ...: not applicable 13.1 2.0Note E: Use with caution 25.5 40.6 44.0 7.5 7.8 15.3 59.4 100.0
Males Note ...: not applicable 12.2 2.1Note E: Use with caution 25.7 39.9 42.7 10.5 6.8 17.4 60.1 100.0
Females Note ...: not applicable 14.1 2.0Note E: Use with caution 25.2 41.4 45.4 4.4Note E: Use with caution 8.8 13.2 58.6 100.0
Quebec  
Both sexes Note ...: not applicable 21.6 2.7 21.3 45.6 39.8 6.8 7.9 14.6 54.4 100.0
Males Note ...: not applicable 17.5 2.8 21.2 41.4 42.2 9.2 7.1 16.4 58.6 100.0
Females Note ...: not applicable 25.8 2.6 21.4 49.8 37.3 4.3 8.6 12.9 50.2 100.0
Ontario  
Both sexes Note ...: not applicable 17.3 2.8 26.6 46.6 40.1 5.4 7.8 13.2 53.4 100.0
Males Note ...: not applicable 14.8 2.8 27.2 44.8 42.1 6.7 6.4 13.2 55.2 100.0
Females Note ...: not applicable 19.8 2.8 25.9 48.5 38.1 4.2 9.2 13.3 51.5 100.0
Manitoba  
Both sexes Note ...: not applicable 17.7 1.9 21.8 41.4 46.4 4.1 8.0 12.1 58.6 100.0
Males Note ...: not applicable 13.8 1.6 22.8 38.3 51.8 5.3 4.7 10.0 61.7 100.0
Females Note ...: not applicable 21.7 2.2 20.8 44.7 40.9 2.9 11.5 14.4 55.3 100.0
Saskatchewan  
Both sexes Note ...: not applicable 15.4 1.5 21.7 38.6 51.0 3.7 6.8 10.4 61.4 100.0
Males Note ...: not applicable 10.6 1.3Note E: Use with caution 23.1 35.0 56.2 4.3 4.5 8.8 65.0 100.0
Females Note ...: not applicable 20.6 1.7Note E: Use with caution 20.2 42.4 45.4 3.0 9.2 12.2 57.6 100.0
Alberta  
Both sexes Note ...: not applicable 15.6 1.5 20.2 37.2 50.6 4.4 7.8 12.2 62.8 100.0
Males Note ...: not applicable 14.1 2.1 20.4 36.7 54.5 5.3 3.5 8.8 63.3 100.0
Females Note ...: not applicable 17.0 0.9Note E: Use with caution 19.9 37.8 46.4 3.5 12.2 15.8 62.2 100.0
British Columbia  
Both sexes Note ...: not applicable 16.2 2.0 25.1 43.3 43.6 4.8 8.3 13.1 56.7 100.0
Males Note ...: not applicable 12.8 1.9 27.2 41.9 45.6 5.7 6.9 12.5 58.1 100.0
Females Note ...: not applicable 19.8 2.1 23.0 44.8 41.5 3.9 9.8 13.7 55.2 100.0
Yukon  
Both sexes Note ...: not applicable Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 25.2 36.1 50.5 4.7Note E: Use with caution 8.8 13.5 63.9 100.0
Males Note ...: not applicable Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 21.0Note E: Use with caution 29.5 54.8 6.1Note E: Use with caution 9.6Note E: Use with caution 15.7 70.5 100.0
Females Note ...: not applicable Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 29.8 43.2 45.8 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 11.1Note E: Use with caution 56.8 100.0
Northwest Territories  
Both sexes Note ...: not applicable Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 27.6 38.9 42.0 7.8 11.2 19.1 61.1 100.0
Males Note ...: not applicable Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 24.3 36.2 42.5 10.5 10.8 21.3 63.8 100.0
Females Note ...: not applicable Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 30.8 41.5 41.5 5.2Note E: Use with caution 11.7 16.9 58.5 100.0
Nunavut  
Both sexes Note ...: not applicable Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 20.3 26.0 35.8 10.4 27.7 38.2 74.0 100.0
Males Note ...: not applicable Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 19.8 23.4 37.4 13.6 25.6 39.2 76.6 100.0
Females Note ...: not applicable Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 20.9Note E: Use with caution 29.1 33.9 6.8Note E: Use with caution 30.2 37.0 70.9 100.0
... not applicable
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
E use with caution
Note 1.

Students in work-study programmes are considered to be both in education and employed, irrespective of their labour market status according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) definition.

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Note 2.

Individuals who were, during the survey reference week, without work, actively seeking employment and currently available to start work.

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Note 3.

Individuals who were not working and who were not unemployed; i.e., individuals who were not looking for a job.

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Note 4.

Those who, during the survey reference week: worked for pay (employees) or profit (self-employed and unpaid family workers) for at least one hour; or had a job but were temporarily not at work (through injury, illness, holiday, strike or lock-out, educational or training leave, maternity or parental leave, etc.)

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Note 5.

Reflects those who were "unemployed" or "not in the labour force." In the Labour Force Survey (LFS), those individuals who are, during the survey reference week, without work, actively seeking employment and currently available to start work are categorized as unemployed. Individuals who are not working and who are not unemployed (individuals who are not looking for a job) are categorized as "not in the labour force."

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Note 6.

These averages are from Education at a Glance 2015: OECD Indicators, Table C5.2a, Percentage of 15-29 year-olds in education/not in education, by work status, age group
and gender (2014), which presents the most recent available data for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's 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 7.

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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Notes: Estimates for small geographic areas, for small groups, or for cross-classified variables will be associated with larger variability.
Due to rounding, sub-totals and totals may not match the sum of the individual values.
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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