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Among women aged 25 to 39 whose two parents graduated from university, 77% held a university degree in 2009

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This is a clustered column chart.
There are in total 5 categories in the horizontal axis.
The vertical axis starts at 0 and ends at 90.
There are 2 series in this graph.
The vertical axis is "percentage with a university degree".
The horizontal axis is "Parents' highest level of education".
The title of series 1 is "Men".
The title of series 2 is "Women".

Chart 1
Among women aged 25 to 39 whose two parents graduated from university, 77% held a university degree in 2009
Parents' highest level of education Men Women
percentage with a university degree
No high school diploma 10 16
High school diploma 20 31
College diploma or certificate 24 35
At least one parent holds a university degree 40 55
Both parents hold a university degree 67 77
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2009.
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