Percentage of First Nations youth aged 12 to 17 years who reported their school performance was above average, average or below average, Canada, 2013-2015 – The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth

7.8.1 Percentage of First Nations youth aged 12 to 17 years who reported their school performance was above average, average or below average, Canada, 2013-2015

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	Above average	Average	Below average
School performance	15.7	71.2	13.1

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The youth survey covered First Nations youth 12-17 years old, and therefore represents a large proportion of the school-aged population living on reserve and in northern First Nations communities.

Source: CICH graphic created using data adapted from the First Nations Information Governance Centre, Our Data, Our Stories, Our Future: The National Report of the First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey, (Ottawa: 2016). 104 pages.

Between 2013-2015, 16% of First Nations Youth 12 to 17 years old who lived on reserve and in northern First Nations communities reported that they performed above average on their report card.

71% reported that they were average and 13% reported they were below average.