Table 4.

Population, 15 years and over, by level of schooling attained and by sex.
Canada and provinces, 1976.

    Elementary Secondary Post-secondary education    
School
(partia1/
complete)
School
(partia1/
complete)
Non-univ.
(partia1/
complete)
University
(partia1/
complete)
Total
             
Canada F. 25.5% 45.9% 15.2% 13.4% 28.6%
M. 26.3 41.7 13.1 18.9 32.0
           
Newfoundland F. 35.0 42.4 13.1 9.5 22.6
M. 39.3 35.9 13.2 11.6 24.8
             
Prince Edward F. 23.4 43.7 17.2 15.7 32.9
  Island M. 36.4 37.4 11.4 14.8 26.2
             
Nova Scotia F. 22.1 47.7 17.9 12.3 30.2
  M. 28.5 42.2 14.3 15.0 29.8
             
New Brunswick F. 30.8 43.4 14.8 11.0 25.8
M. 37.1 37.7 11.7 13.5 25.2
             
Quebec F. 34.0 39.8 13.4 12.8 26.4
M. 32.0 36.6 12.2 19.2 31.4
             
Ontario F. 22.6 48.6 15.4 13.4 28.8
M. 22.9 44.5 12.7 19.9 32.6
             
Manitoba F. 25.9 45.8 14.7 13.6 28.3
M. 27.9 42.3 11.6 18.2 29.8
             
Saskatchewan F. 26.9 44.6 15.9 12.6 28.5
M. 32.5 42.9 10.0 14.6 24.6
             
Alberta F. 17.0 49.4 18.4 15.2 33.6
M. 19.5 44.0 17.2 19.3 36.5
             
British F. 16.8 50.9 16.6 15.7 32.3
  Columbia M. 18.5 45.3 15.9 20.3 36.2
             
Yukon F. 15.0 44.3 23.0 17.7 40.7
M. 18.1 42.7 20.8 18.4 39.3
           
Northwest F. 41.3 30.7 15.2 12.8 28.6
  Territories M. 37.9 29.5 16.8 15.8 32.6


Source:

Statistics Canada, 1976 Census of Canada, "Population, 15 years and over, by level of schooling by age and by sex". Microfiche File, SDDEMB 12.



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