Table 5
Educational attainment of the South Asian community and overall Canadian population aged 15 and over, by sex, 2001
| |
South Asian community |
Total Canadian population |
| Men |
Women |
Total |
Men |
Women |
Total |
| percentage |
| Less than high school |
26.2 |
32.0 |
29.1 |
31.4 |
31.1 |
31.3 |
| High school graduate |
12.7 |
14.2 |
13.4 |
13.1 |
15.1 |
14.1 |
| Some postsecondary |
12.1 |
12.8 |
12.4 |
10.7 |
11.0 |
10.8 |
| Trades certificate/diploma |
7.7 |
4.7 |
6.2 |
14.1 |
7.8 |
10.9 |
| College graduate |
10.0 |
10.9 |
10.4 |
12.5 |
17.3 |
15.0 |
| University certificate/diploma below bachelor's degree |
3.2 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
| Bachelor's degree |
17.4 |
15.5 |
16.4 |
10.6 |
10.6 |
10.6 |
| Post-graduate degree |
10.6 |
7.1 |
8.9 |
5.4 |
4.2 |
4.8 |
| Total with university degree |
28.1 |
22.6 |
25.3 |
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. |
