From Statistics Canada:
Wednesday, March 11, 2009. Released at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time
University enrolment, 2006/2007
Enrolment in Canadian universities rose 0.9% in the academic
year 2006/2007, the second smallest growth rate since 2000.
University degrees, diplomas and certificates awarded, 2006
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University enrolment
2006/2007
Enrolment in Canadian universities rose 0.9% in the academic year 2006/2007, the second smallest growth rate since 2000.
Young adults aged 18 to 21 accounted for 90% of this growth as their numbers increased 2.1% to 427,400.
Enrolment, which was on the decline throughout the mid-1990s, has picked up in the last 10 years. This was due largely to a higher number of these students aged 18 to 21, whose rate of growth outpaced that of total enrolment.
Female students accounted for 58% of all registrations in 2006/2007, a proportion that has remained steady since 2001.
In 2006/2007, 611,700 women were registered, up 1.1% from the previous academic year, while the number of male students rose 0.7% to 445,300.
Undergraduate and graduate enrolment
Total undergraduate enrolment amounted to 811,800, up 1.1% from the previous academic year. Women accounted for 59% of the total undergraduate enrolment.
Undergraduate enrolment among men increased 1.1%, compared with a 1.0% increase for women, which was half their rate of growth in the previous academic year.
About 95,700 students were enrolled in a master's program in 2006/2007, up 1.8% from the previous academic year. Women accounted for just over 54% of enrolment at the master's level.
At the doctorate level, enrolment of 36,800 in 2006/2007 was virtually unchanged from the previous academic year. This was the smallest increase in enrolment in doctoral programs since 1999/2000.
Men still outnumber women in doctorate programs, although their proportion has been on the decline. In 2006/2007, men accounted for less than 54% of doctorate registrations, down from 60% in 1995/1996.
Full- and part-time enrolments
Full-time university enrolment rose 0.8% to 788,000 in 2006/2007.
The number of full-time registrations rose in four provinces: Prince Edward Island (+3.3%), Ontario (+2.7%), Manitoba (+1.2%), and Quebec (+0.8%).
The largest decline in full-time registration occurred in New Brunswick at 4.8%, followed by Newfoundland and Labrador (-3.0%), British Columbia (-2.4%), and Nova Scotia (-2.1%).
Part-time university enrolment increased 1.2% to 269,300. The largest gains were in Prince Edward Island (+20.8%) and Alberta (+13.3%). Universities in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, British Columbia, Nova Scotia and Quebec recorded declines in part-time enrolment.
Fields of study
The top three fields of study by numbers of registrants (social and behavioral sciences and law; business, management and public administration; and the humanities) accounted for nearly one-half (49%) of total enrolment in 2006/2007.
A record 187,300 students were registered in social and behavioral sciences, and law, up 4,700 from the previous academic year. This field of study accounted for almost 18% of total enrolment.
Enrolment in business, management and public administration reached 174,700, an increase of 6,300.
Enrolment fell in four fields (personal improvement and leisure; humanities; physical and life sciences, and technologies; and mathematics, computer and information sciences).
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Note to readers
Data for the University of Regina are not included in estimates of counts for 2005 and 2006. National trend analysis involving years prior to 2005 compared with 2005 or 2006 will be affected insignificantly by this absence.
The 2006/2007 data for the University of British Columbia are preliminary. Enrolment counts for certain universities are based on estimates.
University enrolment data for 2006/2007 are obtained using information from the Postsecondary Student Information System, formerly the Enhanced Student Information System, and from the University Student Information System.
The data are subject to revision.
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The decline in mathematics, computer and information sciences field continued a long-term trend. In 2006/2007, 33,900 students were enrolled in the field, down 7.4% from 2005/2006 and well below the peak of 46,000 in 2001/2002. The field accounted for 3.2% of total enrolment in 2006/2007, the lowest proportion since 1992.
The table 477-0013 will soon be available on CANSIM.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 5017.
Data tables are available from the Summary tables module of our website.
For general information, to order data, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Client Services (toll-free 1-800-307-3382; 613-951-7608; fax: 613-951-4441; educationstats@statcan.gc.ca), Culture, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics.
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Table: University enrolment by registration status
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2001/2002(r) 2004/2005(r) 2005/2006(r,1)
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number number number
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Total(3,4) 886,700 1,019,800 1,047,700
Male 376,900 431,500 442,400
Female 509,600 588,000 605,000
Full-time(3,4) 635,100 760,400 781,500
Male 276,100 329,400 338,800
Female 358,900 430,900 442,600
Part-time(3,4) 251,600 259,400 266,200
Male 100,800 102,100 103,600
Female 150,700 157,100 162,400
Undergraduate level(3) 680,700 788,800 803,400
Full-time(3) 528,200 633,400 647,900
Male 223,300 266,300 273,000
Female 304,800 367,100 374,900
Part-time(3) 152,500 155,400 155,600
Male 59,800 60,500 60,200
Female 92,700 94,800 95,300
Graduate(3) 124,600 151,000 153,700
Full-time(3) 84,700 107,600 111,400
Male 43,100 54,500 55,900
Female 41,700 53,100 55,500
Part-time(3) 39,900 43,300 42,300
Male 18,300 19,100 18,100
Female 21,600 24,200 24,200
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2001/2002 to 2006/2
2006/2007(1) 007(2)
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number % change
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Total(3,4) 1,057,300 19.2
Male 445,300 18.2
Female 611,700 20.0
Full-time(3,4) 788,000 24.1
Male 340,500 23.3
Female 447,300 24.6
Part-time(3,4) 269,300 7.0
Male 104,800 4.0
Female 164,400 9.1
Undergraduate level(3) 811,800 19.3
Full-time(3) 653,300 23.7
Male 275,000 23.1
Female 378,300 24.1
Part-time(3) 158,500 4.0
Male 62,000 3.6
Female 96,500 4.2
Graduate(3) 156,100 25.3
Full-time(3) 113,300 33.6
Male 56,100 30.3
Female 57,100 36.9
Part-time(3) 42,900 7.5
Male 17,800 -2.7
Female 25,100 16.1
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2001/2002 to 2006/2
007(2)
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change in number
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Total(3,4) 170,600
Male 68,400
Female 102,100
Full-time(3,4) 152,900
Male 64,400
Female 88,400
Part-time(3,4) 17,700
Male 4,100
Female 13,600
Undergraduate level(3) 131,200
Full-time(3) 125,100
Male 51,600
Female 73,400
Part-time(3) 6,000
Male 2,200
Female 3,900
Graduate(3) 31,500
Full-time(3) 28,500
Male 13,100
Female 15,400
Part-time(3) 3,000
Male -500
Female 3,500
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r revised
1. Enrolment figures do not include the University of Regina.
2. Changes (percentage and number) are based on rounded
figures.
3. Includes sex unknown.
4. Includes the other program level category.
Note: Enrolment figures may not add up due to rounding to the
nearest 100.
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Table: University enrolment by fields of study and gender
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2001/2002(r) 2005/2006(r,1) 2006/2007(1)
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number number number
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Total(3) 886,700 1,047,700 1,057,300
Male 376,900 442,400 445,300
Female 509,600 605,000 611,700
Personal improvement and
leisure 100 300 200
Male 0 100 100
Female 0 200 100
Education(3) 69,500 74,000 74,500
Male 17,000 17,700 17,800
Female 52,500 56,300 56,700
Visual and performing
arts, and
communications
technologies(3) 27,900 37,200 37,500
Male 9,500 12,600 12,900
Female 18,400 24,600 24,600
Humanities(3) 133,100 165,100 160,500
Male 50,000 63,400 61,400
Female 83,200 101,600 99,100
Social and behavioural
sciences, and law(3) 138,600 182,600 187,300
Male 48,500 63,700 65,000
Female 90,100 118,900 122,300
Business, management and
public administration(3) 141,500 168,400 174,700
Male 62,800 79,200 82,800
Female 78,700 89,200 91,900
Physical and life
sciences, and
technologies(3) 78,300 94,500 93,600
Male 35,100 42,400 42,000
Female 43,100 52,100 51,500
Mathematics, computer
and information
sciences(3) 46,000 36,600 33,900
Male 32,800 26,700 24,600
Female 13,200 9,900 9,300
Architecture,
engineering and related
technologies(3) 74,800 85,500 85,800
Male 57,400 67,500 67,600
Female 17,400 18,000 18,200
Agriculture, natural
resources and
conservation(3) 14,900 15,300 15,500
Male 7,000 6,800 6,800
Female 8,000 8,500 8,700
Health, parks,
recreation and
fitness(3) 81,000 104,200 108,500
Male 24,400 29,400 30,600
Female 56,600 74,800 77,800
Personal, protective and
transportation services 1,200 1,800 2,200
Male 800 1,000 1,300
Female 300 700 1,000
Other(3) 79,700 82,200 83,100
Male 31,400 31,900 32,500
Female 48,200 50,100 50,500
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2001/2002 2005/2006
to to
2006/2007 2006/2007
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% %
change(2) change(2)
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Total(3) 19.2 0.9
Male 18.2 0.7
Female 20.0 1.1
Personal improvement and
leisure 254.5 -29.7
Male 560.0 -13.2
Female 175.0 -39.7
Education(3) 7.2 0.7
Male 4.5 0.6
Female 8.1 0.8
Visual and performing
arts, and
communications
technologies(3) 34.4 0.8
Male 34.9 2.3
Female 34.2 0.0
Humanities(3) 20.6 -2.8
Male 22.8 -3.2
Female 19.2 -2.5
Social and behavioural
sciences, and law(3) 35.2 2.6
Male 34.1 2.0
Female 35.8 2.9
Business, management and
public administration(3) 23.4 3.7
Male 31.8 4.5
Female 16.8 3.0
Physical and life
sciences, and
technologies(3) 19.6 -1.0
Male 19.6 -0.8
Female 19.5 -1.2
Mathematics, computer
and information
sciences(3) -26.4 -7.4
Male -25.0 -7.6
Female -29.8 -6.9
Architecture,
engineering and related
technologies(3) 14.6 0.3
Male 17.6 0.0
Female 4.4 1.1
Agriculture, natural
resources and
conservation(3) 3.7 1.6
Male -2.7 0.2
Female 9.3 2.6
Health, parks,
recreation and
fitness(3) 33.9 4.0
Male 25.4 4.2
Female 37.5 4.0
Personal, protective and
transportation services 88.9 27.1
Male 52.1 24.0
Female 181.4 32.5
Other(3) 4.2 1.1
Male 3.5 1.8
Female 4.7 0.8
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r revised
1. Enrolment figures do not include the University of Regina.
2. The percentage changes are based on rounded figures.
3. Includes sex unknown.
Note: Enrolment figures may not add up due to rounding to the
nearest 100.
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Table: University enrolment by province
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2001/2002(r) 2005/2006(r)(,1) 2006/2007(1)
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number number number
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Canada 886,700 1,047,700 1,057,300
Newfoundland and Labrador 16,300 18,300 17,800
Prince Edward Island 3,400 3,800 4,000
Nova Scotia 40,600 43,300 42,500
New Brunswick 24,300 25,000 23,800
Quebec 240,700 266,000 266,700
Ontario 335,700 431,000 441,500
Manitoba 34,100 39,600 40,100
Saskatchewan 32,100 20,600 20,600
Alberta 79,100 91,700 94,400
British Columbia 80,400 108,200 105,900
Full-time students
Canada 635,100 781,500 788,000
Newfoundland and Labrador 13,500 15,000 14,500
Prince Edward Island 2,800 3,300 3,400
Nova Scotia 32,500 35,400 34,700
New Brunswick 19,600 20,600 19,600
Quebec 144,200 168,600 169,900
Ontario 254,400 348,300 357,500
Manitoba 24,800 28,900 29,300
Saskatchewan 24,300 15,800 15,700
Alberta 60,200 68,000 67,600
British Columbia 58,900 77,700 75,800
Part-time students
Canada 251,600 266,200 269,300
Newfoundland and Labrador 2,700 3,300 3,300
Prince Edward Island 600 500 600
Nova Scotia 8,100 7,900 7,800
New Brunswick 4,700 4,400 4,100
Quebec 96,500 97,400 96,800
Ontario 81,300 82,800 84,000
Manitoba 9,300 10,700 10,800
Saskatchewan 7,800 4,900 4,900
Alberta 19,000 23,700 26,900
British Columbia 21,500 30,500 30,100
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2001/2002 2005/2006
to to
2006/2007 2006/2007
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% %
change(2) change(2)
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Canada 19.2 0.9
Newfoundland and Labrador 9.4 -2.9
Prince Edward Island 19.2 5.7
Nova Scotia 4.7 -2.0
New Brunswick -2.3 -5.0
Quebec 10.8 0.3
Ontario 31.5 2.4
Manitoba 17.5 1.3
Saskatchewan ...(3) ...(3)
Alberta 19.4 2.9
British Columbia 31.7 -2.2
Full-time students
Canada 24.1 0.8
Newfoundland and Labrador 7.5 -3.0
Prince Edward Island 21.0 3.3
Nova Scotia 6.8 -2.1
New Brunswick 0.1 -4.8
Quebec 17.8 0.8
Ontario 40.5 2.7
Manitoba 17.9 1.2
Saskatchewan ...(3) ...(3)
Alberta 12.3 -0.7
British Columbia 28.8 -2.4
Part-time students
Canada 7.0 1.2
Newfoundland and Labrador 18.8 -2.4
Prince Edward Island 10.0 20.8
Nova Scotia -3.9 -1.5
New Brunswick -12.1 -6.3
Quebec 0.4 -0.6
Ontario 3.2 1.4
Manitoba 16.4 1.6
Saskatchewan ...(3) ...(3)
Alberta 41.8 13.3
British Columbia 39.6 -1.5
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r revised
... not applicable
1. Enrolment figures do not include the University of Regina.
2. The percentage changes are based on rounded figures.
3. Percentage change is not provided due to the absence of
data for the University of Regina
in 2005/2006 and 2006/2007.
Note: Enrolment figures may not add up due to rounding to the
nearest 100.
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University degrees, diplomas and certificates awarded
2006
Approximately 225,900 students received a qualification from a Canadian university in 2006, a 4.9% increase from 2005.
Of all qualifications, about 60%, or 136,200, were awarded to women, continuing a long-term trend in which female graduates have outnumbered their male counterparts. Women have outnumbered men at every level other than at the doctorate level since 1994.
At the undergraduate level, some 181,400 students received a degree, a certificate or a diploma in 2006, a 5.1% gain from 2005.
About 34,100 students received a master's level qualification in 2006, up 3.4% from 2005. The 2006 level represents 9,200 more master's degrees than the level in 2001, the equivalent of a 36.9% increase.
Some 16,100 men received a master's degree in 2006, up 0.8% from 2005, as did 18,100 women, a 5.8% increase.
Universities granted 4,500 doctorate degrees in 2006. Women accounted for 42% of these doctorates, up from 34% a decade earlier.
The number of degrees, diplomas and certificates rose in all fields of study in 2006, except one: mathematics, computer and information sciences (-5.8%).
Among the fields of study with the largest numbers of qualifications awarded, the largest increase in graduates occurred in health, parks, recreation and fitness (+9.0%); social and behavioural sciences, and law (+8.3 %); and education (+5,9%).
Note: Data for the University of Regina are not included in estimates of counts for 2005 and 2006. National trend analysis involving years prior to 2005 compared with 2005 or 2006 will be affected insignificantly by this absence. For Quebec institutions, micro programs and attestations are not included. The data for the University of British Columbia are preliminary.
Available on CANSIM: table 477-0014.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 5017.
Data tables are also available from the Summary tables module of our website.
For general information, to order data, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Client Services (toll-free 1-800-307-3382; 613-951-7608; fax: 613-951-4441; educationstats@statcan.gc.ca), Culture, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics.
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Table: University qualifications awarded by program level and gender
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2001 to
2001(r) 2005(r,1) 2006(r,1) 2006
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%
number number number change(2)
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Total qualifications(3) 178,100 215,300 225,900 26.8
Male 72,900 86,700 89,700 23.1
Female 105,200 128,600 136,200 29.4
Undergraduate level
Total(3) degree,
certificate and diploma 146,400 172,600 181,400 23.9
Male 57,400 66,000 68,600 19.5
Female 89,000 106,600 112,700 26.7
Bachelor's, first
professional and
applied degree(3) 129,200 151,900 161,000 24.6
Male 51,400 58,600 61,600 19.8
Female 77,800 93,300 99,400 27.7
Other undergraduate
qualifications
awarded(3) 17,200 20,800 20,400 18.4
Male 6,000 7,400 7,000 16.5
Female 11,100 13,300 13,300 19.7
Graduate level
Total degree,
certificate and
diploma(3) 31,000 41,400 42,700 37.7
Male 15,100 20,100 20,300 34.4
Female 15,900 21,300 22,400 40.6
Master's degree(3) 24,900 33,000 34,100 36.9
Male 11,900 15,900 16,100 35.1
Female 13,000 17,100 18,100 38.6
Earned doctorate 3,700 4,200 4,500 20.0
Male 2,100 2,400 2,500 18.6
Female 1,600 1,800 1,900 22.0
Other graduate
qualifications
awarded(3) 2,400 4,200 4,200 71.8
Male 1,100 1,800 1,700 58.2
Female 1,300 2,400 2,400 82.9
Non-university level(3) 600 1,200 1,800 193.7
Male 300 600 800 136.9
Female 300 700 1,000 257.9
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2005 to
2006
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%
change(2)
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Total qualifications(3) 4.9
Male 3.5
Female 5.9
Undergraduate level
Total(3) degree,
certificate and diploma 5.1
Male 3.9
Female 5.7
Bachelor's, first
professional and
applied degree(3) 6.0
Male 5.1
Female 6.6
Other undergraduate
qualifications
awarded(3) -1.9
Male -5.3
Female -0.1
Graduate level
Total degree,
certificate and
diploma(3) 3.2
Male 1.0
Female 5.2
Master's degree(3) 3.4
Male 0.8
Female 5.8
Earned doctorate 5.9
Male 7.1
Female 4.5
Other graduate
qualifications
awarded(3) -1.4
Male -4.8
Female 1.1
Non-university level(3) 45.8
Male 35.6
Female 54.5
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r revised
1. Qualifications figures do not include the University of
Regina.
2. The percentage changes are based on rounded figures.
3. Total includes sex unknown.
Note: Qualifications figures may not add up because of rounding
to the nearest 100.
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Table: University qualifications awarded by field of study
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2001 to
2001(r) 2005(r,1) 2006(r,1) 2006
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%
number number number change(2)
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Total(3) qualifications 178,100 215,300 225,900 26.8
Male 72,900 86,700 89,700 23.1
Female 105,200 128,600 136,200 29.4
Personal improvement and
leisure education(3) ... ... ... ...
Male ... ... ... ...
Female ... ... ... ...
Education(3) 22,400 25,300 26,800 20.0
Male 5,600 6,300 6,400 14.7
Female 16,700 19,000 20,400 21.8
Visual and performing
arts, and
communications
technologies 5,900 7,800 8,100 38.0
Male 1,900 2,500 2,600 33.8
Female 4,000 5,300 5,600 40.0
Humanities(3) 20,100 24,000 25,100 24.9
Male 7,000 8,500 8,700 24.2
Female 13,100 15,500 16,400 25.3
Social and behavioural
sciences, and law(3) 35,800 42,000 45,500 27.1
Male 12,500 14,100 15,200 21.6
Female 23,300 27,900 30,300 30.1
Business, management and
public administration(3) 34,800 45,300 45,800 31.6
Male 15,800 20,700 20,900 32.3
Female 19,000 24,600 24,800 31.0
Physical and life
sciences, and
technologies(3) 14,800 15,900 17,200 16.4
Male 6,400 6,700 7,100 12.2
Female 8,400 9,200 10,000 19.6
Mathematics, computer
and information
sciences(3) 9,000 10,000 9,400 4.5
Male 6,200 7,100 6,600 7.1
Female 2,900 2,900 2,800 -1.1
Architecture,
engineering and related
technologies(3) 13,800 18,000 18,500 33.9
Male 10,600 13,600 14,300 35.1
Female 3,300 4,400 4,200 29.8
Agriculture, natural
resources and
conservation 3,900 3,300 3,600 -7.4
Male 1,900 1,500 1,600 -17.9
Female 2,000 1,800 2,000 2.6
Health, parks,
recreation and
fitness(3) 16,300 21,900 23,800 46.2
Male 4,500 5,000 5,500 22.2
Female 11,800 16,800 18,400 55.3
Personal, protective and
transportation services 200 300 500 107.9
Male 200 200 300 40.9
Female ... 100 200 481.8
Other 1,100 1,400 1,500 31.3
Male 300 400 400 56.8
Female 800 900 1,000 21.8
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2005 to
2006
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%
change(2)
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Total(3) qualifications 4.9
Male 3.5
Female 5.9
Personal improvement and
leisure education(3) ...
Male ...
Female ...
Education(3) 5.9
Male 2.5
Female 6.9
Visual and performing
arts, and
communications
technologies 3.9
Male 1.6
Female 4.9
Humanities(3) 4.5
Male 2.8
Female 5.3
Social and behavioural
sciences, and law(3) 8.3
Male 7.6
Female 8.6
Business, management and
public administration(3) 1.0
Male 1.1
Female 0.9
Physical and life
sciences, and
technologies(3) 8.1
Male 7.0
Female 8.8
Mathematics, computer
and information
sciences(3) -5.8
Male -7.0
Female -2.8
Architecture,
engineering and related
technologies(3) 3.1
Male 5.0
Female -2.8
Agriculture, natural
resources and
conservation 9.0
Male 2.8
Female 14.1
Health, parks,
recreation and
fitness(3) 9.0
Male 8.4
Female 9.2
Personal, protective and
transportation services 45.0
Male 45.3
Female 39.1
Other 8.6
Male 9.6
Female 7.9
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r revised
... not applicable
1. Qualifications figures do not include the University of
Regina.
2. The percentage changes are based on rounded figures.
3. Total includes sex unknown.
Note: Qualifications figures may not add up because of rounding
to the nearest 100.
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