LEVELS OF EDUCATION
Among immigrants between 25 and 64 years of age, some noticeable differences can be observed between men and women in 2004. Women were overrepresented at the lower levels of education and underrepresented at the higher levels. Women were 1.6 times more likely than men to have the lowest level of education (0–9 years of schooling), while men were twice as likely to have a doctoral degree. Despite these differences, an almost equal number of men and women had a bachelor’s degree. Gender parity at this level of education is significant because almost 40% of immigrants in this age group recorded a bachelor’s degree as their highest level of education.
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