Table 1.

Population, 15 years of age and over, by school attendance, age and sex. (Canada, 1971 and 1976)

Total population Population attending school full-time Population out-of-school 1
  1971 1976 1971 1976 1971 1976
(thousands) (thousands) % of (thousands) % of (thousands) % of (thousands) %  of
Age groups group group group group
15 - 19 years
Female 1,038 1,149 740 71.2% 574 50.0% 298 28.8% 575 50.0%
Male 1,075 1,196 793 73.8% 590 50.7% 282 26.2% 606 49.3%
20 - 24 years 943 1,068 124 13.2% 157 14.7% 819 86.8% 911 85.3%
Female 943 1,068 124 13.2% 157 14.7% 819 86.8% 911 85.3%
Male 943 1,065 217 23.0% 216 20.3% 726 77.0% 849 79.7%
25 years and over
Female 5,668 6,450 60 1.1% 67 1.0% 5,608 98.9% 6,383 99.0%
Male 5,522 6,168 87 1.6% 90 1.5% 5,435 98.4% 6,078 98.5%
Totals
Female 7,649 8,667 924 12.1% 798 9.2% 6,725 87.9% 7,869 90.8%
Male 7,540 8,429 1,097 14.6% 896 10.6% 6,443 85.4% 7,533 89.4%



Sources Statistics Canada, 1971 Census, The out-of-school population, Catalogue   92-742
------------ 1971 Census, The school population, Catalogue 92-743
------------ 1976 Census, "Population, 15 years and over, by level of schooling, by age
and by sex," Microfiche File SDDEMB 12.
------------ 1976 Census, Population: Demographic characteristics, level of schooling by age groups. Catalogue 92-827. (Ottawa: Statistics Canada, Census Information Services, 1978)

1.This includes persons who attend school part-time as well as those who do not attend school.

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