Table A.1.4
Trends in educational attainment of 25- to 64-year-olds, 25- to 34-year-olds and 55- to 64-year-olds, by highest level of education attained, Canada, provinces and territories, 2005, 2010 and 2015

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Table A.1.4
Trends in educational attainment of 25- to 64-year-olds, 25- to 34-year-olds and 55- to 64-year-olds, by highest level of education attained, Canada, provinces and territories, 2005, 2010 and 2015
Table summary
This table displays the results of Trends in educational attainment of 25- to 64-year-olds Age 25 to 64, Age 25 to 34, Age 55 to 64, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2005 to 2015, calculated using percent and average annual growth rate units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Age 25 to 64 Age 25 to 34 Age 55 to 64
2005 2010 2015 2005 to 2015 2005 2010 2015 2005 to 2015 2005 2010 2015 2005 to 2015
percent average annual growth rateTable A.1.4 Note 1 percent average annual growth rateTable A.1.4 Note 1 percent average annual growth rateTable A.1.4 Note 1
OECD averageTable A.1.4 Note 2  
Below upper secondary 29 26 22 -2.7 21 18 16 -2.3 43 37 31 -3.0
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 45 44 43 -0.4 48 45 42 -1.2 38 41 42 1.2
Tertiary 27 30 35 2.7 32 38 42 2.7 20 23 26 2.6
CanadaTable A.1.4 Note 3  
Below upper secondary 15 12 10 -4.2 9 8 7 -3.2 25 18 15 -4.8
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 39 38 35 -1.1 37 36 34 -0.8 39 40 39 0.1
Tertiary 46 50 55 1.8 54 56 59 1.0 36 42 46 2.3
Newfoundland and Labrador  
Below upper secondary 24 19 15 -4.2 10 7 7 -3.7 38 31 24 -4.7
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 45 45 43 -0.6 46 46 41 -1.2 40 43 44 1.0
Tertiary 31 36 42 3.1 43 46 52 1.8 22 26 32 3.9
Prince Edward Island  
Below upper secondary 20 15 12 -5.3 11 6 5 -7.5 30 23 19 -4.5
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 35 36 35 0.0 33 37 33 0.1 36 39 37 0.4
Tertiary 45 48 53 1.8 57 57 62 0.9 34 38 44 2.5
Nova Scotia  
Below upper secondary 18 15 11 -4.7 10 8 6 -5.3 29 21 18 -4.7
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 40 37 36 -1.1 38 32 31 -1.9 35 38 40 1.3
Tertiary 42 49 53 2.3 52 60 63 1.9 36 40 42 1.5
New Brunswick  
Below upper secondary 20 16 13 -3.9 9 6 6 -2.9 33 25 23 -3.7
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 40 39 37 -0.8 41 37 34 -1.9 35 38 40 1.3
Tertiary 40 46 50 2.2 50 57 60 1.7 32 37 37 1.6
Quebec  
Below upper secondary 19 15 12 -4.2 12 10 10 -2.6 32 23 20 -4.7
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 37 38 37 -0.2 33 35 36 0.8 37 42 40 0.8
Tertiary 44 47 51 1.5 55 55 55 0.0 31 35 40 2.6
Ontario  
Below upper secondary 13 10 8 -4.5 7 6 5 -3.3 24 16 13 -5.6
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 36 33 30 -1.7 33 30 27 -2.0 36 36 34 -0.5
Tertiary 51 57 62 1.9 59 64 67 1.3 40 48 52 2.7
Manitoba  
Below upper secondary 17 14 11 -4.1 11 10 7 -4.3 27 21 16 -5.0
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 42 41 39 -0.7 43 42 41 -0.5 37 39 40 0.7
Tertiary 42 45 50 1.9 46 48 52 1.3 36 40 44 2.1
Saskatchewan  
Below upper secondary 15 13 11 -3.5 10 7 8 -3.0 24 19 16 -3.8
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 50 51 47 -0.6 49 52 46 -0.7 42 47 49 1.4
Tertiary 35 36 42 1.9 40 41 46 1.4 33 35 35 0.4
Alberta  
Below upper secondary 12 11 9 -2.5 9 9 7 -1.8 19 14 13 -3.9
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 45 43 40 -1.3 44 44 40 -0.9 43 42 44 0.1
Tertiary 43 46 51 1.8 47 47 53 1.1 38 44 43 1.4
British Columbia  
Below upper secondary 11 9 7 -4.8 8 7 5 -5.4 15 12 11 -3.0
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 45 43 39 -1.4 44 42 40 -1.0 46 45 43 -0.7
Tertiary 44 48 54 2.1 48 51 55 1.5 39 43 46 1.6
Yukon  
Below upper secondary 13 18 9 -3.3 13Note E: Use with caution 17Note E: Use with caution 8Note E: Use with caution -5.0 18 15Note E: Use with caution 12Note E: Use with caution -3.8
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 46 34 34 -3.0 48 36 35 -3.0 45 39 34 -2.6
Tertiary 41 49 57 3.4 39 47 57 3.8 37 46 53 3.6
Northwest Territories  
Below upper secondary 25Note E: Use with caution 25 17 -3.6 19Note E: Use with caution 25Note E: Use with caution 17 -1.4 38Note E: Use with caution 29 19Note E: Use with caution -6.7
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 33 32 36 0.9 34 29 37 1.0 24Note E: Use with caution 33 41 5.3
Tertiary 42 43 47 1.0 47 46 46 -0.2 37Note E: Use with caution 38 40 0.7
Nunavut  
Below upper secondary 51 47 46 -1.1 45 46 46 0.2 66 45 44 -4.1
Upper secondary and postsecondary non-tertiary 23 26 23 -0.3 28 28 27 -0.4 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 19 17 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Tertiary 26 27 32 2.1 26Note E: Use with caution 26 27 0.1 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 36 40 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
E use with caution
Note 1.

The average annual growth rates for Canada, the provinces and territories were calculated using unrounded data for all years in the 2005-to-2015 period.

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Note 2.

The averages and average annual growth rates are from Education at a Glance 2016: OECD Indicators, Table A1.3, Trends in Educational attainment by age group (2005 and 2015), 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 and OECDstat Web site.

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Note 3.

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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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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