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Education & Schooling

Yellowknife

 


 

Highest Level of Schooling

Pop. 15 Yrs. & Older 1996 1991 1986
Total 12,695 11,140 8,565
Less than Grade 9 590 525 660
High School Without Certificate 2,540 2,380 2,185
HighSchool With Certificate 1,360 1,375 930
Trade or Other Non-University 4,210 3,450 2,415
University Without Degree  1,685  1,440  1,015
University Degree 2,305 1,965 1,355

 Source: Statistics Canada, Census Years '86-'96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics 

 

Percent Distribution, 1996

Pop. 15 Yrs. & Older Yellowknife

Northwest Territories

Canada
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than Grade 9 4.6 14.7 12.1
High School Without Certificate 20.0 21.8 22.7
HighSchool With Certificate 10.7 8.5 14.3
Trade or Other Non-University 33.2 33.2 27.9
University Without Degree 13.3 9.3 9.7
University Degree 18.2 12.6 13.3

 Source: Statistics Canada, Census '96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics

 

 

 Source: Statistics Canada, Census '96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics

 

 

Percent Attending School, Full- or Part-time, 1996

Yellowknife

Northwest Territories

Canada
15-19 Yrs. 75.5 73.3 82.0
20-24 Yrs. 36.7 26.4 47.9

 Source: Statistics Canada, Census '96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics 

 

Employment Rate, by Highest Level of Schooling, 1996

Pop. 15 Yrs. & Older Yellowknife Northwest Territories Canada
Less than Grade 9 42.9 31.5 24.7
High School Without Certificate 64.6 53.7 44.4
High School With Certificate 83.8 79.6 62.7
Trade Or Other Non-University 84.9 77.9 70.0
University Without Degree 82.5 83.0 70.1
University Degree 92.9 92.3 79.8

 Source: Statistics Canada, Census '96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics 

 

 

 Source: Statistics Canada, Census '96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics 

 

 

 

Educational Opportunities:

Grade Levels Available in the Community: --

Community Learning Center: --

 

 IMPORTANT
To ensure confidentiality, data from the census are independently random rounded by Statistics Canada.
As a result, all numbers from the census end in the digit 0 or 5.
In some cases, this will result in totals that are inconsistent with their sums, particularly in smaller communities.


 

Last Update: April 14, 1999