3.2 - Current Enrollment in Adult Education

FIGURE 12 and TABLES 13 and 14 present data from a study of adult education in Canada, One in Every Five*. This study provides an overview of the adult education undertaken by women and men in 1985.

FIGURE 12 indicates that:

• Women (21%) are a little more likely than men (17%) to take adult education classes.
• Both women and men who have little education are much less likely to enroll in adult education classes than those who are already well educated (FIGURE 12).

FIGURE 12

Prior Education of Men and Women Enrolled in Adult Education, 1985

Source: Calculated from Devereaux, One in Every Five Statistics Canada, 1985