How did the share of adults aged 25 to 64 with less than upper secondary education change in Prince Edward Island?
The answer
Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with less than upper secondary education decreased in Prince Edward Island.
- Overall change
- -20 percentage points
- Decrease
- Start · 2000
- 27%
- Latest · 2025
- 7%
What this answer shows
- Measure
- Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with less than upper secondary education
- Area shown
- Prince Edward Island
- Period
- 2000–2025Occasional
- Unit
- Percent
Selected details
- Education attainment level
- Below upper secondary
- Education coverage
- No education or below high school graduation
- Reference population
- People aged 25–64, all genders
- Reference period
- January–December average; source frequency: Occasional
Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with less than upper secondary education fell from 27% to 7% between 2000 and 2025—a decrease of 20 percentage points.
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Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with less than upper secondary education in Prince Edward Island
26 observations · 2000–2025
- Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with less than upper secondary education7%
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- Observed high
- 27%2000
- Observed low
- 7%2022
Exact values26 observations · 2000–2025
| Period | Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with less than upper secondary education |
|---|---|
| 2025Latest | 7% |
| 2024 | 7% |
| 2023 | 7% |
| 2022 | 7% |
| 2021 | 8% |
| 2020 | 9% |
| 2019 | 11% |
| 2018 | 11% |
| 2017 | 11% |
| 2016 | 11% |
| 2015 | 12% |
| 2014 | 13% |
| 2013 | 13% |
| 2012 | 14% |
| 2011 | 16% |
| 2010 | 15% |
| 2009 | 17% |
| 2008 | 19% |
| 2007 | 19% |
| 2006 | 20% |
| 2005 | 20% |
| 2004 | 21% |
| 2003 | 22% |
| 2002 | 22% |
| 2001 | 24% |
| 2000 | 27% |
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About this data
How to read this measureCanada includes the provinces only; territorial estimates are calculated separately. Small provincial/territorial estimates and differences over time can have substantial sampling variability. January 2025 revisions use 2021 Census counts and extend back to 2011.
Data shown through 2025Table updated
These are the selections used for this answer. The full Statistics Canada table (opens in a new tab) (37-10-0130-01) contains other measures and breakdowns.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Educational attainment of the population aged 25 to 64, by age group and gender, Canada, provinces and territories, 2026-03-25. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
How this answer was calculatedThe headline compares the first and last observations shown. Overall change is the last percentage minus the first and is reported in percentage points. Intermediate observations remain visible in the chart and exact values. This is descriptive and does not identify causes.
Data status18 observations: A · data quality: excellent; 8 observations: B · data quality: very good.