Highest level of educational attainment for the population aged 25 to 64 2006 counts for both sexes for Canada provinces and territories - 20% sample data

Geocode	Geographic name	Total - Highest certificate; diploma or degree(1)	No certificate; diploma or degree	High school certificate or equivalent(2)	Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma	College; CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma(3)	University certificate or diploma below the bachelor level(4)	University certificate; diploma or degree at bachelor's level or above
01 	 Canada 	 17382115 	 2683510 	 4156740 	 2156010 	 3533375 	 866735 	 3985745
62 	 Nunavut 	 12955 	 5960 	 1335 	 1210 	 2495 	 300 	 1655
60 	 Yukon Territory 	 18145 	 2785 	 3850 	 2380 	 4410 	 690 	 4025
61 	 Northwest Territories 	 22640 	 5210 	 4195 	 2605 	 5375 	 730 	 4520
11 	 Prince Edward Island 	 72815 	 13585 	 17235 	 8585 	 17730 	 2925 	 12755
10 	 Newfoundland and Labrador 	 290835 	 74635 	 56985 	 42980 	 64520 	 10915 	 40800
13 	 New Brunswick 	 408210 	 85650 	 105115 	 50550 	 86805 	 14420 	 65670
47 	 Saskatchewan 	 485555 	 94100 	 129560 	 66345 	 89620 	 23140 	 82795
46 	 Manitoba 	 595935 	 121485 	 151200 	 67405 	 111495 	 28600 	 115750
12 	 Nova Scotia 	 507750 	 94275 	 106060 	 70715 	 111515 	 22455 	 102730
48 	 Alberta 	 1805640 	 278970 	 434330 	 223325 	 388235 	 83355 	 397420
59 	 British Columbia 	 2284470 	 282200 	 591275 	 273450 	 447010 	 139020 	 551515
35 	 Ontario 	 6638330 	 899525 	 1660670 	 581130 	 1461630 	 309945 	 1725425
24 	 Quebec 	 4238825 	 725120 	 894930 	 765330 	 742530 	 230235 	 880675

Notes:
(1) 'Highest certificate; diploma or degree' refers to the highest certificate; diploma or degree completed based on a hierarchy which is generally related to the amount of time spent 'in-class.' For postsecondary completers; a university education is considered to be a higher level of schooling than a college education; while a college education is considered to be a higher level of education than in the trades. Although some trades requirements may take as long or longer to complete than a given college or university program; the majority of time is spent in on-the-job paid training and less time is spent in the classroom.

(2) 'High school certificate or equivalent' includes persons who have graduated from a secondary school or equivalent. Excludes persons with a postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree. Examples of postsecondary institutions include community colleges; institutes of technology; CEGEPs; private trade schools; private business colleges; schools of nursing and universities.

(3) 'College; CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma' replaces the category 'Other non-university certificate or diploma' in previous censuses. This category includes accreditation by non-degree-granting institutions such as community colleges; CEGEPs; private business colleges and technical institutes.

(4) The overall quality of the education variables from the 2006 Census is acceptable. However; users of the 'University certificate or diploma below the bachelor level' category of the 'Highest certificate; diploma or degree' variable should know that an unexpected growth in this category was noted compared to the 2001 Census.

     In fact; in the 2001 Census; 2.5% of respondents aged 15 years or over declared such a diploma; compared to 4.4% in 2006; representing 89% growth. This phenomenon was not found in other sources like the Labour Force Survey. 
     We recommend users interpret the 2006 Census results for this category with caution.
     For more information on factors that may explain such variances in census data; such as response errors and processing errors; please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary; Appendix B: Data quality; sampling and weighting; confidentiality and random rounding.
     More information will be available in the Education Reference Guide; 2006 Census; to be published later in 2008.

Source: Statistics Canada; 2006 Census of population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2007; Highest level of educational attainment for the population aged 25 to 64  2006 counts for both sexes  for Canada  provinces and territories - 20% sample data (table).
Education Highlight Tables. 2006 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-560-XWE2006002. Ottawa. Released March 4  2008.