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Level of Educational Attainment for the Age Group 25 to 64, 2001 Counts for Both Sexes, for Canada, Provinces and Territories - 20% Sample Data
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Name
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Level of Educational Attainment |
Total
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Without high school grad- uation certi- ficate
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High school1
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Trades certi- ficate or diploma
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College2
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Univer- sity
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Canada  |
3,698,235 |
3,898,405 |
2,097,140 |
2,917,895 |
3,676,630 |
16,288,310 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
100,470 |
45,430 |
61,535 |
39,450 |
39,970 |
286,855 |
| Prince Edward Island |
20,460 |
14,325 |
11,045 |
12,945 |
11,920 |
70,700 |
| Nova Scotia |
131,090 |
90,010 |
86,220 |
88,295 |
100,045 |
495,650 |
| New Brunswick |
116,545 |
96,630 |
55,050 |
66,670 |
64,805 |
399,695 |
Quebec  |
979,960 |
1,018,715 |
505,650 |
637,890 |
866,455 |
4,008,675 |
Ontario  |
1,274,225 |
1,509,585 |
677,755 |
1,194,425 |
1,528,665 |
6,184,650 |
Manitoba  |
162,600 |
128,575 |
74,855 |
93,215 |
112,395 |
571,640 |
Saskatchewan  |
134,580 |
103,880 |
76,050 |
74,400 |
87,010 |
475,915 |
Alberta  |
349,940 |
363,210 |
245,885 |
299,825 |
343,500 |
1,602,355 |
British Columbia  |
416,245 |
518,150 |
295,180 |
401,755 |
512,715 |
2,144,050 |
| Yukon Territory |
2,795 |
3,615 |
3,045 |
3,510 |
3,960 |
16,925 |
Northwest Territories  |
4,970 |
3,990 |
3,380 |
3,600 |
3,845 |
19,785 |
Nunavut  |
4,355 |
2,300 |
1,500 |
1,915 |
1,355 |
11,410 |
1 Includes persons who have attended courses at postsecondary institutions and who may or may not have a high school graduation certificate. Excludes persons with a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree. Since 1981, 'postsecondary' refers to years of schooling completed at university or at institutions other than a university, a secondary (high) school or an elementary school. Examples of postsecondary institutions include community colleges, institutes of technology, CEGEPs, private trade schools, private business colleges and schools of nursing.
2 Referred to as 'Other non-university certificate or diploma' in previous censuses, this sector includes non-degree-granting institutions such as community colleges, CEGEPs, private business colleges and technical institutes.
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