Includes access to computers at home [computer ownership] and in school, transitions from high school to postsecondary education and work, and provides information on labour market outcomes by level of education, participation rates and graduation data for apprenticeship programs, colleges, and universities, trends in public and private expenditures on education, examines the distribution of capital and operating expenditures, and reports on student debt [student loans]

% of the school-age population (ages 5 to 24) in low income, by type of living arrangement, Canada and provinces, 1990, 1995, 2000, and 2003 to 2007.

Average undergraduate and graduate univeristy tuition fees, Educational status of 18 to 20 year olds (High school non-completers, continuers, graduates, Postsecondary non-continuers, continuers, % of 26 to 28 year olds who ever left high school [school leavers / dropouts], % of 18- to 20-year old high-school leavers in 1999 who later reported additional education.

Adult education and training (number of hours, reasons for unmet job-related training needs/wants, participation rate)

Average undergraduate and graduate tuition fees for Canadian full-time students by faculty

Covers:

• Agriculture, natural resources and conservation
• Architecture and related technologies
• Humanities, Business, management and public administration
• Regular Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Executive Master of Business Administration
• Education
• Engineering
• Law
• Medicine
• Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies
• Physical and life sciences and technology
• Mathematics, computer and information science
• Social and behavioural science
• Other health, parks, recreation and fitness
• Dentistry
• Nursing
• Veterinary medicine

% expect to spend approximately the same amount as last year on Tuition/fees, Clothing, School supplies, Shoes, Electronics

When asked which aspect of back-to-school shopping they found most difficult - % reported: Paying for all the back-to-school shopping, Finding all the items I need before they're sold out or unavailable, Finding things my children will like, Everything - I find everything to do with back-to-school shopping difficult or challenging, No challenges

% of households with school-aged children have children in pre-school JK/SK, Elementary, Secondary, College/university

% parents who have children eligible in 16+ years to attend post-secondary education have already started saving (vs. those whose children are eligible now, in 1-5 years, in 6-10 years

% parents with children under age 18 are planning to finance their children's post-secondary education with an RESP, % plan on using a savings account or other investment products, % plan on using a student line of credit. expect child to get student loans, expect child to get scholarships