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4.15 Educational Attainment of Population, Ages 25 - 64, 2016

Canada’s population is very well-educated when compared to citizens of other OECD countries. In fact, at 62%, Canada leads all OECD countries in the proportion of its population that has successfully attained a college or university education by a significant margin.

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1. Equivalent to Kindergarten to Grade 6 in Canada / Équivalent à la maternelle jusqu'à la sixième année au Canada
2. Equivalent to Grade 9 in Canada / Équivalent au secondaire 2 au Canada
3. Equivalent to Grade 12 in Canada / Équivalent au secondaire 5 au Canada
4. Similar to CEGEP in Canada / Semblable au cégep au Canada
5. Equivalent to community college in Canada / Équivalent au collège communautaire au Canada
6. Equivalent to university including advanced research programmes in Canada / Équivalent à la université (y compris les programmes de recherche avancée) au Canada