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Statistics Canada - Government of Canada
Table 5
Educational attainment of the Chinese community and overall Canadian population aged 15 and over, by sex, 2001
 
Chinese community
Total Canadian population
Men
Women
Total
Men
Women
Total
percentage
Less than high school
27.9
32.2
30.1
31.4
31.1
31.3
High school graduate
10.5
12.4
11.4
13.1
15.1
14.1
Some postsecondary
12.9
11.6
12.2
10.7
11.0
10.8
Trades certificate/diploma
9.7
3.8
4.4
14.1
7.8
10.9
College graduate
10.2
12.0
10.9
12.5
17.3
15.0
University certificate/diploma below bachelor's degree
3.4
4.2
3.8
2.1
2.9
2.5
Bachelor's degree
20.3
18.1
19.1
10.6
10.6
10.6
Post-graduate degree
10.2
5.9
7.9
5.4
4.2
4.8
Total with university degree
30.5
23.9
27.1
16.0
14.9
15.4
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Canada.