Education Highlight Tables, 2016 Census

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

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This table shows Highest level of educational attainment (detailed) by selected age groups 25 to 64, both sexes, % distribution 2016, 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;Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification;Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification;College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma;University certificate or diploma below bachelor level;Bachelor's degree;University certificate or diploma above bachelor level;Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry;Master's degree;Earned doctorate;
Geographic name Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree Footnote 1 No certificate, diploma or degree Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate Footnote 2 Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification Footnote 3 Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification Footnote 4 College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma University certificate or diploma below bachelor level Footnote 5 Bachelor's degree University certificate or diploma above bachelor level Footnote 5 Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry Master's degree Earned doctorate Footnote 6
Canada 100.0 11.5 23.7 6.0 4.7 22.4 3.1 19.0 1.9 0.8 5.9 0.9
Newfoundland and Labrador 100.0 15.7 22.7 6.3 6.3 28.5 2.3 12.0 0.8 0.5 4.4 0.6
Prince Edward Island 100.0 12.0 25.1 4.7 3.7 28.2 2.5 16.2 1.3 0.7 4.8 0.7
Nova Scotia 100.0 12.2 23.5 5.9 4.7 25.9 2.3 17.2 1.4 0.8 5.3 0.8
New Brunswick 100.0 13.9 28.5 5.0 4.4 26.1 1.9 14.4 1.3 0.5 3.4 0.5
Quebec 100.0 13.3 18.5 14.5 5.4 19.0 3.8 16.3 2.2 0.7 5.5 0.9
Ontario 100.0 10.4 24.5 3.0 3.1 24.7 2.4 21.0 2.1 0.9 6.9 1.0
Manitoba 100.0 14.4 27.9 4.0 4.3 21.1 3.2 18.2 1.9 0.8 3.7 0.7
Saskatchewan 100.0 12.2 29.7 4.9 6.9 20.3 3.4 16.4 1.0 0.7 3.7 0.7
Alberta 100.0 10.8 25.2 3.1 7.5 22.0 3.2 19.9 1.4 0.8 5.2 0.9
British Columbia 100.0 9.6 26.5 3.8 5.3 20.9 3.9 19.7 2.1 0.9 6.3 1.0
Yukon 100.0 10.7 20.9 4.2 7.2 23.7 3.2 19.9 1.8 0.8 7.1 0.5
Northwest Territories 100.0 20.5 19.4 5.6 5.5 21.7 2.7 17.0 1.2 0.5 5.6 0.4
Nunavut 100.0 41.0 14.6 6.0 3.6 19.3 1.2 9.4 0.5 0.2 4.0 0.3
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