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The proportion of women aged 25 to 64 with a university certificate or degree grew at a faster pace than that of men, more than doubling between 1991 and 2015 from 15% to 35%. The proportion of men with a university certificate or degree also grew during that time period, but to a slightly lesser degree than women (19% in 1991 and 30% in 2015)
the percentage of women with a trades certificate has declined somewhat from 10% in 1991 to 7% in 2015. In comparison, among men, the percentage with a trades certificate has remained relatively constant: 14% of men had a trades certificate in 1991 compared with 15% in 2015.
the percentage of women with a high school diploma as their highest completed educational credential has decreased from 31% in 1991 to 23% in 2015. The proportion of men whose highest level of education is a high school diploma remained largely unchanged during the same period (26% in 1991 to 25% in 2015).
the proportion of women with no formal education credentials (no certificate, diploma or degree) showed a large decline from 31% in 1991 to less than 9% in 2015. The percentage of men with no certificate, diploma or degree showed a similar decline (from 31% to 11%).
Women were slightly less likely to have completed only a high school diploma compared with men (23% and 25% respectively), while they were more likely than men to have completed a university certificate or degree (35% and 29% respectively).
In 2015, slightly more than one-quarter (26%) of women had a college diploma as their highest level of education compared with one-fifth (20%) of men (Chart 2). Conversely, women were half (7%) as likely to have completed a trades certificate as their highest level of education compared with men (15%).
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