Education Highlight Tables, 2016 Census

Highest level of educational attainment (general) by selected age groups 55 to 64, both sexes, 2016 counts, Canada, provinces and territories, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data

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This table shows Highest level of educational attainment (general) by selected age groups 55 to 64, both sexes, 2016 counts, Canada, provinces and territories, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data. The column headings are: Geographic name;Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree;No certificate, diploma or degree;Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate;Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma;College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma;University certificate or diploma below bachelor level;University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above
Geographic name	Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree ^{Footnote 1}	No certificate, diploma or degree	Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate ^{Footnote 2}	Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma ^{Footnote 3} ^{Footnote 4}	College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	University certificate or diploma below bachelor level	University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above ^{Footnote 5}
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Canada	4,855,055	787,270	1,363,455	558,355	1,012,875	149,370	983,725
Newfoundland and Labrador	84,495	20,020	21,640	11,060	20,020	2,085	9,665
Prince Edward Island	21,760	3,970	5,705	2,390	5,450	650	3,580
Nova Scotia	145,075	25,940	36,075	18,300	33,765	4,130	26,860
New Brunswick	118,000	25,655	36,285	13,125	24,450	2,535	15,945
Quebec	1,186,075	218,500	305,345	210,255	199,240	47,240	205,490
Ontario	1,818,565	275,250	525,555	139,745	415,285	42,980	419,740
Manitoba	161,880	31,155	47,270	14,685	33,370	6,010	29,390
Saskatchewan	142,065	23,330	46,005	17,895	27,700	6,030	21,100
Alberta	494,610	70,480	139,410	59,595	108,050	14,990	102,090
British Columbia	669,925	90,320	197,945	69,560	142,700	22,290	147,105
Yukon	5,430	740	1,120	790	1,260	180	1,335
Northwest Territories	4,855	1,045	865	645	1,095	185	1,010
Nunavut	2,345	870	235	295	470	65	405

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Note(s):

Note(s): 1

Highest certificate, diploma or degree is the classification used in the census to measure the broader concept of 'Educational attainment.'

This variable refers to the highest level of education that a person has successfully completed and is derived from the educational qualifications questions, which asked for all certificates, diplomas and degrees to be reported.

Users are advised to consult data quality comments for 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree', available in the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

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Note(s): 2

'Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate' includes only people who have this as their highest educational qualification. It excludes persons with a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree.

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Note(s): 3

'Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma' includes Certificates of Apprenticeship, Certificates of Qualification and Journeyperson's designations, as well as other trades certificates or diplomas such as pre-employment or vocational certificates and diplomas from brief trade programs completed at community colleges, institutes of technology, vocational centres and similar institutions.

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Note(s): 4

Persons who obtained qualifications from vocational training programs in the province of Quebec such as the Diplôme d'études professionnelles (DEP) and Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS) are included in the ‘Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma’ category, consistent with instructions in the help text of the questionnaire.

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Note(s): 5

'University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above' includes the categories 'Bachelor's degree,' 'University certificate or diploma above bachelor level,' 'Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry,' 'Master's degree' and 'Earned doctorate.'

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