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FYI. (While we're on statistics.) >From: "Rosalind Riseborough" <[log in to unmask]> >To: "CAUT General" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: 1997-98 university enrolments >Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 11:32:42 -0400 >Sender: [log in to unmask] >Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> >Comments: Originally To: <[log in to unmask]> >Comments: Originally Cc: <[log in to unmask]> >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 8.5, Build 4.71.2173.0 (via Mercury MTS (Bindery) v1.43) > >Statistics Canada has released data on university enrolments >for 1997-98, in its electronic newsletter, The Daily. (See: >http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/981014/d981014.htm for >the full text of the article in English. Voir: >http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/Francais/981014/q981014.htm pour >la version française) > >Overall, undergraduate university enrolment declined by 8.6% >between 1992-93 and 1997-98. A 24.1% decrease in undergraduate >part-time enrolment was a major influence on the total decline >in enrolment. For graduate and undergraduate enrolments combined, >total part-time enrolments declined by 21.0%, while full-time >enrolment remained relatively steady between 1992-93 and 1997-98. > >The following tables summarize the variations in enrolment >changes by province. > >[For best results, use a non-proportional font such as Courier to >read the tables.] > >Total full-time enrolment 1997-98 % change since 1992-93 > >Newfoundland 13,100 -0.8 >Prince Edward Island 2,400 -11.1 >Nova Scotia 30,100 2.4 >New Brunswick 18,500 -3.1 >Quebec 131,100 -2.9 >Ontario 227,200 -1.5 >Manitoba 21,000 1.9 >Saskatchewan 23,900 4.4 >Alberta 52,800 5.0 >British Columbia 53,000 16.0 >Canada 573,100 0.6 > >Total part-time enrolment 1997-98 % change since 1992-93 > >Newfoundland 2,700 -41.3 >Prince Edward Island 500 -44.4 >Nova Scotia 7,000 -17.6 >New Brunswick 4,100 -28.1 >Quebec 101,000 -17.6 >Ontario 76,300 -29.7 >Manitoba 9,800 -42.4 >Saskatchewan 7,400 -26.7 >Alberta 18,600 3.9 >British Columbia 22,300 8.8 >Canada 249,700 -21.0 >