2. Purpose
The Niagara Workforce
Planning Board (NWPB)
recently received a request to
review labour force
educational
attainment, comparing
Niagara to Ontario’s other
census metropolitan areas.
3. Methodology
Using labour force data from the
2011 National Household
Survey, this power point examines
labour force educational
attainment in three categories:
- Less than grade 12
- Completion of grade 12
- Completion of post-secondary
training
4. Key Observations
At the CMA level Niagara has:
- A slightly above average
proportion of workers without
high school
- The highest proportion of
workers with only high school
- The second lowest proportion of
workers with post-secondary
completion
5. Kingston
Source: 2011 National Household Survey
8.4%
27.3%
64.3%
Less than grade 12
Completion of grade 12
Post secondary completion
6. Peterborough
Source: 2011 National Household Survey
10.5%
28.3%
61.2%
Less than grade 12
Completion of grade 12
Post secondary completion
7. Oshawa
Source: 2011 National Household Survey
9.8%
29.9%
60.2%
Less than grade 12
Completion of grade 12
Post secondary completion
8. Toronto
Source: 2011 National Household Survey
8.8%
23.7%
67.5%
Less than grade 12
Completion of grade 12
Post secondary completion
9. Hamilton
Source: 2011 National Household Survey
10.4%
26.9%
62.7%
Less than grade 12
Completion of grade 12
Post secondary completion
10. St. Catharines-Niagara
Source: 2011 National Household Survey
11.5%
31.8%
56.6%
Less than grade 12
Completion of grade 12
Post secondary completion
12. Brantford
Source: 2011 National Household Survey
14.6%
30.2%
55.2%
Less than grade 12
Completion of grade 12
Post secondary completion
13. Guelph
Source: 2011 National Household Survey
10.9%
27.4%
61.7%
Less than grade 12
Completion of grade 12
Post secondary completion
14. London
Source: 2011 National Household Survey
10.0%
28.3%
61.7%
Less than grade 12
Completion of grade 12
Post secondary completion
15. Windsor
Source: 2011 National Household Survey
8.1%
31.1%
60.8%
Less than grade 12
Completion of grade 12
Post secondary completion
16. Barrie
Source: 2011 National Household Survey
12.0%
30.9%
57.1%
Less than grade 12
Completion of grade 12
Post secondary completion
17. Greater Sudbury
Source: 2011 National Household Survey
11.0%
25.0%
64.0%
Less than grade 12
Completion of grade 12
Post secondary completion
18. Thunder Bay
Source: 2011 National Household Survey
11.9%
26.2%
61.9%
Less than grade 12
Completion of grade 12
Post secondary completion
19. Less than grade 12 – Ontario
CMAs
Source: 2011 National Household Survey
0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 12.0% 14.0% 16.0%
Windsor
Kingston
Toronto
Oshawa
London
Hamilton
Peterborough
Guelph
Greater Sudbury
St. Catharines-Niagara
Thunder Bay
Barrie
Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge
Brantford
20. Completion of grade 12
Source: 2011 National Household Survey
0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00% 35.00%
Toronto
Greater Sudbury
Thunder Bay
Hamilton
Kingston
Guelph
London
Peterborough
Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge
Oshawa
Brantford
Barrie
Windsor
St. Catharines-Niagara
21. Completion of post-secondary
Source: 2011 National Household Survey
0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00% 80.00%
Brantford
St. Catharines-Niagara
Barrie
Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge
Oshawa
Windsor
Peterborough
London
Guelph
Thunder Bay
Hamilton
Greater Sudbury
Kingston
Toronto
