Learning 2009
Learning: 2009 Archive
Education opens up a world of possibilities and greatly impacts our employment, income, and health. It allows us to stretch the limits of our intelligence and changes the way we view life.
- Number of People who have not completed High School
- Post-Secondary Education Level
- Composite Learning Index
- Percentage of Grade 10 Students Passing the Provincial Literacy Test
Supplementary Local and National Comparison Information
9-1 The Number of People who have not completed High School is an indicator of the number of residents without a grade 12 diploma.
Note, Statistics Canada collects this data for communities across the country and includes individuals in the 15-17 age range who would not be expected to have graduated. This manner of collection is consistent across all communities.
| 1990 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
| Waterloo Region | 39.5 | 29.9 | 28.1 | 28.9 | 26.5 | 26.1 | 24.2 | 24.3 | 22.2 | 20.0 |
| Ontario | 35.4 | 26.2 | 25.2 | 24.5 | 23.2 | 22.6 | 22.0 | 21.6 | 20.6 | 20.1 |
| Canada | 37.8 | 28.2 | 27.2 | 26.3 | 25.0 | 24.4 | 23.6 | 23.2 | 22.2 | 21.6 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey by special request.
9-2 The Post-Secondary Education Level is an indication of how many of our residents possess a diploma, degree, or certificate and how prepared our population is for the jobs of the future.
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
| Waterloo Region | 38.2 | 40.6 | 41.9 | 44.2 | 41.4 | 45.0 | 47.4 | 49.2 | 50.0 |
| Ontario | 43.1 | 44.7 | 45.6 | 46.4 | 46.9 | 48.7 | 49.9 | 51.3 | 51.6 |
| Canada | 42.8 | 44.3 | 45.1 | 46.1 | 46.6 | 48.0 | 48.8 | 49.9 | 50.4 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, available by special request program A050705.
9-3 The Composite Learning Index combines standards for "learning to know, do, live, and be." It is an overall indicator of residents' level of ability to succeed in society.
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
| Waterloo Region | 77 | 85 | 89 | 82 |
| Ontario | 76 | 80 | 80 | 78 |
| Canada | 73 | 76 | 77 | 75 |
Source: Canadian Council on Learning. Index composed of four measures - Learning to know, do, live, and be. http://www.ccl-cca.ca/CCL/Home/index.htm?Language=EN
9-4 The Percentage of Grade 10 Students Passing the Provincial Literacy Test. Successful completion of the Literacy Test is a requirement to receive an Ontario Secondary School Diploma.
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
| Public Board | 85 | n/a | 86 | 86 | 88 | 88 |
| Separate Board | 83 | n/a | 85 | 84 | 82 | 84 |
| Ontario Average | 82 | n/a | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 |
(data was not available for 2005)
Source: Ontario Education Quality and Accountability Office
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