Table 1
Distribution of women and men, by age group and highest level of educational attainment, Canada, 1990 and 2009
Highest level of educational attainment |
25 to 34 | 25 to 54 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1990 | 2009 | 1990 | 2009 | |||||
Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | |
percentage | ||||||||
0 to 8 years | 3.9 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
Some high school | 15.5 | 17.9 | 5.2 | 8.0 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 6.6 | 9.2 |
High school diploma | 27.3 | 23.0 | 15.0 | 19.3 | 25.4 | 20.0 | 19.4 | 19.7 |
Some postsecondary | 9.9 | 9.7 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 6.3 | 6.5 |
Postsecondary certificate/diploma | 28.3 | 29.3 | 36.7 | 37.0 | 26.6 | 27.8 | 37.2 | 36.8 |
University degree | 15.0 | 15.6 | 34.3 | 26.0 | 13.7 | 17.1 | 28.1 | 25.1 |
thousands | ||||||||
Total population | 2,466 | 2,469 | 2,265 | 2,280 | 6,016 | 6,014 | 7,262 | 7,256 |
Sources: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, 1990 and 2009. |
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