Education in Ontario’s Labour Force

Purpose

The Niagara Workforce Planning Board (NWPB) recently received a request to review labour force educational attainment, comparing Niagara to Ontario’s other census metropolitan areas.

Methodology

Using labour force data from the 2011 National Household Survey, this power point examines labour force educational attainment in three categories:- Less than grade 12- Completion of grade 12- Completion of post-secondary

training

Key Observations

At the CMA level Niagara has:- A slightly above average

proportion of workers without high school

- The highest proportion of workers with only high school

- The second lowest proportion of workers with post-secondary completion

Kingston

Source: 2011 National Household Survey

8.4%

27.3%

64.3%

Less than grade 12Completion of grade 12Post secondary completion

Peterborough

Source: 2011 National Household Survey

10.5%

28.3%

61.2%

Less than grade 12Completion of grade 12Post secondary completion

Oshawa

Source: 2011 National Household Survey

9.8%

29.9%

60.2%

Less than grade 12Completion of grade 12Post secondary completion

Toronto

Source: 2011 National Household Survey

8.8%

23.7%

67.5%

Less than grade 12Completion of grade 12Post secondary completion

Hamilton

Source: 2011 National Household Survey

10.4%

26.9%

62.7%

Less than grade 12Completion of grade 12Post secondary completion

St. Catharines-Niagara

Source: 2011 National Household Survey

11.5%

31.8%56.6%

Less than grade 12Completion of grade 12Post secondary completion

Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge

Source: 2011 National Household Survey

12.3%

28.5%

59.2%

Less than grade 12Completion of grade 12Post secondary completion

Brantford

Source: 2011 National Household Survey

14.6%

30.2%

55.2%

Less than grade 12Completion of grade 12Post secondary completion

Guelph

Source: 2011 National Household Survey

10.9%

27.4%

61.7%

Less than grade 12Completion of grade 12Post secondary completion

London

Source: 2011 National Household Survey

10.0%

28.3%

61.7%

Less than grade 12Completion of grade 12Post secondary completion

Windsor

Source: 2011 National Household Survey

8.1%

31.1%

60.8%

Less than grade 12Completion of grade 12Post secondary completion

Barrie

Source: 2011 National Household Survey

12.0%

30.9%57.1%

Less than grade 12Completion of grade 12Post secondary completion

Greater Sudbury

Source: 2011 National Household Survey

11.0%

25.0%

64.0%

Less than grade 12Completion of grade 12Post secondary completion

Thunder Bay

Source: 2011 National Household Survey

11.9%

26.2%

61.9%

Less than grade 12Completion of grade 12Post secondary completion

Less than grade 12 – Ontario CMAs

Source: 2011 National Household Survey

Windsor

Kingston

Toronto

Oshawa

London

Hamilton

Peterborough

Guelph

Greater Sudbury

St. Catharines-Niagara

Thunder Bay

Barrie

Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge

Brantford

0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 12.0% 14.0% 16.0%

Completion of grade 12

Source: 2011 National Household Survey

Toronto

Greater Sudbury

Thunder Bay

Hamilton

Kingston

Guelph

London

Peterborough

Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge

Oshawa

Brantford

Barrie

Windsor

St. Catharines-Niagara

0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00% 35.00%

Completion of post-secondary

Source: 2011 National Household Survey

Brantford

St. Catharines-Niagara

Barrie

Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge

Oshawa

Windsor

Peterborough

London

Guelph

Thunder Bay

Hamilton

Greater Sudbury

Kingston

Toronto

0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00% 80.00%

Sources

Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Catalogue number: 99-012-X201143.

Sources

2011 NHS non-response rates by CMAKingston – 28.4%Peterborough – 36.3%Oshawa – 28.3%Toronto – 25.4%Hamilton – 26.7%St. Catharines-Niagara – 29.2%Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge – 23.4%Brantford – 28.0%Guelph – 25.4%London – 23.7%Windsor – 28.1%Barrie – 26.2%Greater Sudbury – 27.9%Thunder Bay – 25.6%

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