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Table 2 Percentage of completions to registered apprentices, by sex and major trade group, Canada, 1995, 2000, and 2003 to 2007

From: The completion behaviour of registered apprentices in Canada: who continues, who quits, and who completes programs?

 

Building construction

Electrical, electronics and related

Food and service

Industrial and related mechanical

Metal fabricating

Motor vehicle and heavy equipment

Other

Total, major trade groups

1995

Both sexes

7.2

10.4

15.9

12.0

10.4

10.9

9.1

10.5

Male

7.3

10.5

11.2

12.0

10.4

11.0

9.4

10.0

Female

3.4

8.6

19.8

16.3

7.5

4.8

7.9

16.1

2000

Both sexes

5.2

8.3

12.9

10.1

9.6

11.6

6.8

9.2

Male

5.2

8.3

9.3

10.2

9.6

11.7

7.4

8.9

Female

2.6

7.5

15.2

5.9

5.0

7.9

5.9

12.3

2003

Both sexes

4.7

6.7

8.4

9.8

8.4

8.6

5.1

7.4

Male

4.8

6.7

5.7

9.9

8.5

8.6

4.3

7.3

Female

3.4

4.3

10.0

5.7

4.4

6.5

6.0

8.3

2004

Both sexes

4.3

7.7

8.6

10.3

8.8

7.8

4.4

7.4

Male

4.3

7.8

5.3

10.4

8.8

7.9

4.1

7.2

Female

3.0

6.8

10.5

5.6

6.8

5.2

4.6

8.5

2005

Both sexes

4.3

7.6

8.4

9.3

7.9

7.7

4.0

7.0

Male

4.4

7.7

5.7

9.4

7.9

7.8

3.9

6.9

Female

2.2

5.0

9.9

7.8

6.0

5.1

4.2

7.7

2006

Both sexes

4.2

7.6

7.1

8.6

6.7

6.8

3.8

6.4

Male

4.3

7.6

4.3

8.6

6.7

6.9

3.1

6.3

Female

2.2

6.0

8.6

4.5

5.1

4.3

4.4

6.8

2007

Both sexes

4.9

7.6

8.4

8.8

7.0

7.6

3.0

6.8

Male

5.0

7.8

5.0

8.9

7.1

7.7

2.4

6.8

Female

2.4

4.0

10.3

4.3

4.0

5.0

3.6

7.3

  1. Source: Authors' calculations from Statistics Canada and Council of Ministers of Education Canada. 2009. Education Indicators in Canada: Report of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program. Catalogue no. 81-582-XIE, Tables D.1.2 and D.2.2.