Table 11
Highest level of educational attainment of women aged 15 years and over, by Aboriginal identity, Canada, 2006
Level of education | Aboriginal | First Nations |
Métis | Inuit | Non-Aboriginal |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
percentage | |||||
15 years and over | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
No certificate, diploma or degree | 41.2 | 45.6 | 32.3 | 60.0 | 22.8 |
High school certificate or equivalent | 22.9 | 21.1 | 26.8 | 14.5 | 26.8 |
Appenticeship or trades certificate or diploma | 8.2 | 7.4 | 9.6 | 6.6 | 7.6 |
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma | 17.2 | 15.8 | 19.8 | 13.5 | 19.2 |
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor's level or above | 7.1 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 3.5 | 18.5 |
15 to 24 years old | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
No certificate, diploma or degree | 59.9 | 65.8 | 48.0 | 75.2 | 36.1 |
High school certificate or equivalent | 27.4 | 24.4 | 34.1 | 16.7 | 36.7 |
Appenticeship or trades certificate or diploma | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma | 6.7 | 5.2 | 9.3 | 4.6 | 12.8 |
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor's level or above | 2.2 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 8.5 |
25 years and over | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
No certificate, diploma or degree | 35.1 | 38.8 | 27.2 | 53.2 | 20.5 |
High school certificate or equivalent | 21.4 | 19.9 | 24.5 | 13.4 | 25.0 |
Appenticeship or trades certificate or diploma | 10.0 | 9.1 | 11.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma | 20.6 | 19.3 | 23.2 | 17.5 | 20.4 |
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 5.5 |
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor's level or above | 8.7 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 4.6 | 20.3 |
25 to 54 years old | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
No certificate, diploma or degree | 29.6 | 33.6 | 21.0 | 48.6 | 11.4 |
High school certificate or equivalent | 23.1 | 21.8 | 26.3 | 14.3 | 24.5 |
Appenticeship or trades certificate or diploma | 10.3 | 9.3 | 11.9 | 9.0 | 8.9 |
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma | 22.9 | 21.4 | 26.0 | 19.9 | 23.9 |
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 5.4 |
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor's level or above | 9.5 | 9.1 | 10.6 | 5.1 | 25.9 |
55 years and over | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
No certificate, diploma or degree | 54.2 | 57.1 | 49.0 | 73.4 | 35.6 |
High school certificate or equivalent | 15.2 | 13.4 | 18.3 | 9.6 | 25.9 |
Appenticeship or trades certificate or diploma | 8.9 | 8.3 | 10.3 | 6.1 | 7.4 |
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma | 12.6 | 12.1 | 13.6 | 6.8 | 14.5 |
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 5.6 |
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor's level or above | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 10.9 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2006. |
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