National Adult Literacy Database

This guide is also available in French.

The Guide to data on elementary and secondary education in Canada is your personal guide to selecting relevant data from studies on elementary and secondary education in Canada. The Guide lists and briefly describes the main sources of data, and for each source gives:

-the data coverage,
-the main variables available,
-the strengths and limitations of the data,
-the historical continuity,
-the frequency and means of dissemination,
-an indication of the type of analysis that can be performed.

The Guide also contains a summary of data sources which presents and compares their main features.

The Guide to Data on Elementary and Secondary Education in Canada is the first in a series which will cover the full spectrum of education in Canada. It is a useful tool for anyone in the education sector.

This guide is available online in pdf format at:

http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/81F0004GIB/eduguide.pdf

For more information:

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