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People employed, by educational attainment

  2004
  Both sexes Men Women
  %
Total 62.6 67.8 57.5
15–24 57.6 57.1 58.0
25–44 81.5 86.2 76.8
45 and over 49.4 56.6 42.8
Less than Grade 9 22.7 30.7 15.8
15–24 28.8 32.2 24.6
25–44 52.3 61.7 40.7
45 and over 18.3 25.6 12.6
Some secondary school 44.8 52.0 37.1
15–24 41.9 42.6 41.1
25–44 68.2 76.2 57.3
45 and over 36.2 46.9 27.1
High school graduate 66.0 73.5 59.3
15–24 70.3 70.9 69.7
25–44 80.2 86.6 73.5
45 and over 53.3 61.9 47.2
Some postsecondary 64.2 67.1 61.4
15–24 59.6 59.0 60.2
25–44 78.5 83.6 73.1
45 and over 55.1 59.2 51.3
Postsecondary certificate or diploma1 72.8 77.0 68.8
15–24 75.9 75.7 76.1
25–44 85.6 89.5 81.7
45 and over 59.3 64.7 54.0
Bachelor's degree 76.7 79.4 74.3
15–24 73.2 69.2 75.6
25–44 85.0 89.1 81.5
45 and over 65.6 68.4 62.7
Above bachelor's degree 77.6 78.0 77.0
15–24 72.0 66.0 74.7
25–44 85.9 88.7 82.9
45 and over 70.1 70.1 70.0
1. Includes trades certificate.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 282-0004 and Catalogue no. 89F0133XIE.
Last modified: 2005-01-06.

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