This is a useful counterpoint to the picture provided by the PISA studies. It focuses on the percentage of the population with access to an education, and some of the benefits that result from that education. And by those measures the situation in Canada is very good (though with room for improvement). "Almost 9 out of 10 people (89%) aged 25 to 64 had completed at least high school in 2011 in Canada, substantially higher than the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) average of 75%." More, "Canada had a high proportion of individuals with a university degree compared with most other OECD countries. Almost two-thirds (64%) of Canadians aged 25 to 64 had completed a postsecondary education in 2011." That includes 27% with a university degree, and 37% with a college or trade school degree. And the education is clearly paying off: while only 55 percent of those not having compeleted high school are employed, 82 percent of those with a college or university degree have jobs. Here's the full report (PDF, 125 pages).
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