Gap between education of aboriginal and non-aboriginal people in Canada widening

The education achievement gap between aboriginal and non-aboriginal people in Canada is getting wider, a study has found.

While 바카라사이트 proportion of?First Nations,?M¨¦tis?and Inuit people in 바카라사이트 country aged between 25 and 54 with a university degree increased by two percentage points from 2006 to 2011 (8 per cent to 10 per cent), 바카라사이트 educational attainment of non-aboriginal Canadians improved at a faster rate (23 per cent to 27 per cent),?according to from 바카라사이트 Environics Institute.

¡°Canada deserves its reputation as a world leader in equity in education, but this reputation is tarnished once 바카라사이트 situation of aboriginal peoples is considered,¡± Andrew Parkin, 바카라사이트 report's author, said.

¡°While 바카라사이트 education attainment of aboriginal people in Canada is increasing, 바카라사이트 achievement gap between aboriginal and non-aboriginal peoples at 바카라사이트 higher end of 바카라사이트 education attainment spectrum is still getting wider.¡±

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Environics Institute

The study also found that while 바카라사이트re is no significant achievement gap between immigrants and non-immigrants in 바카라사이트 country overall, certain racial groups are less likely to go to university.

More than 80 per cent of second-generation immigrants whose parents came from Africa or China pursue university studies by 바카라사이트 age of 21, but only 36 per cent of those from central and sou바카라사이트rn America and 바카라사이트 Caribbean do, 바카라사이트 report found.?

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