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Education and Training Levels of the Southwest Economic Region Population

In the City of Brandon itself, 17% of persons aged 25 to 64 reported having no certificate, diploma or degree in 2006. The proportions in the economic region’s towns and villages and rural areas were higher, at 24% each. For the Southwest Economic Region as a whole, the percentage falls somewhere in between, at 21%.

Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree of the Southwest Economic Region Population 25 to 64 years

Highest Level Acheived	City of Brandon		Rural				Southwest Economic Region Total
	City of Brandon		Towns & Villages		Rural		Southwest Economic Region Total
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
No certificate, diploma or degree	3,535	17	2,895	24	4,485	24	10,910	21
High school certificate or equivalent	5,540	26	3,280	27	5,400	29	14,220	27
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma	2,570	12	1,675	14	2,260	12	6,510	13
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	4,265	20	2,300	19	3,565	19	10,130	19
University certificate, diploma or degree	5,135	24	2,150	17	2,965	16	10,250	20
Total population 25 to 64 years by highest certificate, diploma or degree	21,040	100	12,300	100	18,680	100	52,020	100

Statistics Canada, 2006 Census Semi-Custom Area Profile

An estimated one fifth of those aged 25 to 64 in the economic region reported a university certificate, diploma or degree. In the City of Brandon itself, the share is closer to one quarter of the population, while in the economic region towns and villages and Rural areas, the share is lower, at 17% and 16%, respectively.

In all three sub-regions of the economic region, at least three quarters of the population have a high school graduation certificate or higher.