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



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 1,655
Here:

21.8%
British Columbia:

19.3%
Male: 800
Here:

22.4%
Province:

19.6%
Female: 860
This city:

21.5%
Province:

19.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 390
Here:

5.1%
British Columbia:

5.4%
Male: 140
This city:

3.9%
British Columbia:

4.6%
Female: 250
This city:

6.3%
Province:

6.2%
High school certificate
Total: 1,920
This city:

25.3%
British Columbia:

27.9%
Male: 930
This city:

26.1%
British Columbia:

26.5%
Female: 985
This city:

24.6%
British Columbia:

29.2%
Apprenticeship
Total: 1,000
Here:

13.2%
Province:

10.9%
Male: 630
This city:

17.6%
British Columbia:

14.6%
Female: 375
Here:

9.4%
British Columbia:

7.3%
No certificate
Total: 1,290
Here:

17.0%
British Columbia:

19.9%
Male: 550
Here:

15.4%
Province:

20.3%
Female: 740
This city:

18.5%
Province:

19.5%
College
Total: 1,315
This city:

17.4%
British Columbia:

16.7%
Male: 520
This city:

14.6%
Province:

14.4%
Female: 790
Here:

19.8%
British Columbia:

18.8%

Education attainment in this city

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 445
Here:

36.9%
Province:

37.3%
Male: 205
Here:

33.6%
British Columbia:

39.0%
Female: 240
This city:

40.3%
British Columbia:

35.6%
High school certificate
Total: 545
This city:

45.2%
British Columbia:

41.3%
Male: 310
Here:

50.8%
British Columbia:

41.7%
Female: 235
Here:

39.5%
British Columbia:

40.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 60
Here:

5.0%
Province:

3.9%
Male: 30
This city:

4.9%
British Columbia:

4.5%
Female: 30
Here:

5.0%
British Columbia:

3.1%
College
Total: 70
Here:

5.8%
British Columbia:

8.1%
Male: 30
Here:

4.9%
British Columbia:

7.3%
Female: 40
Here:

6.7%
Province:

9.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 45
Here:

3.7%
Province:

3.0%
Male: 15
This city:

2.5%
British Columbia:

2.6%
Female: 25
Here:

4.2%
Province:

3.4%
University certificate
Total: 35
This city:

2.9%
Province:

6.4%
Male: 15
This city:

2.5%
Province:

4.9%
Female: 20
This city:

3.4%
British Columbia:

8.0%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 115
This city:

9.6%
Province:

9.4%
Male: 55
Here:

9.2%
British Columbia:

11.0%
Female: 55
Here:

9.2%
Province:

7.9%
High school certificate
Total: 350
Here:

29.3%
Province:

26.2%
Male: 175
This city:

29.4%
Province:

29.0%
Female: 170
Here:

28.3%
British Columbia:

23.5%
Apprenticeship
Total: 140
This city:

11.7%
Province:

9.3%
Male: 85
This city:

14.3%
British Columbia:

11.8%
Female: 55
Here:

9.2%
Province:

6.9%
College
Total: 215
This city:

18.0%
British Columbia:

20.0%
Male: 75
This city:

12.6%
Province:

17.3%
Female: 135
This city:

22.5%
British Columbia:

22.5%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 60
This city:

5.0%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 30
This city:

5.0%
British Columbia:

5.5%
Female: 30
Here:

5.0%
British Columbia:

6.8%
University certificate
Total: 315
This city:

26.4%
Province:

29.0%
Male: 160
This city:

26.9%
Province:

25.4%
Female: 155
Here:

25.8%
Province:

32.4%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 350
Here:

8.9%
Province:

13.2%
Male: 165
This city:

8.8%
Province:

14.0%
Female: 185
Here:

9.0%
Province:

12.4%
High school certificate
Total: 735
Here:

18.7%
Province:

25.8%
Male: 315
Here:

16.8%
Province:

23.5%
Female: 415
Here:

20.3%
Province:

28.0%
Apprenticeship
Total: 610
Here:

15.5%
Province:

12.7%
Male: 365
Here:

19.4%
Province:

17.1%
Female: 240
Here:

11.7%
Province:

8.6%
College
Total: 835
This city:

21.2%
British Columbia:

19.5%
Male: 375
This city:

19.9%
Province:

16.7%
Female: 455
Here:

22.2%
British Columbia:

22.1%
University, below bachelor
Total: 200
This city:

5.1%
British Columbia:

6.1%
Male: 75
Here:

4.0%
Province:

5.1%
Female: 120
This city:

5.9%
British Columbia:

7.0%
University certificate
Total: 1,195
This city:

30.4%
Province:

22.8%
Male: 575
Here:

30.6%
Province:

23.7%
Female: 620
This city:

30.3%
British Columbia:

21.9%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 3,210
Here:

42.4%
Province:

47.8%
Male: 1,485
Here:

41.6%
British Columbia:

46.8%
Female: 1,725
This city:

43.1%
British Columbia:

48.7%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 625
Here:

8.3%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Male: 95
Here:

2.7%
Province:

2.9%
Female: 530
Here:

13.3%
Province:

11.7%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 380
This city:

5.0%
British Columbia:

5.2%
Male: 175
Here:

4.9%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Female: 205
Here:

5.1%
Province:

6.3%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 730
This city:

9.6%
Province:

10.8%
Male: 225
Here:

6.3%
British Columbia:

8.3%
Female: 505
This city:

12.6%
British Columbia:

13.2%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 800
This city:

10.6%
British Columbia:

11.4%
Male: 760
This city:

21.3%
Province:

21.6%
Female: 45
Here:

1.1%
British Columbia:

1.6%
Education
Total: 435
This city:

5.7%
British Columbia:

4.0%
Male: 105
Here:

2.9%
British Columbia:

2.1%
Female: 325
This city:

8.1%
Province:

5.8%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 270
Here:

3.6%
British Columbia:

2.2%
Male: 105
Here:

2.9%
Province:

2.1%
Female: 170
This city:

4.3%
British Columbia:

2.4%
Humanities
Total: 290
Here:

3.8%
British Columbia:

3.0%
Male: 155
Here:

4.3%
Province:

2.5%
Female: 135
This city:

3.4%
British Columbia:

3.5%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 150
This city:

2.0%
British Columbia:

1.9%
Male: 75
Here:

2.1%
Province:

2.2%
Female: 80
This city:

2.0%
Province:

1.6%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 115
Here:

1.5%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 75
This city:

2.1%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 40
This city:

1.0%
British Columbia:

1.5%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 260
This city:

3.4%
British Columbia:

1.3%
Male: 215
This city:

6.0%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 40
Here:

1.0%
British Columbia:

0.8%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 300
Here:

4.0%
British Columbia:

3.0%
Male: 110
This city:

3.1%
British Columbia:

3.2%
Female: 190
Here:

4.8%
British Columbia:

2.8%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 3,790
This city:

50.0%
Province:

40.2%
Male: 1,820
Here:

51.0%
British Columbia:

40.8%
Female: 1,970
Here:

49.2%
Province:

39.7%
Outside Canada
Total: 575
This city:

7.6%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 265
This city:

7.4%
Province:

12.4%
Female: 305
Here:

7.6%
British Columbia:

11.6%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 3,210
This city:

42.4%
British Columbia:

47.8%
Male: 1,485
Here:

41.6%
British Columbia:

46.8%
Female: 1,730
Here:

43.2%
British Columbia:

48.7%

Location of study


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