Ottawa - City, Ontario, Canada - Education, field of study, location of study



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 213,180
Here:

32.4%
Ontario:

20.5%
Male: 107,455
Here:

34.0%
Province:

20.8%
Female: 105,725
Here:

30.9%
Ontario:

20.2%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 27,930
This city:

4.2%
Province:

4.1%
Male: 12,165
This city:

3.8%
Ontario:

3.8%
Female: 15,770
This city:

4.6%
Ontario:

4.4%
High school certificate
Total: 160,485
This city:

24.4%
Ontario:

26.8%
Male: 73,600
Here:

23.3%
Province:

25.7%
Female: 86,885
Here:

25.4%
Ontario:

27.7%
Apprenticeship
Total: 37,030
This city:

5.6%
Province:

8.0%
Male: 21,555
Here:

6.8%
Ontario:

10.9%
Female: 15,480
Here:

4.5%
Province:

5.3%
No certificate
Total: 101,340
This city:

15.4%
Province:

22.2%
Male: 48,225
Here:

15.3%
Province:

22.3%
Female: 53,110
This city:

15.5%
Province:

22.2%
College
Total: 118,530
Here:

18.0%
Ontario:

18.4%
Male: 53,225
This city:

16.8%
Ontario:

16.5%
Female: 65,310
This city:

19.1%
Ontario:

20.1%

Education attainment in this city

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 40,470
Here:

36.0%
Province:

39.9%
Male: 21,295
Here:

37.7%
Ontario:

42.2%
Female: 19,175
Here:

34.3%
Ontario:

37.5%
High school certificate
Total: 45,610
Here:

40.6%
Province:

38.6%
Male: 23,385
This city:

41.4%
Ontario:

38.9%
Female: 22,230
Here:

39.8%
Province:

38.3%
Apprenticeship
Total: 2,285
Here:

2.0%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 1,240
Here:

2.2%
Ontario:

2.8%
Female: 1,045
This city:

1.9%
Ontario:

1.8%
College
Total: 10,550
Here:

9.4%
Ontario:

9.9%
Male: 5,020
This city:

8.9%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 5,535
This city:

9.9%
Province:

11.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 1,980
This city:

1.8%
Ontario:

2.1%
Male: 1,055
Here:

1.9%
Ontario:

1.9%
Female: 930
Here:

1.7%
Ontario:

2.3%
University certificate
Total: 11,530
This city:

10.3%
Ontario:

7.3%
Male: 4,550
Here:

8.0%
Province:

5.4%
Female: 6,975
This city:

12.5%
Ontario:

9.2%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 5,685
This city:

5.2%
Ontario:

8.7%
Male: 3,140
This city:

6.0%
Ontario:

9.9%
Female: 2,550
This city:

4.5%
Province:

7.5%
High school certificate
Total: 19,470
Here:

17.9%
Ontario:

23.8%
Male: 11,250
Here:

21.5%
Province:

27.2%
Female: 8,215
This city:

14.7%
Ontario:

20.7%
Apprenticeship
Total: 4,085
Here:

3.8%
Ontario:

6.0%
Male: 2,275
Here:

4.3%
Ontario:

7.7%
Female: 1,810
Here:

3.2%
Ontario:

4.4%
College
Total: 25,460
This city:

23.5%
Province:

24.3%
Male: 12,150
Here:

23.2%
Province:

22.4%
Female: 13,310
This city:

23.7%
Ontario:

26.1%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 4,110
Here:

3.8%
Province:

4.5%
Male: 1,895
This city:

3.6%
Ontario:

4.2%
Female: 2,215
Here:

4.0%
Province:

4.7%
University certificate
Total: 49,700
This city:

45.8%
Ontario:

32.7%
Male: 21,730
This city:

41.4%
Ontario:

28.6%
Female: 27,965
Here:

49.9%
Ontario:

36.5%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 30,375
Here:

8.8%
Province:

15.0%
Male: 14,740
Here:

8.8%
Province:

15.4%
Female: 15,630
Here:

8.8%
Province:

14.6%
High school certificate
Total: 72,875
This city:

21.2%
Province:

25.4%
Male: 31,590
Here:

18.9%
Province:

23.3%
Female: 41,285
Here:

23.3%
Ontario:

27.3%
Apprenticeship
Total: 22,715
Here:

6.6%
Ontario:

9.6%
Male: 13,200
Here:

7.9%
Ontario:

12.9%
Female: 9,515
Here:

5.4%
Ontario:

6.5%
College
Total: 70,170
This city:

20.4%
Ontario:

21.3%
Male: 31,575
This city:

18.9%
Province:

18.9%
Female: 38,595
Here:

21.7%
Province:

23.6%
University, below bachelor
Total: 16,415
Here:

4.8%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 7,055
This city:

4.2%
Province:

4.3%
Female: 9,355
Here:

5.3%
Province:

5.1%
University certificate
Total: 131,850
This city:

38.3%
Ontario:

24.0%
Male: 68,700
This city:

41.2%
Ontario:

25.2%
Female: 63,155
This city:

35.6%
Ontario:

22.9%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 261,820
This city:

39.8%
Province:

49.0%
Male: 121,825
This city:

38.5%
Ontario:

48.0%
Female: 139,995
Here:

40.9%
Province:

49.9%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 45,900
This city:

7.0%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 9,090
This city:

2.9%
Ontario:

2.6%
Female: 36,810
This city:

10.8%
Ontario:

10.7%
Other
Total: 50
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 25
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 20
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 62,365
This city:

9.5%
Ontario:

5.9%
Male: 25,960
Here:

8.2%
Province:

4.3%
Female: 36,405
This city:

10.6%
Ontario:

7.4%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 79,550
Here:

12.1%
Province:

10.8%
Male: 32,545
Here:

10.3%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 47,005
Here:

13.7%
Province:

12.7%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 71,245
Here:

10.8%
Province:

11.1%
Male: 62,615
Here:

19.8%
Province:

21.0%
Female: 8,630
This city:

2.5%
Ontario:

1.8%
Education
Total: 25,280
Here:

3.8%
Ontario:

3.4%
Male: 6,020
Here:

1.9%
Ontario:

1.7%
Female: 19,260
Here:

5.6%
Province:

5.0%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 13,590
Here:

2.1%
Ontario:

2.0%
Male: 6,300
Here:

2.0%
Ontario:

1.9%
Female: 7,290
Here:

2.1%
Province:

2.0%
Humanities
Total: 28,080
Here:

4.3%
Ontario:

3.0%
Male: 10,880
Here:

3.4%
Ontario:

2.3%
Female: 17,200
Here:

5.0%
Ontario:

3.6%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 19,430
Here:

3.0%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 10,710
Here:

3.4%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 8,720
This city:

2.5%
Ontario:

1.7%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 30,020
Here:

4.6%
Province:

2.6%
Male: 18,785
This city:

5.9%
Province:

3.2%
Female: 11,230
Here:

3.3%
Province:

2.0%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 5,430
This city:

0.8%
Ontario:

0.9%
Male: 3,140
This city:

1.0%
Province:

1.3%
Female: 2,290
This city:

0.7%
Province:

0.6%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 15,740
Here:

2.4%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 8,320
This city:

2.6%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 7,420
Here:

2.2%
Province:

2.6%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 333,045
Here:

50.6%
Ontario:

40.0%
Male: 162,365
This city:

51.3%
Province:

40.2%
Female: 170,680
This city:

49.9%
Province:

39.9%
Outside Canada
Total: 63,630
This city:

9.7%
Ontario:

11.0%
Male: 32,025
This city:

10.1%
Province:

11.8%
Female: 31,600
Here:

9.2%
Ontario:

10.2%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 261,820
This city:

39.8%
Province:

49.0%
Male: 121,825
This city:

38.5%
Province:

48.0%
Female: 139,995
This city:

40.9%
Province:

49.9%

Location of study


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