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



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 654,265
Here:

19.3%
Country:

18.1%
Male: 323,330
Here:

19.6%
Country:

18.2%
Female: 330,930
Here:

19.0%
Canada:

18.1%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 184,395
Here:

5.4%
Canada:

4.4%
Male: 76,290
This province:

4.6%
Canada:

3.8%
Female: 108,105
This province:

6.2%
Country:

5.0%
High school certificate
Total: 946,645
Here:

27.9%
Canada:

25.5%
Male: 437,070
Here:

26.5%
Country:

24.3%
Female: 509,575
This province:

29.2%
Canada:

26.7%
Apprenticeship
Total: 368,355
This province:

10.9%
Country:

10.9%
Male: 240,530
Here:

14.6%
Canada:

14.3%
Female: 127,830
This province:

7.3%
Country:

7.6%
No certificate
Total: 675,345
This province:

19.9%
Canada:

23.8%
Male: 334,185
Here:

20.3%
Canada:

24.1%
Female: 341,155
This province:

19.5%
Canada:

23.4%
College
Total: 565,900
Here:

16.7%
Country:

17.3%
Male: 238,185
Here:

14.4%
Country:

15.3%
Female: 327,715
Here:

18.8%
Canada:

19.2%

Education attainment in this province

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 200,900
This province:

37.3%
Canada:

39.9%
Male: 107,480
This province:

39.0%
Canada:

42.4%
Female: 93,415
This province:

35.6%
Canada:

37.3%
High school certificate
Total: 222,060
This province:

41.3%
Country:

36.3%
Male: 114,920
This province:

41.7%
Canada:

36.4%
Female: 107,140
Here:

40.8%
Canada:

36.2%
Apprenticeship
Total: 20,750
Here:

3.9%
Canada:

4.4%
Male: 12,500
This province:

4.5%
Canada:

5.3%
Female: 8,245
Here:

3.1%
Canada:

3.5%
College
Total: 43,660
This province:

8.1%
Country:

10.9%
Male: 20,030
Here:

7.3%
Canada:

9.4%
Female: 23,630
Here:

9.0%
Canada:

12.5%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 16,285
This province:

3.0%
Country:

2.1%
Male: 7,290
This province:

2.6%
Canada:

1.8%
Female: 9,000
This province:

3.4%
Canada:

2.4%
University certificate
Total: 34,355
Here:

6.4%
Country:

6.4%
Male: 13,500
Here:

4.9%
Country:

4.7%
Female: 20,855
Here:

8.0%
Country:

8.2%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 46,860
This province:

9.4%
Country:

10.9%
Male: 26,615
This province:

11.0%
Canada:

12.7%
Female: 20,245
This province:

7.9%
Country:

9.2%
High school certificate
Total: 130,165
Here:

26.2%
Country:

22.5%
Male: 69,805
This province:

29.0%
Country:

25.0%
Female: 60,365
Here:

23.5%
Country:

20.2%
Apprenticeship
Total: 46,040
Here:

9.3%
Country:

10.4%
Male: 28,350
This province:

11.8%
Country:

13.0%
Female: 17,695
This province:

6.9%
Country:

8.0%
College
Total: 99,325
This province:

20.0%
Country:

22.7%
Male: 41,670
Here:

17.3%
Country:

20.4%
Female: 57,655
This province:

22.5%
Country:

24.9%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 30,820
This province:

6.2%
Canada:

4.5%
Male: 13,310
This province:

5.5%
Country:

4.1%
Female: 17,510
This province:

6.8%
Canada:

5.0%
University certificate
Total: 144,505
This province:

29.0%
Country:

28.9%
Male: 61,230
Here:

25.4%
Canada:

24.8%
Female: 83,275
Here:

32.4%
Canada:

32.8%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 235,340
Here:

13.2%
Country:

16.8%
Male: 121,720
Here:

14.0%
Country:

17.5%
Female: 113,620
This province:

12.4%
Country:

16.2%
High school certificate
Total: 461,105
Here:

25.8%
Canada:

24.3%
Male: 204,265
This province:

23.5%
Canada:

22.2%
Female: 256,835
This province:

28.0%
Country:

26.4%
Apprenticeship
Total: 227,410
This province:

12.7%
Country:

13.0%
Male: 148,500
Here:

17.1%
Canada:

16.9%
Female: 78,905
This province:

8.6%
Canada:

9.3%
College
Total: 347,685
This province:

19.5%
Country:

19.6%
Male: 144,740
This province:

16.7%
Canada:

17.2%
Female: 202,945
Here:

22.1%
Country:

21.9%
University, below bachelor
Total: 108,205
Here:

6.1%
Country:

5.1%
Male: 44,140
This province:

5.1%
Canada:

4.4%
Female: 64,060
Here:

7.0%
Country:

5.8%
University certificate
Total: 407,010
This province:

22.8%
Country:

21.2%
Male: 205,605
Here:

23.7%
Country:

21.9%
Female: 201,405
Here:

21.9%
Country:

20.4%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 1,621,995
Here:

47.8%
Country:

49.3%
Male: 771,255
Here:

46.8%
Canada:

48.4%
Female: 850,740
This province:

48.7%
Canada:

50.1%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 252,655
This province:

7.4%
Country:

6.7%
Male: 48,205
Here:

2.9%
Canada:

2.6%
Female: 204,450
This province:

11.7%
Country:

10.6%
Other
Total: 245
Here:

0.0%
Canada:

0.0%
Male: 70
Here:

0.0%
Canada:

0.0%
Female: 170
Here:

0.0%
Canada:

0.0%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 177,185
Here:

5.2%
Country:

5.0%
Male: 67,235
Here:

4.1%
Country:

3.6%
Female: 109,950
Here:

6.3%
Canada:

6.3%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 366,975
This province:

10.8%
Country:

10.9%
Male: 136,540
This province:

8.3%
Country:

8.2%
Female: 230,435
This province:

13.2%
Canada:

13.5%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 385,325
This province:

11.4%
Canada:

11.4%
Male: 356,705
This province:

21.6%
Canada:

21.7%
Female: 28,620
This province:

1.6%
Country:

1.7%
Education
Total: 135,905
Here:

4.0%
Canada:

3.9%
Male: 35,125
Here:

2.1%
Canada:

2.0%
Female: 100,775
Here:

5.8%
Country:

5.7%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 76,385
Here:

2.2%
Canada:

1.9%
Male: 34,995
Here:

2.1%
Country:

1.8%
Female: 41,390
Here:

2.4%
Country:

2.0%
Humanities
Total: 101,875
Here:

3.0%
Country:

2.8%
Male: 40,805
Here:

2.5%
Canada:

2.3%
Female: 61,070
Here:

3.5%
Country:

3.3%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 63,415
This province:

1.9%
Canada:

1.8%
Male: 36,015
This province:

2.2%
Canada:

2.0%
Female: 27,400
Here:

1.6%
Canada:

1.6%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 66,200
This province:

1.9%
Canada:

2.2%
Male: 40,145
Here:

2.4%
Canada:

2.8%
Female: 26,055
This province:

1.5%
Canada:

1.7%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 45,020
This province:

1.3%
Country:

1.1%
Male: 30,265
Here:

1.8%
Canada:

1.6%
Female: 14,745
This province:

0.8%
Canada:

0.7%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 101,725
This province:

3.0%
Country:

3.0%
Male: 52,210
This province:

3.2%
Country:

3.1%
Female: 49,515
Here:

2.8%
Country:

2.9%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 1,365,495
Here:

40.2%
Country:

42.7%
Male: 673,085
Here:

40.8%
Canada:

43.0%
Female: 692,405
This province:

39.7%
Canada:

42.3%
Outside Canada
Total: 407,420
Here:

12.0%
Country:

8.0%
Male: 205,245
Here:

12.4%
Country:

8.6%
Female: 202,175
Here:

11.6%
Canada:

7.5%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 1,621,995
This province:

47.8%
Country:

49.3%
Male: 771,255
This province:

46.8%
Canada:

48.4%
Female: 850,735
Here:

48.7%
Country:

50.1%

Location of study


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Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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