Gains made by Inuit in formal education and school attendance, 1981-2001 : Gains réalisés par les Inuit en matière de formation et de fréquentation scolaire, 1981-2001

Gains Made by Inuit in Formal Education and School Attendance, 1981-2001 Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and Research and Analysis Directorate Research Project Manager: Sacha Senécal, Strategic Research and Analysis Directorate Indian and Northern Affairs Canada December, 2006 The views expressed in this report are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Indian and Northern [...] Male and Female Inuit Aged 15 and Over, Canada, 2001 7 Figure 3 Highest Level of Schooling of Male and Female Inuit Aged 15 and Over by Region, 2001 8 Figure 4 Full-time School Attendance of Inuit and Non-Inuit Aged 15 and Over, Canada, 1981-2001 9 Figure 5 Full-time School Attendance of Inuit and Non-Inuit for Selected Age Groups, Canada, 2001 10 Figure 6 Part-time School Attendance of Inuit and [...] The Inuit population is much younger, with 10.2% of the population aged 15-19 and 8.1% aged 20-24, versus 6.9% and 6.5% respectively for the non-Inuit population, This data is based on the 2001 Census. [...] This could be due in part to changes in the census questions used to determine the Inuit ancestry population and more specifically, changes in the way people chose to answer them. [...] Those changes in reporting are also likely responsible in part for jumps in the proportion of Inuit with trades, college and university diplomas and degrees from 1986 to 1991.4 The non-Inuit population also made gains at all levels over time and as a result, a significant gap still existed between Inuit and non-Inuit.