Table 2- 6: School Attendance for Population, 15 years and over, with less
than Grade 9 Education, by Sex and Province.
Canada 1981.

TOTAL POPULATION WITH SCHOOL ATTENDERS
LESS THAN GRADE 9 EDUCATION FULL-TIME PART-TIME

Group Number Number % of
Group		 Number % of
Group
 
Canada
 Total
Male
Female 		 
3,731,305
1,796,045
1,935,260		  
66,545
2.2%
27,635 		 
1.8%
38,910
1.4%		  
23,440
11,230
12,215		  
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
           
Newfoundland
T
M
F 		 
120,755
63,875
56,880		  
4,090
2,515
l,575 		 
3.4%
3.9%
2.7%		  
365
245
115		  
0.3%
0.4%
0.2%
           
Prince Edward Island
T
M
F		  
21,370
12,950
8,425		  
580
405
175		  
2.7%
3.1%
2.1%		  
80
55
25		  
0.3%
0.4%
0.3%
           
Nova-Scotia
T
M
F		  
130,340
71,l90
58,440		  
5,470
3,185
2,285		  
4.2%
4.4%
3.9%		  
390
190
195		  
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
           
NewBrunswick
T
M
F		  
143,955
76,480
67,475 		 
3,310
2,235
1,065		  
2.3%
2.9%
1.6%		  
550
320
225 		 
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
           
Quebec
T
M
F		  
1,315,520
597.560
717,960		  
18,615
10.210
8,405		  
1.4%
1.7%
1.2%		  
8,895
4,110
4,780 		 
1.4%
0.7%
0.7%
           
Ontario
T
M
F		  
1,160,335
544,860
615,470		  
17,580
10,370
7,205 		 
1.5%
1.9%
1.2%		  
6,865
3,050
3,820		  
0.6%
0.5%
0.6%
           
Manitoba
T
M
F		  
169,360
84,835
84,520		  
3,335
1,970
1,360		  
1.9%
2.3%
1.6% 		 
710
370
335		  
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
           
Saskatchewan
T
M
F		  
164,615
87,835
76,775		  
3,485
2,080
1,405		  
2.1%
2.3%
1.8%		  
975
580
390		  
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
           
Alberta
T
M
F		  
212,645
110,130
102,515		  
4,415
2,615
1,800		  
2.1%
2.4%
1.8% 		 
1,460
795
665		  
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
           
British Columbia
T
M
F		  
279,655
138,930
140,725		  
4,965
2,940
2,025		  
1.7%
2.1%
1.4%		  
3,055
1,435
1,615		  
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
           
Yukon Territory
T
M
F		  
2,125
1,260
860 		 
105
80
25		  
4.9%
6.3%
2.9%		  
25
20
***		  
1.2%
1.6%
****
           
Northwest Territories
T
M
F		  
10,630
5,415
5,220		  
595
300
300		  
5.6%
5.5%
5.7%		  
65
25
45 		 
0.6%
0.5%
0.9%

Source: Statistics Canada. 1981 Census of Canada, Population Statistics. Catalogue 92-914, Volume 1,Table 8.


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