Percentage of population aged 25 to 29 who were high school graduates, Canada, provinces and territories, 1996, 2001 and 2006

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This is a vertical bar graph comparing percentages of population aged 25 to 29 who were high school graduates by province, territory and Canada for 1996, 2001 and 2006.

The Y axis is measured by percentages and increases by increments of 10 from 20 to 100.

On the X axis from left to right are Canada followed by Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

The percentages for Canada and each province and territory are:

• Canada: 71.8% in 1996, 85.3% in 2001, 86.7% in 2006,
  
  
• Newfoundland and Labrador: 62.3% in 1996, 79.3% in 2001, 84.5% in 2006,
  
  
• Prince Edward Island: 64.9% in 1996, 79.8% in 2001, 86.5% in 2006,
  
  
• Nova Scotia: 66.6% in 1996, 84.6% in 2001, 86.4% in 2006,
  
  
• New Brunswick: 70.0% in 1996, 83.7% in 2001, 87.3% in 2006,
  
  
• Quebec: 71.0% in 1996, 84.2% in 2001, 85.5% in 2006,
  
  
• Ontario: 76.3% in 1996, 87.9% in 2001, 89.7% in 2006,
  
  
• Manitoba: 65.3% in 1996, 79.2% in 2001, 80.2% in 2006,
  
  
• Saskatchewan: 63.2% in 1996, 79.5% in 2001, 80.8% in 2006,
  
  
• Alberta: 66.5% in 1996, 83.0% in 2001, 82.6% in 2006,
  
  
• British Columbia: 72.1% in 1996, 86.2% in 2001, 88.1% in 2006,
  
  
• Yukon: 67.2% in 1996, 85.4% in 2001, 78.7% in 2006,
  
  
• Northwest Territories: 55.4% in 1996, 77.5% in 2001, 69.9% in 2006,
  
  
• Nunavut: 28.6% in 1996, 64.7% in 2001, 42.4% in 2006.

Source: Census 1996, 2001, 2006.