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, 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, 2015

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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, 2015
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, 25 to 34 and 55 to 64, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	Age group			Age group			Age group			Age group
	Short Cycle tertiary education			Bachelor's or equivalent			Master's, doctoral or equivalent			Total Tertiary
	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
	percent
OECD average^{Table A.1.3 Note 1}
Both sexes	8	8	7	16	21	11	12	14	9	35	42	26
Men	7	7	7	15	19	11	12	12	10	32	36	26
Women	8	8	8	17	24	10	13	17	8	37	48	25
Canada^{Table A.1.3 Note 2}
Both sexes	26	25	23	20	25	15	9	9	8	55	59	46
Men	22	22	19	18	21	14	9	8	9	49	50	42
Women	29	28	27	22	29	15	10	11	7	61	68	49
Newfoundland and Labrador
Both sexes	24	25	20	12	20	8	6	7	4	42	52	32
Men	19	23	14	11	17	9	5	5	4^{Note E: Use with caution}	35	45	27
Women	29	28	26	13	22	7	7	9	4	49	59	37
Prince Edward Island
Both sexes	29	30	24	17	28	13	7	4^{Note E: Use with caution}	6	53	62	44
Men	22	26	14	15	22	13	6	4^{Note E: Use with caution}	6	43	52	34
Women	36	33	33	20	33	14	8	5^{Note E: Use with caution}	7	63	71	53
Nova Scotia
Both sexes	26	27	22	17	24	12	10	12	7	53	63	42
Men	22	25	16	15	20	12	9	10	8	45	54	35
Women	31	30	28	19	28	13	11	13	7	60	72	48
New Brunswick
Both sexes	30	32	23	15	21	9	6	7	5	50	60	37
Men	27	29	20	12	16	9	5	6	4	45	50	33
Women	32	34	27	17	27	9	6	7	5	55	69	41
Quebec
Both sexes	24	23	21	18	22	13	9	10	6	51	55	40
Men	21	20	19	17	17	13	8	8	7	46	45	39
Women	27	26	23	20	27	13	9	12	6	56	65	42
Ontario
Both sexes	29	29	27	22	27	16	11	11	9	62	67	52
Men	26	28	23	20	24	16	11	9	11	57	61	50
Women	32	31	30	23	30	17	11	13	8	66	73	55
Manitoba
Both sexes	23	21	23	20	25	14	7	7	7	50	52	44
Men	19	17	19	17	20	13	7	5	7	43	42	39
Women	27	24	28	23	29	15	7	8	6	57	62	49
Saskatchewan
Both sexes	19	18	18	17	22	12	6	6	5	42	46	35
Men	12	12	10	15	19	11	6	6	6	33	37	27
Women	26	24	26	20	26	12	6	7	4	52	56	43
Alberta
Both sexes	22	20	21	20	24	15	9	8	8	51	53	43
Men	17	16	14	17	20	14	8	6	9	42	42	38
Women	27	25	28	23	29	15	9	10	6	60	64	49
British Columbia
Both sexes	23	22	22	22	26	16	9	8	8	54	55	46
Men	18	16	16	20	23	16	9	7	10	47	45	41
Women	29	27	28	23	30	16	9	9	7	61	65	50
Yukon^{Table A.1.3 Note 3}
Both sexes	26	22	27	20	26	17	10	10^{Note E: Use with caution}	10^{Note E: Use with caution}	57	57	53
Men	21	20	23^{Note E: Use with caution}	16	21^{Note E: Use with caution}	13^{Note E: Use with caution}	10	Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act	10^{Note E: Use with caution}	47	47	46
Women	31	24	30	25	30	20^{Note E: Use with caution}	11	13^{Note E: Use with caution}	10^{Note E: Use with caution}	66	68	60
Northwest Territories^{Table A.1.3 Note 3}
Both sexes	23	21	19	16	17	15^{Note E: Use with caution}	7	8^{Note E: Use with caution}	6^{Note E: Use with caution}	47	46	40
Men	19	20^{Note E: Use with caution}	13^{Note E: Use with caution}	13	15^{Note E: Use with caution}	13^{Note E: Use with caution}	7^{Note 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	39	41	32
Women	28	23^{Note E: Use with caution}	24	19	18^{Note E: Use with caution}	17^{Note E: Use with caution}	8	9^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act	55	50	48
Nunavut^{Table A.1.3 Note 3}
Both sexes	17	15	26	8	5^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act	7	7^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act	32	27	40
Men	14	12^{Note E: Use with caution}	26^{Note E: Use with caution}	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	7^{Note 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	27	21	43
Women	20	18	26^{Note 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	8	8^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act	37	33	35^{Note 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 2016: OECD Indicators, Table A1.2, Percentage of adults who have attained tertiary education, by type of programme and age group (2015) which represents the most recent available dat 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 and OECDstat Web site. Return to note 1 referrer 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. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3. Caution should be exercised in interpreting these percentages and differences in percentages, 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. Return to note 3 referrer Sources: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (LFS); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Education at a Glance 2016: OECD Indicators.

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