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Education and prosperity are closely linked
- Population who have not completed high school
- Composite Learning Index
- Provincial Reading Standard
- Percent of children not ready to learn
Supplementary Local and National Comparison Information
The Number of People who have not completed High School includes individuals in the 15-17 age range who would not be expected to have graduated.
| 1990 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
| Waterloo Region | 39.5 | 29.9 | 28.1 | 28.9 | 26.5 | 26.1 | 24.2 | 24.3 |
| Ontario | 35.4 | 26.2 | 25.2 | 24.5 | 23.2 | 22.6 | 22 | 21.6 |
| Canada | 37.8 | 28.2 | 27.2 | 26.3 | 25 | 24.4 | 23.6 | 23.2 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey by special request
The Composite Learning Index combines standards for "learning to know, do, live, and be". It is an overall indicator of residents' level of ability to succeed in society.
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Source: Canadian Council on Learning. Index composed of four measures - Learning to know, do, live, and be. http://www.ccl-cca.ca/CCL/Home/index.htm?Language=EN
The Provincial Reading is determined by annual testing in all publicly funded schools. The grade 3 reading level is an indicator of future success.
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Source: Ontario Education Quality and Accountability Office
The Early Development Instrument provides a measure of what percentage of our children entering school are not ready to learn.
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Source: Ontario Early Years Data Centre
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