Learning
Are our kids completing high school? How much R&D gets done here? Do we keep learning?
High School Non-Completion – In 2007, 13.7% of Greater Victoria residents 15 years and over had not completed high school. This is significantly less than the 18.8% of British Columbians and 22.2% of Canadians who have not completed high school. In 2006, 15.6% of residents of Greater Victoria 15 and over had not completed high school.
Composite Learning Index - In 2008, the Composite Learning Index (a measure that combines data from a variety of areas to determine the state of lifelong learning in a community) for Greater Victoria continued to climb to 93, compared to 84 in 2007 and 80 in 2006. The provincial score in 2008 was 80, compared with a national index of 77.
Post-Secondary Education - In 2007, 50.9% of the residents of Greater Victoria 15 and over had completed some level of post-secondary education, compared with 49.2% in 2006. Provincially in 2007, 48.4% of residents have some post-secondary education, as do 49.9% nationally.
Aboriginal Education - Of the Aboriginal population in Greater Victoria, 68.1% of those 15 years and over held a certificate, diploma or degree in 2006, considerably more than the 61.0% provincially and 56.3% nationally.
Research and Development - Of 27 communities in Canada ranked for research and development, Victoria ranked 8th for corporate research and development and 13th for university research in 2002.
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High School Non-Completion Rate in Canadian Cities Publishing Vital Signs, 2006
> Source: Statistics Canada
