Figure 3.2 - High school dropout¹ rate, academic years 1990/1991 to 2009/2010

Summary: Between the 1990/91 and 2009/10 school year, the high school dropout rate decreased steadily for young men from 19.2% to 10.3% and for young women from 14.0% to 6.6%.

Source: Public Health Agency of Canada using data from Labour Force Survey, Statistics Canada.

	1990/91	2009/10
Young men	19.2%	10.3%
Young women	14.0%	6.6%

Footnote:

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1. Defined as 20- to 24-year-olds without a high school diploma and not in school.

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