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Education
Release date: November 30, 2022 Updated on: March 26, 2024
The 2021 Census of Population Program offers a wide range of analysis, data, reference and geographical information according to topics (subjects) that paint a portrait of Canada and its population.
2021 Census of Population products by type: Education
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2023-09-12 | Title:Individuals File, 2021 Census of Population (Public Use Microdata Files) Public use microdata: 98M0001X-2021001 Description: The 2021 Census Individuals File PUMF represents a sample of the Canadian population and provides access to individual records which have been anonymized. It is a comprehensive social, demographic and economic database about Canada and its people and includes a wealth of information on population characteristics. |
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2023-07-14 | Title:Municipal Quality of Life Dashboard Interactive dashboard: 71-607-X2023025 Description: This interactive dashboard presents selected quality of life indicators for Canadian municipalities. It presents the most recent data available from the Census of Population for census subdivisions. |
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2023-03-29 | Title:Census Profile, 2021: Education Profile of a community or region: 98-316-X2021001 Description: This profile presents information from the 2021 Census of Population for various levels of geography, including provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, communities and census tracts. |
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2024-03-20 | Title:Special Interest Profile, 2021 Census of Population Profile of a community or region: 98-26-00092021001 Description: This product presents 2021 Census of Population characteristic data for nine separate profiles of interest, including: age; ethnic origin; first official language; immigration; income distribution by income source; mother tongue; poverty, COVID-19 benefits and high income; religion; and visible minority. Data are available for various levels of geography, including Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, and communities with a 2021 population of 10,000 or greater. |
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2024-03-20 | Title:2021 Census Public Use Microdata File (PUMF), Hierarchical File Public use microdata: 98M0001X2021002 Description: This Hierarchical File, 2021 Census Public Use Microdata File (PUMF) product provides access to non-aggregated data covering a sample of 1% of the Canadian households. It is a comprehensive social, demographic and economic database about Canada and its people, and contains a wealth of characteristics on the population. |
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2023-08-22 | Title:Canadian-born Black populations: Educational attainment and earnings Infographic: 11-627-M2023048 Description: This infographic analyzes three different Canadian-born Black populations: those with at least one parent born in Africa, those with at least one parent born in the Caribbean, and those with both parents born in Canada. It looks at how educational attainment differs between the three different Canadian-born Black populations, and how education along with other factors contributes to earnings differences between the different Black populations and between Black and non-Indigenous non-racialized populations. |
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2023-02-08 | Title:Data quality tables, 2021 Census of Population Table Description: These tables present data quality indicators for the Census of Population. Data quality indicators are available for various levels of geography, most questions on the Census of Population questionnaires and other key variables of the Census of Population. |
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2024-03-26 | Title:Data tables: Education Table Description: This series of cross-tabulations presents a portrait of Canada. They range in complexity and are available for various levels of geography. |
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2023-03-29 | Title:Highlight tables: Education Table: 98-402-X2021002 Description: These tables provide education data from the Census of Population for various geographic levels. The tables include data on highest level of education and major field of study. |
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2022-11-30 | Title:Focus on Geography Series: Education Profile of a community or region: 98-404-X2021001 Description: Focusing on a selected geographic area, this product presents data highlights, through text, tables and figures, for each of the major releases of the 2021 Census. |
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2022-11-30 | Title:Census Program Data Viewer (CPDV): Education Interactive dashboard: 98-507-X2021001 Description: The Census Program Data Viewer (CPDV) is a web-based data visualization tool that makes statistical information more interpretable by presenting key indicators in a statistical dashboard. Users can click and zoom in on a map of Canada or the user can search by place name or postal codeOM. The CPDV displays the appropriate thematic map showing boundaries and other features. Results can be exported (CSV or XLSX), or the user can share their customized dashboard by a link. |
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2022-11-30 | Title:Going to college after finishing a degree Infographic: 11-627-M2022083 Description: This infographic shows the proportion of college students who had previously completed a bachelor’s degree or higher, including information by province, gender, and immigrant status. |
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2022-11-30 | Title:2021 Census key indicators: Education Key indicators Description: The key indicators provide a quick snapshot of census data highlights by topic. |
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2023-01-18 | Title:A portrait of educational attainment and occupational outcomes among racialized populations in 2021 Census in Brief: 98-200-X2021011 Description: This Census in Brief article focuses on the education of racialized groups based on data from the 2021 Census of Population. It examines differences in educational attainment between and within racialized groups. The article also provides information on whether racialized populations found jobs that correspond to their education. |
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2023-08-22 | Title:Education and earnings of Canadian-born Black populations Insights on Canadian Society: 75-006-X202300100009 Description: Using data from the 2021 Census, this study examines educational attainment and earnings of the Canadian-born Black population, focusing on three groups: i) those with at least one African-born parent (African-origin); ii) those with at least one Caribbean-born parent (Caribbean-origin); and iii) those whose parents were both born in Canada (Canadian-origin). |
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2023-01-05 | Title:Education in Canada (American Sign Language) The Daily Description: This American Sign Language video highlights education data from the seventh release of the 2021 Census of Population included in The Daily. |
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2023-10-27 | Insights on Canadian Society: 75-006-X202300100012 Description: This study uses data from the 2021 Census to report on postsecondary educational attainment and labour market outcomes among Indigenous adults aged 25 to 64 years. As First Nations people, Métis and Inuit are more likely to live in certain regions, which can impact their participation in both education and the labour market, the article pays particular attention to patterns in educational attainment and employment among those residing in remote areas, on reserve, and communities across Inuit Nunangat. |
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2023-10-04 | Census in Brief: 98-200-X2021015 Description: This Census in Brief article examines how changes in income from 2019 to 2020, during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, differed by level of education. It looks at changes in employment income, income-replacement benefits (COVID-19 benefits and employment insurance) and the combination of these two income types. It also examines how changes in income varied by major field of study and by province. |
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2022-11-30 | The Daily Description: The number of degree-holders in the working-age population rose by nearly one-fifth from 2016 to 2021, driven by recent immigrants and young adults, but the number of apprenticeship certificate holders in key trades fields declined. |
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2023-06-21 | Title:Dictionary, Census of Population, 2021 Dictionary: 98-301-X2021001 Description: The Census Dictionary is a reference document which contains detailed definitions of Census of Population concepts, variables, and geographic terms, as well as historical information. |
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2022-11-30 | Title:Guide to the Census of Population, 2021 Guide: 98-304-X2021001 Description: This reference document provides an overview of the Census of Population content determination, collection, processing, data quality assessment and data dissemination. |
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2022-11-30 | Title:Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021 Guide: 98-500-X2021013 Description: This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret education data from the 2021 Census. |
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