Percentage of First Nations people, Métis and Inuit aged 25 to 64 by selected levels of educational attainment1, Canada, 2006 and 2016

Bar chart: Percentage of First Nations people, Métis and Inuit aged 25 to 64 by selected levels of educational attainment, Canada, 2006 and 2016
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Percentage of First Nations people, Métis and Inuit aged 25 to 64 by selected levels of educational attainmentFootnote 1, Canada, 2006 and 2016
Aboriginal identity Educational attainment 2006 2016
First Nations People Bachelor's degree or higherFootnote 2 7.2% 9.6%
College diploma 17.3% 21.4%
Apprenticeship certificateFootnote 3 3.6% 4.7%
High school diploma 20.1% 24.5%
No certificate, diploma or degree 38.2% 30.0%
Métis Bachelor's degree or higherFootnote 2 8.9% 13.2%
College diploma 21.1% 25.6%
Apprenticeship certificateFootnote 3 5.4% 6.9%
High school diploma 24.3% 26.5%
No certificate, diploma or degree 26.1% 18.0%
Inuit Bachelor's degree or higherFootnote 2 3.9% 5.3%
College diploma 16.9% 18.7%
Apprenticeship certificateFootnote 3 3.6% 5.0%
High school diploma 13.0% 18.5%
No certificate, diploma or degree 50.8% 43.9%
Footnote 1

Educational attainment refers to a person's highest certificate, diploma or degree.

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Footnote 2

The term 'Bachelor's degree or higher' corresponds to the category 'University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above' in the 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' classification.

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Footnote 3

This category includes those with a Certificate of Apprenticeship, a Certificate of Qualification or a journeyperson's designation. It does not include non-apprenticeship trades certificates.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2006 and 2016.

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