Nova Scotia, Canada - Education, field of study, location of study



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 123,980
Here:

16.4%
Country:

18.1%
Male: 55,895
Here:

15.5%
Canada:

18.2%
Female: 68,085
Here:

17.2%
Canada:

18.1%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 30,650
Here:

4.1%
Canada:

4.4%
Male: 11,595
Here:

3.2%
Canada:

3.8%
Female: 19,050
This province:

4.8%
Canada:

5.0%
High school certificate
Total: 172,800
Here:

22.8%
Canada:

25.5%
Male: 78,795
This province:

21.8%
Country:

24.3%
Female: 94,000
This province:

23.8%
Canada:

26.7%
Apprenticeship
Total: 90,420
This province:

12.0%
Country:

10.9%
Male: 55,800
This province:

15.5%
Canada:

14.3%
Female: 34,615
Here:

8.8%
Country:

7.6%
No certificate
Total: 202,775
Here:

26.8%
Canada:

23.8%
Male: 102,045
Here:

28.3%
Canada:

24.1%
Female: 100,725
This province:

25.5%
Country:

23.4%
College
Total: 135,975
This province:

18.0%
Canada:

17.3%
Male: 57,010
This province:

15.8%
Country:

15.3%
Female: 78,960
Here:

20.0%
Canada:

19.2%

Education attainment in this province

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 51,165
This province:

43.4%
Canada:

39.9%
Male: 27,930
Here:

46.7%
Canada:

42.4%
Female: 23,235
This province:

40.0%
Country:

37.3%
High school certificate
Total: 41,635
This province:

35.4%
Canada:

36.3%
Male: 20,235
Here:

33.9%
Canada:

36.4%
Female: 21,400
Here:

36.9%
Canada:

36.2%
Apprenticeship
Total: 3,900
This province:

3.3%
Canada:

4.4%
Male: 2,455
Here:

4.1%
Country:

5.3%
Female: 1,440
This province:

2.5%
Country:

3.5%
College
Total: 8,675
This province:

7.4%
Country:

10.9%
Male: 4,290
Here:

7.2%
Canada:

9.4%
Female: 4,380
Here:

7.5%
Canada:

12.5%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 2,375
This province:

2.0%
Country:

2.1%
Male: 1,130
Here:

1.9%
Country:

1.8%
Female: 1,255
This province:

2.2%
Country:

2.4%
University certificate
Total: 10,015
This province:

8.5%
Canada:

6.4%
Male: 3,715
Here:

6.2%
Canada:

4.7%
Female: 6,305
This province:

10.9%
Canada:

8.2%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 12,060
This province:

11.5%
Country:

10.9%
Male: 7,230
Here:

14.7%
Country:

12.7%
Female: 4,825
This province:

8.7%
Country:

9.2%
High school certificate
Total: 23,190
Here:

22.1%
Canada:

22.5%
Male: 11,880
This province:

24.1%
Canada:

25.0%
Female: 11,310
This province:

20.4%
Canada:

20.2%
Apprenticeship
Total: 10,190
This province:

9.7%
Canada:

10.4%
Male: 6,035
This province:

12.2%
Canada:

13.0%
Female: 4,155
Here:

7.5%
Country:

8.0%
College
Total: 26,505
Here:

25.3%
Country:

22.7%
Male: 11,565
This province:

23.4%
Country:

20.4%
Female: 14,945
Here:

27.0%
Canada:

24.9%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 4,030
This province:

3.8%
Country:

4.5%
Male: 1,805
This province:

3.7%
Canada:

4.1%
Female: 2,230
Here:

4.0%
Canada:

5.0%
University certificate
Total: 28,775
Here:

27.5%
Canada:

28.9%
Male: 10,830
Here:

21.9%
Country:

24.8%
Female: 17,940
This province:

32.4%
Country:

32.8%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 82,220
This province:

20.4%
Canada:

16.8%
Male: 42,875
Here:

22.0%
Canada:

17.5%
Female: 39,340
This province:

18.9%
Canada:

16.2%
High school certificate
Total: 82,865
Here:

20.6%
Canada:

24.3%
Male: 37,550
Here:

19.3%
Canada:

22.2%
Female: 45,320
This province:

21.8%
Country:

26.4%
Apprenticeship
Total: 60,525
Here:

15.0%
Country:

13.0%
Male: 36,925
This province:

19.0%
Country:

16.9%
Female: 23,600
This province:

11.3%
Canada:

9.3%
College
Total: 85,005
This province:

21.1%
Canada:

19.6%
Male: 35,720
This province:

18.4%
Country:

17.2%
Female: 49,285
This province:

23.7%
Canada:

21.9%
University, below bachelor
Total: 18,420
Here:

4.6%
Canada:

5.1%
Male: 6,750
Here:

3.5%
Country:

4.4%
Female: 11,675
Here:

5.6%
Canada:

5.8%
University certificate
Total: 73,955
Here:

18.4%
Country:

21.2%
Male: 34,830
This province:

17.9%
Canada:

21.9%
Female: 39,130
Here:

18.8%
Country:

20.4%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 375,570
Here:

49.6%
Canada:

49.3%
Male: 180,845
This province:

50.1%
Country:

48.4%
Female: 194,720
Here:

49.2%
Country:

50.1%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 54,675
This province:

7.2%
Canada:

6.7%
Male: 8,435
This province:

2.3%
Canada:

2.6%
Female: 46,245
This province:

11.7%
Country:

10.6%
Other
Total: 15
This province:

0.0%
Canada:

0.0%
Male: 10
This province:

0.0%
Canada:

0.0%
Female: 10
Here:

0.0%
Country:

0.0%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 30,195
This province:

4.0%
Country:

5.0%
Male: 9,220
This province:

2.6%
Country:

3.6%
Female: 20,980
This province:

5.3%
Canada:

6.3%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 86,670
Here:

11.5%
Canada:

10.9%
Male: 23,920
Here:

6.6%
Country:

8.2%
Female: 62,750
Here:

15.9%
Country:

13.5%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 88,860
Here:

11.7%
Country:

11.4%
Male: 84,685
Here:

23.4%
Canada:

21.7%
Female: 4,170
This province:

1.1%
Country:

1.7%
Education
Total: 31,460
Here:

4.2%
Canada:

3.9%
Male: 8,345
This province:

2.3%
Canada:

2.0%
Female: 23,115
Here:

5.8%
Canada:

5.7%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 8,725
This province:

1.2%
Country:

1.9%
Male: 4,175
Here:

1.2%
Canada:

1.8%
Female: 4,550
This province:

1.2%
Canada:

2.0%
Humanities
Total: 18,195
Here:

2.4%
Canada:

2.8%
Male: 7,225
Here:

2.0%
Country:

2.3%
Female: 10,970
Here:

2.8%
Country:

3.3%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 12,660
This province:

1.7%
Canada:

1.8%
Male: 6,740
This province:

1.9%
Country:

2.0%
Female: 5,915
This province:

1.5%
Country:

1.6%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 14,975
This province:

2.0%
Country:

2.2%
Male: 7,790
This province:

2.2%
Canada:

2.8%
Female: 7,185
Here:

1.8%
Country:

1.7%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 6,855
This province:

0.9%
Canada:

1.1%
Male: 4,630
Here:

1.3%
Canada:

1.6%
Female: 2,225
This province:

0.6%
Canada:

0.7%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 27,730
Here:

3.7%
Country:

3.0%
Male: 15,135
This province:

4.2%
Canada:

3.1%
Female: 12,595
This province:

3.2%
Country:

2.9%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 359,365
Here:

47.5%
Country:

42.7%
Male: 169,190
Here:

46.8%
Canada:

43.0%
Female: 190,170
This province:

48.1%
Canada:

42.3%
Outside Canada
Total: 21,660
Here:

2.9%
Canada:

8.0%
Male: 11,120
This province:

3.1%
Country:

8.6%
Female: 10,540
Here:

2.7%
Country:

7.5%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 375,570
This province:

49.6%
Canada:

49.3%
Male: 180,845
This province:

50.1%
Country:

48.4%
Female: 194,720
This province:

49.2%
Canada:

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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