Saskatchewan Higher Education: Quick Facts
- 91.4% of post-secondary graduates were “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with the overall quality of their educational experience, as reported in the 2004-2005 Graduate Outcomes review.
- Saskatchewan had the highest per-FTE post-secondary funding of any province in 2004-05.
- The Ministry of Advanced Education, Employment and Labour’s total budget for 2010-1011 is $846.1 million (compared to $761 million in 2008-09).
- In 2010/2011, Canadian students studying in Saskatchewan paid an average of $5,431 in tuition (slightly above the Canadian national average of $5,138)
- According to the 2011 Statistics Canada Education Indicators in Canada: An International Perspective:
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- Saskatchewan's upper secondary graduation rates for the 25-34 year old age group in 2009 was 93% (national average in Canada was 92% while the OECD average was 81%)
- Saskatchewan's population that had attained at least tertiary education in the 25-34 year old age group in 2009 was 37% (national average in Canada was 50% while the OECD average was 30%)
- Saskatchewan's Tertiary-type A graduation rates (first-time graduation) in the 25-34 year old age group in 2009 was 24% (national average in Canada was 30% while OECD average was 28%)
- Saskatchewan's Tertiary-type B graduation rates (first-time graduation) in the 25-34 year old age group in 2009 was 16% (national average in Canada was 26% while OECD average was 11%)
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