1980-81 Post-secondary Students


University University Community
Numbers Full - time (1) Undergraduate Graduate Colleges **
Sex
         
F 304,502 156,103 15,599 132,800
M 338,852 183,623 27,229 128,000
Total 643,354 339,726 42,828 260,800
F % of
Total 47% 46% 36% 51%


University University Community
Numbers Part - time Undergraduate Graduate Colleges **
Sex
       
F ? 128,041 12,435 -
M ? 84,971 19,613 -
T ? 213,012 32,048 -
         
F% of Total 60% 39%


Total Numbers of Students

Women 284,144 28,034 -
Men 268,594 46,842 -
Total 552,738 74,876 -
F. % of Total 51% 37% -

Far more women (60%) are part-time undergraduate students than men. Less than half (46%) of full-time university undergraduates are women and slightly more than half (51%) of full-time community college students are women.

(1)   Education in Canada, A Statistical Review for 1980-81- Statistics Canada 1981.

**    Approximate figures taken from bar graph

-    not available



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