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Table 5
Educational attainment of the Latin American community and overall Canadian population aged 15 and over. by sex. 2001
| Latin American community | Total Canadian population | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | |
| percentage | ||||||
| Less than high school | 28.4 | 27.4 | 27.9 | 31.4 | 31.1 | 31.3 |
| High school graduate | 13.2 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 15.1 | 14.1 |
| Some postsecondary | 14.8 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 10.8 |
| Trades certificate/diploma | 9.5 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 14.1 | 7.8 | 10.9 |
| College graduate | 13.7 | 16.8 | 15.3 | 12.5 | 17.3 | 15.0 |
| University certificate/diploma below bachelor's degree | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| Bachelor's degree | 10.1 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.6 |
| Post-graduate degree | 7.0 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| Total with university degree | 17.0 | 16.1 | 16.6 | 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. | ||||||
