Post-secondary Graduates, 1996

Regional variations in educational attainment by province and territory have been shown on this map for the Canadian population 15 years of age and older. Assuming that the majority of school to aged children are attending school currently, another perspective on educational attainment and health can be seen by focusing on older age groups.

Post to Secondary Graduates

This map summarizes the regional variations in the proportions of Canadians (25 to 54 years of age in 1996) who have graduated from a post to secondary institution. Ranging from a low of 31.2% in northern Quebec to a high of 68.0% in the North Shore health region of British Columbia (just north of Vancouver/Richmond, which also has a high value of 64.4%), there is a distinct rural to urban pattern associated with the location of post to secondary graduates. As one roams through this map one will find the highest proportions of post to secondary graduates in the health regions where there is one or more relatively large urban centre. Most urban centres also tend to have a more heterogeneous population, in terms of education, income, and other socioeconomic characteristics. That probably explains why the relationship between life expectancy and the proportion of post to secondary graduates (Figure 1).

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Figure 1. Life Expectancy and Educational Attainment by Health Regions

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