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Bands
| Year | PSE Attainment Rate | Baseline | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.51% | 65% | 75% |
| 2001 | 57.29% | 65% | 75% |
| 2002 | 56.56% | 65% | 75% |
| 2003 | 58.03% | 65% | 75% |
| 2004 | 59.43% | 65% | 75% |
| 2005 | 58.93% | 65% | 75% |
| 2006 | 58.86% | 65% | 75% |
| 2007 | 59.39% | 65% | 75% |
| 2008 | 57.89% | 65% | 75% |
| 2009 | 60.41% | 65% | 75% |
| 2010 | 62.71% | 65% | 75% |
| 2011 | 62.39% | 65% | 75% |
| 2012 | 64.15% | 65% | 75% |
| 2013 | 64.67% | 65% | 75% |
| 2014 | 64.72% | 65% | 75% |
| 2015 | 66.71% | 65% | 75% |
| 2016 | 66.56% | 65% | 75% |
| 2017 | 67.31% | 65% | 75% |
| 2018 | 67.71% | 65% | 75% |
| 2019 | 67.39% | 65% | 75% |
| 2020 | 69.38% | 65% | 75% |
| 2021 | 69.90% | 65% | 75% |
| 2022 | 70.49% | 65% | 75% |
| 2023 | 71.46% | 65% | 75% |
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What This Means
A greater share of the Nova Scotian workforce is highly educated, preparing them for high skilled jobs. In large part, this trend reflects demographic shifts – as younger, higher educated cohorts age enter the workforce and older cohorts with lower educational attainment rates retire and leave the workforce, the workforces overall education level increases.
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