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Performance Indicator 11: University Completion

Where BC Ranks, Provincial Comparison

  
Year

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2008

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4

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Performance Indicator Eleven follows the percent of the population (aged 25-54) that has earned a university credential.

In 2008, BC was second behind Ontario in university completion, maintaining the position it has held since 2002.

Between 1990 and 2008, all provinces experienced significant growth in the proportion of people who completed university. British Columbia had the fourth-largest increase. Manitoba had the smallest although its ratio grew by 48 percent.

The gap between top-ranked Ontario and BC has been fairly consistent throughout the last two decades. In this time, the gap between Ontario and bottom-ranked Newfoundland and Labrador has narrowed.



Why It's Important
Although there are many different forms of post-secondary credentialing, university completion is an important indication of a jurisdiction's success in building the high level academic, managerial and entrepreneurial skills necessary in today's knowledge driven economy. This indicator measures the percentage of the population aged 25 to 54 that has attained a university education.


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