from BMO Economics

There has been a major reversal in educational attainment. Since 1970, the proportion of men with university degrees has risen from 20% to only 26%; whereas for women, the proportion has nearly tripled from a mere 12% to 34%. According to a Pew Research Center January 2010 U.S. study, U.S.-born Caucasians between the ages of 30 to 44 belong to the first cohort in history to have more women than men with college degrees. The trend is very similar in Canada.