Educational attainment refers to the highest level of schooling that a person has completed.[1] Research shows that individuals who complete more formal education are more likely to earn higher incomes and live longer.[2]
Data related to educational attainment includes two indicators:
[1] Statistics Canada. (2015). Educational attainment of a person. Ottawa, ON: Available at: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/concepts/definitions/education02
[2] Backlund, E., Sorlie, P. D., & Johnson, N. J. (1999). A comparison of the relationships of education and income with mortality: the National Longitudinal Mortality Study. Social science & medicine, 49(10), 1373-1384.