Table 2
Distribution of women and men aged 25 to 54, by province and highest level of educational attainment, 2009
Province | 0 to 8 years | Some high school |
High school diploma |
Some postsecondary |
Postsecondary certificate or diploma |
University degree |
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Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | |
percentage | ||||||||||||
Canada | 2.2 | 2.7 | 6.6 | 9.2 | 19.4 | 19.7 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 37.2 | 36.8 | 28.1 | 25.1 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 4.2 | 6.2 | 10.2 | 11.0 | 16.9 | 17.5 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 44.4 | 43.6 | 19.7 | 15.0 |
Prince Edward Island | 1.7 | 5.4 | 8.5 | 14.8 | 18.7 | 21.3 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 41.8 | 35.4 | 22.8 | 16.2 |
Nova Scotia | 1.6 | 3.6 | 9.0 | 12.7 | 17.8 | 17.0 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 40.0 | 39.2 | 25.2 | 21.0 |
New Brunswick | 2.9 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 9.9 | 22.0 | 22.8 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 38.9 | 37.7 | 22.0 | 17.6 |
Quebec | 3.1 | 4.2 | 8.4 | 10.8 | 15.8 | 14.8 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 41.4 | 41.9 | 26.0 | 22.8 |
Ontario | 2.0 | 2.1 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 19.7 | 20.6 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 36.3 | 34.8 | 30.9 | 28.5 |
Manitoba | 2.9 | 2.9 | 7.6 | 12.6 | 23.0 | 22.6 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 33.4 | 32.8 | 24.3 | 19.8 |
Saskatchewan | 1.3 | 2.1 | 5.6 | 11.4 | 23.5 | 27.6 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 39.1 | 34.1 | 23.0 | 17.4 |
Alberta | 1.4 | 1.8 | 7.3 | 9.3 | 21.7 | 20.6 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 35.9 | 38.5 | 26.8 | 23.6 |
British Columbia | 1.6 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 7.7 | 21.7 | 22.6 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 32.8 | 32.5 | 29.5 | 26.7 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, 2009. |
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