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Table 2
Highly qualified persons by selected demographic characteristics and field of study, 2001

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Field of study   Total university degrees (BA or higher) Earned doctorate degree Master's degree(s) Bachelor's degree(s) Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, or optometry University certificate or diploma above bachelor
Total Total 3,687,645 128,625 642,055 2,411,475 122,535 382,955
Canadian-born percent of total 69 47 62 73 61 70
Foreign-born percent of total 31 53 38 27 39 30
Female percent of total 49 27 44 52 35 53
Male percent of total 51 73 56 48 65 47
Ages 25 to 64 3,207,430 109,415 584,745 2,079,645 102,340 331,280
Median age 41 49 44 39 44 44
Science & Engineering Total 1,248,525 72,775 197,555 774,945 115,980 87,265
Canadian-born percent of total 58 39 46 64 60 48
Foreign-born percent of total 42 61 54 36 40 52
Female percent of total 38 20 35 41 34 39
Male percent of total 62 80 65 59 66 61
Ages 25 to 64 1,072,840 62,940 182,015 657,770 96,790 73,315
Median age 40 47 41 38 45 43
Non-Science & Engineering Total 2,439,120 55,845 444,505 1,636,530 6,560 295,690
Canadian-born percent of total 76 57 70 78 75 77
Foreign-born percent of total 24 43 30 22 25 23
Female percent of total 55 36 48 58 50 57
Male percent of total 45 64 52 42 50 43
Ages 25 to 64 2,134,590 46,475 402,730 1,421,875 5,545 257,965
Median age 41 52 46 39 40 44
Note: Figures may not add to totals due to rounding.
Data source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Population.
Table source: Statistics Canada, Innovation Analysis Bulletin, 2007, Vol. 9, no. 2, Catalogue no. 88-003-XWE.
Date Modified: 2008-12-01

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