Between 2015 and 2018, the proportion of Canadians identifying as gay or lesbian between the ages of 25 and 64 with a postsecondary degree was slightly higher among men (78.1 percent) than among women (76.2 percent).
Regardless of gender, lesbian and gay people tend to have higher levels of educational attainment than heterosexual people, and especially than bisexual people.
Highest level of education of lesbian and gay people aged 25 to 64 in Canada between 2015 and 2018, by gender
* Data for homosexual women should be used with caution (coefficient of variation of 15.0% to 35.0%)
The source adds the following information: "Sexual orientation in research has been assessed on the basis of sexual behaviour, sexual attraction, or self-identity—each of these three concepts yielding slightly different prevalence estimates. In this table, estimates of sexual orientation are based on the survey question which targeted the concept of identity and provided behaviour-based definitions."
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2015 to 2018. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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