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Table 5
Educational attainment of the Arab community and overall Canadian population aged 15 and over, by sex, 2001

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  Arab community Total Canadian population
Men Women Total Men Women Total
percentage
Less than high school 20.3 25.7 22.8 31.4 31.1 31.3
High school graduate 10.1 13.3 11.5 13.1 15.1 14.1
Some postsecondary 12.3 12.9 12.6 10.7 11.0 10.8
Trades certificate/diploma 7.8 5.7 6.8 14.1 7.8 10.9
College graduate 11.4 12.7 12.0 12.5 17.3 15.0
University certificate/diploma below bachelor's degree 4.4 4.7 4.5 2.1 2.9 2.5
Bachelor's degree 20.5 18.1 19.4 10.6 10.6 10.6
Post-graduate degree 13.2 7.0 10.3 5.4 4.2 4.8
Total with university degree 33.7 25.0 29.7 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.