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Facts and figures 2008 – Immigration overview:
Permanent and temporary residents

Permanent residents

Canada – Permanent residents less than 15 years of age by gender and years of schooling

Number
Years of schooling 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
One year 1,731 2,135 2,338 2,203 1,877 2,093 2,327 2,137 1,917 1,982
Two years 1,474 1,702 1,870 1,809 1,642 1,773 2,120 1,927 1,649 1,752
Three years 1,325 1,664 1,850 1,615 1,530 1,721 1,971 1,768 1,614 1,625
Four years 1,364 1,522 1,689 1,513 1,485 1,583 1,857 1,659 1,554 1,539
Five years 1,285 1,534 1,720 1,500 1,390 1,508 1,680 1,612 1,473 1,609
Six years 1,232 1,363 1,494 1,417 1,209 1,311 1,441 1,424 1,249 1,425
Seven years 908 977 1,024 959 846 923 1,020 1,023 933 967
Eight years 551 604 567 524 414 539 622 574 532 546
Nine years 239 270 280 239 202 242 299 323 328 363
Years of schooling not stated 11,638 14,424 16,270 14,526 13,164 14,280 16,340 14,256 13,585 14,252
Males 21,747 26,195 29,102 26,305 23,759 25,973 29,677 26,703 24,834 26,060
One year 1,569 1,963 2,090 1,932 1,781 1,909 2,132 1,880 1,704 1,816
Two years 1,340 1,605 1,743 1,626 1,507 1,592 1,807 1,750 1,523 1,591
Three years 1,252 1,440 1,731 1,512 1,349 1,543 1,814 1,613 1,462 1,563
Four years 1,204 1,422 1,662 1,444 1,334 1,400 1,662 1,548 1,377 1,479
Five years 1,292 1,381 1,609 1,361 1,267 1,420 1,540 1,463 1,351 1,374
Six years 1,022 1,271 1,353 1,235 1,065 1,263 1,399 1,290 1,141 1,246
Seven years 826 942 960 831 730 944 974 951 874 904
Eight years 506 541 588 453 397 515 537 531 503 521
Nine years 231 301 264 242 228 255 312 296 279 317
Years of schooling not stated 11,569 14,116 16,179 14,019 13,216 14,102 15,740 13,293 13,226 13,432
Females 20,811 24,982 28,179 24,655 22,874 24,943 27,917 24,615 23,440 24,243
One year 3,300 4,098 4,428 4,135 3,658 4,002 4,459 4,017 3,621 3,798
Two years 2,814 3,307 3,613 3,435 3,149 3,365 3,927 3,677 3,172 3,343
Three years 2,577 3,104 3,581 3,127 2,879 3,264 3,785 3,381 3,076 3,188
Four years 2,568 2,944 3,351 2,957 2,819 2,983 3,519 3,207 2,931 3,018
Five years 2,577 2,915 3,329 2,861 2,657 2,928 3,220 3,075 2,824 2,983
Six years 2,254 2,634 2,847 2,652 2,274 2,574 2,840 2,714 2,390 2,671
Seven years 1,734 1,919 1,984 1,790 1,576 1,867 1,994 1,974 1,807 1,871
Eight years 1,057 1,145 1,155 977 811 1,054 1,159 1,105 1,035 1,067
Nine years 470 571 544 481 430 497 611 619 607 680
Years of schooling not stated 23,207 28,540 32,449 28,545 26,380 28,382 32,080 27,549 26,811 27,684
Gender not stated 6 5 8 3 1 2 0 2 0 0
Total 42,564 51,182 57,289 50,963 46,634 50,918 57,594 51,320 48,274 50,303
Percentage distribution
Years of schooling 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
One year 8.0 8.2 8.0 8.4 7.9 8.1 7.8 8.0 7.7 7.6
Two years 6.8 6.5 6.4 6.9 6.9 6.8 7.1 7.2 6.6 6.7
Three years 6.1 6.4 6.4 6.1 6.4 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.2
Four years 6.3 5.8 5.8 5.8 6.3 6.1 6.3 6.2 6.3 5.9
Five years 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.7 6.0 5.9 6.2
Six years 5.7 5.2 5.1 5.4 5.1 5.0 4.9 5.3 5.0 5.5
Seven years 4.2 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.7
Eight years 2.5 2.3 1.9 2.0 1.7 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1
Nine years 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.4
Years of schooling not stated 53.5 55.1 55.9 55.2 55.4 55.0 55.1 53.4 54.7 54.7
Males 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
One year 7.5 7.9 7.4 7.8 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.6 7.3 7.5
Two years 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.6 6.6 6.4 6.5 7.1 6.5 6.6
Three years 6.0 5.8 6.1 6.1 5.9 6.2 6.5 6.6 6.2 6.4
Four years 5.8 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.6 6.0 6.3 5.9 6.1
Five years 6.2 5.5 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.5 5.9 5.8 5.7
Six years 4.9 5.1 4.8 5.0 4.7 5.1 5.0 5.2 4.9 5.1
Seven years 4.0 3.8 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.8 3.5 3.9 3.7 3.7
Eight years 2.4 2.2 2.1 1.8 1.7 2.1 1.9 2.2 2.1 2.1
Nine years 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3
Years of schooling not stated 55.6 56.5 57.4 56.9 57.8 56.5 56.4 54.0 56.4 55.4
Females 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
One year 7.8 8.0 7.7 8.1 7.8 7.9 7.7 7.8 7.5 7.6
Two years 6.6 6.5 6.3 6.7 6.8 6.6 6.8 7.2 6.6 6.6
Three years 6.1 6.1 6.3 6.1 6.2 6.4 6.6 6.6 6.4 6.3
Four years 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.8 6.0 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.1 6.0
Five years 6.1 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.6 6.0 5.8 5.9
Six years 5.3 5.1 5.0 5.2 4.9 5.1 4.9 5.3 5.0 5.3
Seven years 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.7 3.5 3.8 3.7 3.7
Eight years 2.5 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.7 2.1 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.1
Nine years 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4
Years of schooling not stated 54.5 55.8 56.6 56.0 56.6 55.7 55.7 53.7 55.5 55.0
Gender not stated 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

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