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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
First Nations/Registered Indians Less than high school High school diploma Trades certificate College diploma University certificate or diploma below bachelor level University degree
percentage
First Nations people living1 on reserve 50 15 13 14 4 4
First Nations people living1 off reserve 30 24 14 20 4 9
Registered Indians2 living on reserve 50 15 13 14 4 4
Registered Indians2 living off reserve 31 23 13 19 4 9

Notes:

  1. Includes persons who reported a North American Indian identity only.
  2. Includes persons who reported being Registered or Treaty Indians as defined by the Indian Act of Canada, regardless of their Aboriginal identity.
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2006.