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2006 Census: Educational Portrait of Canada, 2006 Census: Aboriginal population
The census showed differences in educational attainment on and off reserve for First Nations people and Registered Indians
The 2006 Census recorded important differences in the level of educational attainment on and off reserve for both the First Nations identity population and people who reported that they were Registered Indians1 (see Definitions for the geographic areas included as 'on reserve').
First Nations people living off reserve were more likely to be college or university graduates
In 2006, 50% of the First Nations people aged 25 to 64 living on reserve had not completed high school, compared to 30% of off-reserve First Nations people.
The highest level of educational attainment of about one in four (24%) of First Nations people living off reserve was a high school diploma, compared with 15% of their counterparts living on reserve.
The First Nations people living off reserve were also more likely to have a college diploma or a university degree. In 2006, 20% of First Nations people living off reserve had a college diploma, compared with 14% of their counterparts living on reserve. An estimated 9% of off-reserve First Nations people had a university degree, up from 7% in 2001. In comparison, 4% of First Nations people living on reserve had a university degree, up from 3% in 2001.
About 13% of First Nations people on reserve had a trades certificate, compared to 14% of their counterparts living off reserve.
Similar trends in educational attainment on and off reserve for the Registered Indian population
Similar trends were observed for people who reported that they were Registered Indians. One-half (50%) of Registered Indians aged 25 to 64 years living on reserve had not completed high school, compared to 31% of Registered Indians living off reserve.
Nearly one in four (23%) Registered Indians living off reserve had a high school diploma as their highest level of attainment, compared to 15% of the on-reserve Registered Indian population. As well, a larger proportion of off-reserve Registered Indians had a college diploma (19%) and a university degree (9%) than those living on reserve (14% and 4%, respectively).
The share of Registered Indians with a university degree both on and off reserve increased between 2001 and 2006. In 2006, 9% of Registered Indians living off reserve had a university degree, up from 7% in 2001. Similarly, 4% of the on-reserve Registered Indian population had a university degree in 2006, up from 3% five years earlier.
About 13% of Registered Indians had a trades certificate, regardless of whether they lived on or off reserve.
Table 11 Proportion of the First Nations people and Registered Indians aged 25 to 64 living on and off reserve by level of educational attainment, Canada, 2006
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