


The data presented in the following table show an increase of 7.5% in the graduation rate for the whole of Québec between 2002-2003 and 2007-2008. The rate for males increased by 8.8% in the same period. This increase was observed following the allocation of substantial resources to student retention and student success during this period.
Among students under the age of 20 in the same period, the secondary school graduation rate increased by 5.5%, of which 2.8% was for the last year alone. An increase of more than 2% was also observed for males under the age of 20.
2002- 2003 | 2003- 2004 | 2004- 2005 | 2005- 2006 | 2006- 2007 | 2007- 2008 | 2008-2009 (estimates) | 2009-2010 (estimates) | |
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Overall | 79.8 | 84.3 | 85.4 | 85.5 | 86.2 | 87.3 | 89.7 | 94.1 |
Under 20 years old | 66.7 | 69.9 | 70.3 | 70.0 | 69.4 | 72.2 | 72.5 | 73.8 |
20 years old and over | 13.1 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 15.5 | 16.8 | 15.1 | 17.2 | 20.3 |
Males | 73.0 | 78.2 | 79.1 | 78.6 | 80.8 | 81.8 | 85.5 | 88.9 |
Under 20 years old | 59.3 | 63.5 | 63.8 | 63.0 | 63.9 | 66.0 | 67.5 | 67.8 |
20 years old and over | 13.7 | 14.7 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 16.9 | 15.8 | 18.0 | 21.1 |
Females | 86.9 | 90.5 | 92.1 | 92.8 | 91.8 | 93.1 | 94.2 | 99.5 |
Under 20 years old | 74.4 | 76.5 | 77.1 | 77.4 | 75.1 | 78.7 | 77.7 | 80.1 |
20 years old and over | 12.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 15.4 | 16.7 | 14.4 | 16.5 | 19.4 |
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