Table 5.

Population, 15 years and over, by school attendance and sex,
showing level of schooling attained. (Canada, 1976)

level of schooling attained
Elementary Secondary Post-secondary
School School Non-univ. University
(partial/ (partial/ (partial/ (partial/
School attendance complete) complete) complete) complete)
             
Total attending school F. 2.4% 57.8% 12.1% 27.7% 100.0%
      full-time M. 3.2 54.3 10.4 32.1 100.0
             
- at elementary or F. 3.8 91.9 2.8 1.5 100.0
   secondary school M. 5.3 90.6 2.7 1.4 100.0
             
- at post-secondary F. 1.0 11.1 54.1 33.8 100.0
   non-university M. 0.6 11.8 50.5 37.1 100.0
             
- at post-secondary F. 0.3 2.0 2.0 95.7 100.0
  university M. 0.3 1.9 1.7 96.1 100.0
             
Total not attending F. 27.8 44.6 15.5 12.1 100.0
school full-time M. 29.1 40.2 13.5 17.2 100.0
(includes those
attending part-time)
           
             
Total population F. 25.5 45.8 15.2 13.5 100.0
attenders and. M. 26.3 41.7 13.2 18.8 100.0
out-of-school            


Source:

Statistics Canada, 1976 Census of Canada, Population: Demographic characteristics, school attendance and level of schooling. Catalogue (Ottawa: Statistics Canada, Census Information Services, 1978).

Comment:

Over 95% of those attending elementary or secondary schools have no post- secondary education. Fewer than 10% of those attending post-secondary institutions have any previous experience at this level of schooling. This includes those first year students who are graduates of secondary schools. Therefore, the number of adults with less than complete secondary schooling who attend post- secondary institutions is extremely small.

One-third of those attending post-secondary non-university schools already have some university education. Non-university institutions have the widest variety of educational attainment levels among the characteristics of learners.

A comparison of the total attending full-time, the total not attending, and the total population indicates that those with only elementary or secondary schooling are less likely to be at tenders than those with at least some post-secondary schooling.


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