Nanaimo - City, British Columbia, Canada - Education, field of study, location of study



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 9,270
This city:

14.1%
Province:

19.3%
Male: 4,555
Here:

14.5%
British Columbia:

19.6%
Female: 4,715
Here:

13.7%
British Columbia:

19.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 3,955
Here:

6.0%
British Columbia:

5.4%
Male: 1,635
This city:

5.2%
British Columbia:

4.6%
Female: 2,320
Here:

6.8%
Province:

6.2%
High school certificate
Total: 18,945
Here:

28.8%
Province:

27.9%
Male: 8,715
Here:

27.8%
British Columbia:

26.5%
Female: 10,230
This city:

29.8%
British Columbia:

29.2%
Apprenticeship
Total: 8,725
This city:

13.3%
British Columbia:

10.9%
Male: 5,445
This city:

17.4%
Province:

14.6%
Female: 3,285
Here:

9.6%
Province:

7.3%
No certificate
Total: 12,660
This city:

19.3%
Province:

19.9%
Male: 6,230
This city:

19.9%
Province:

20.3%
Female: 6,435
Here:

18.8%
British Columbia:

19.5%
College
Total: 12,135
Here:

18.5%
British Columbia:

16.7%
Male: 4,800
This city:

15.3%
British Columbia:

14.4%
Female: 7,340
Here:

21.4%
Province:

18.8%

Education attainment in this city

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 4,040
Here:

37.3%
Province:

37.3%
Male: 2,210
This city:

41.3%
British Columbia:

39.0%
Female: 1,830
This city:

33.3%
Province:

35.6%
High school certificate
Total: 4,595
Here:

42.4%
Province:

41.3%
Male: 2,265
This city:

42.4%
British Columbia:

41.7%
Female: 2,330
Here:

42.4%
British Columbia:

40.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 545
Here:

5.0%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Male: 310
This city:

5.8%
British Columbia:

4.5%
Female: 235
This city:

4.3%
British Columbia:

3.1%
College
Total: 765
This city:

7.1%
British Columbia:

8.1%
Male: 240
Here:

4.5%
Province:

7.3%
Female: 525
This city:

9.6%
British Columbia:

9.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 445
This city:

4.1%
Province:

3.0%
Male: 195
Here:

3.6%
British Columbia:

2.6%
Female: 245
Here:

4.5%
Province:

3.4%
University certificate
Total: 445
Here:

4.1%
Province:

6.4%
Male: 120
This city:

2.2%
British Columbia:

4.9%
Female: 325
This city:

5.9%
Province:

8.0%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 800
This city:

9.7%
Province:

9.4%
Male: 490
Here:

12.0%
British Columbia:

11.0%
Female: 315
This city:

7.5%
Province:

7.9%
High school certificate
Total: 2,580
Here:

31.3%
Province:

26.2%
Male: 1,395
Here:

34.2%
Province:

29.0%
Female: 1,180
Here:

28.3%
Province:

23.5%
Apprenticeship
Total: 830
This city:

10.1%
British Columbia:

9.3%
Male: 505
This city:

12.4%
British Columbia:

11.8%
Female: 320
Here:

7.7%
British Columbia:

6.9%
College
Total: 1,685
Here:

20.4%
Province:

20.0%
Male: 655
This city:

16.1%
British Columbia:

17.3%
Female: 1,030
This city:

24.7%
Province:

22.5%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 590
Here:

7.1%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 230
Here:

5.6%
British Columbia:

5.5%
Female: 360
This city:

8.6%
Province:

6.8%
University certificate
Total: 1,765
This city:

21.4%
Province:

29.0%
Male: 805
This city:

19.8%
British Columbia:

25.4%
Female: 970
This city:

23.2%
Province:

32.4%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 4,435
This city:

13.4%
British Columbia:

13.2%
Male: 2,240
This city:

14.2%
Province:

14.0%
Female: 2,195
This city:

12.6%
British Columbia:

12.4%
High school certificate
Total: 8,455
Here:

25.5%
Province:

25.8%
Male: 3,875
Here:

24.6%
Province:

23.5%
Female: 4,575
Here:

26.3%
Province:

28.0%
Apprenticeship
Total: 5,155
This city:

15.5%
Province:

12.7%
Male: 3,130
Here:

19.9%
Province:

17.1%
Female: 2,025
Here:

11.6%
Province:

8.6%
College
Total: 7,410
This city:

22.3%
British Columbia:

19.5%
Male: 2,895
This city:

18.4%
British Columbia:

16.7%
Female: 4,510
Here:

25.9%
Province:

22.1%
University, below bachelor
Total: 2,280
This city:

6.9%
Province:

6.1%
Male: 955
This city:

6.1%
Province:

5.1%
Female: 1,325
This city:

7.6%
British Columbia:

7.0%
University certificate
Total: 5,450
This city:

16.4%
Province:

22.8%
Male: 2,665
Here:

16.9%
Province:

23.7%
Female: 2,785
Here:

16.0%
British Columbia:

21.9%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 31,605
This city:

48.1%
Province:

47.8%
Male: 14,940
This city:

47.6%
British Columbia:

46.8%
Female: 16,665
This city:

48.6%
Province:

48.7%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 5,845
This city:

8.9%
Province:

7.4%
Male: 1,005
This city:

3.2%
British Columbia:

2.9%
Female: 4,840
This city:

14.1%
Province:

11.7%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 2,610
Here:

4.0%
Province:

5.2%
Male: 950
This city:

3.0%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Female: 1,665
This city:

4.9%
British Columbia:

6.3%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 7,560
This city:

11.5%
British Columbia:

10.8%
Male: 2,635
This city:

8.4%
British Columbia:

8.3%
Female: 4,925
This city:

14.4%
British Columbia:

13.2%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 7,215
Here:

11.0%
Province:

11.4%
Male: 6,755
This city:

21.5%
British Columbia:

21.6%
Female: 455
This city:

1.3%
British Columbia:

1.6%
Education
Total: 2,625
This city:

4.0%
Province:

4.0%
Male: 765
This city:

2.4%
British Columbia:

2.1%
Female: 1,860
Here:

5.4%
British Columbia:

5.8%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 1,150
Here:

1.8%
Province:

2.2%
Male: 520
This city:

1.7%
Province:

2.1%
Female: 630
This city:

1.8%
Province:

2.4%
Humanities
Total: 1,575
This city:

2.4%
Province:

3.0%
Male: 615
This city:

2.0%
British Columbia:

2.5%
Female: 955
Here:

2.8%
British Columbia:

3.5%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 895
Here:

1.4%
British Columbia:

1.9%
Male: 500
Here:

1.6%
British Columbia:

2.2%
Female: 395
This city:

1.2%
Province:

1.6%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 960
Here:

1.5%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 595
Here:

1.9%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 360
Here:

1.0%
Province:

1.5%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 1,100
Here:

1.7%
Province:

1.3%
Male: 720
This city:

2.3%
British Columbia:

1.8%
Female: 385
This city:

1.1%
British Columbia:

0.8%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 2,545
Here:

3.9%
British Columbia:

3.0%
Male: 1,365
Here:

4.4%
Province:

3.2%
Female: 1,180
Here:

3.4%
Province:

2.8%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 29,030
Here:

44.2%
British Columbia:

40.2%
Male: 13,735
This city:

43.8%
British Columbia:

40.8%
Female: 15,295
Here:

44.6%
British Columbia:

39.7%
Outside Canada
Total: 5,055
This city:

7.7%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 2,700
This city:

8.6%
Province:

12.4%
Female: 2,360
Here:

6.9%
British Columbia:

11.6%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 31,605
Here:

48.1%
Province:

47.8%
Male: 14,940
This city:

47.6%
Province:

46.8%
Female: 16,660
This city:

48.5%
Province:

48.7%

Location of study


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