St. John's - City, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - Education, field of study, location of study



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 19,085
This city:

22.5%
Province:

11.3%
Male: 8,975
This city:

22.7%
Province:

10.9%
Female: 10,105
This city:

22.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

11.7%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 3,985
Here:

4.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.4%
Male: 1,670
Here:

4.2%
Province:

2.9%
Female: 2,315
This city:

5.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.8%
High school certificate
Total: 20,615
Here:

24.3%
Province:

22.1%
Male: 9,710
This city:

24.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

20.9%
Female: 10,900
This city:

24.1%
Province:

23.3%
Apprenticeship
Total: 7,980
Here:

9.4%
Province:

12.2%
Male: 4,375
This city:

11.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

15.7%
Female: 3,605
Here:

8.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

8.8%
No certificate
Total: 17,965
This city:

21.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

33.5%
Male: 8,650
This city:

21.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

33.6%
Female: 9,315
This city:

20.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

33.4%
College
Total: 15,215
Here:

17.9%
Province:

17.5%
Male: 6,145
Here:

15.5%
Province:

15.9%
Female: 9,070
This city:

20.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

19.0%

Education attainment in this city

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 5,635
This city:

35.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

44.1%
Male: 3,025
This city:

39.9%
Province:

47.4%
Female: 2,605
This city:

32.2%
Province:

40.7%
High school certificate
Total: 6,660
This city:

42.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

37.4%
Male: 3,195
Here:

42.2%
Province:

36.2%
Female: 3,460
Here:

42.8%
Province:

38.7%
Apprenticeship
Total: 520
This city:

3.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.7%
Male: 355
Here:

4.7%
Province:

5.0%
Female: 165
This city:

2.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.3%
College
Total: 1,020
Here:

6.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

7.4%
Male: 415
Here:

5.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

6.7%
Female: 610
This city:

7.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

8.2%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 225
Here:

1.4%
Province:

1.6%
Male: 85
Here:

1.1%
Province:

1.3%
Female: 140
This city:

1.7%
Province:

1.9%
University certificate
Total: 1,615
Here:

10.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.8%
Male: 510
Here:

6.7%
Province:

3.5%
Female: 1,110
Here:

13.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

8.3%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 1,320
This city:

9.1%
Province:

14.6%
Male: 730
This city:

10.3%
Province:

16.5%
Female: 585
Here:

7.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

12.9%
High school certificate
Total: 2,995
This city:

20.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

21.5%
Male: 1,630
Here:

23.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

21.9%
Female: 1,370
Here:

18.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

21.2%
Apprenticeship
Total: 1,035
Here:

7.1%
Province:

10.7%
Male: 605
This city:

8.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

14.7%
Female: 425
Here:

5.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

7.2%
College
Total: 3,355
Here:

23.1%
Province:

28.9%
Male: 1,545
Here:

21.8%
Province:

25.9%
Female: 1,810
Here:

24.3%
Province:

31.5%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 610
This city:

4.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.7%
Male: 335
Here:

4.7%
Province:

3.6%
Female: 275
Here:

3.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.7%
University certificate
Total: 5,230
This city:

35.9%
Province:

20.6%
Male: 2,240
This city:

31.6%
Province:

17.4%
Female: 2,990
This city:

40.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

23.4%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 6,855
Here:

16.3%
Province:

28.4%
Male: 3,365
Here:

17.2%
Province:

28.3%
Female: 3,490
This city:

15.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

28.6%
High school certificate
Total: 7,685
Here:

18.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

19.1%
Male: 3,630
Here:

18.6%
Province:

17.4%
Female: 4,060
Here:

18.1%
Province:

20.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 5,110
Here:

12.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

15.8%
Male: 2,605
This city:

13.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

19.7%
Female: 2,500
This city:

11.1%
Province:

12.1%
College
Total: 9,215
Here:

22.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

20.5%
Male: 3,575
This city:

18.3%
Province:

18.6%
Female: 5,640
Here:

25.1%
Province:

22.3%
University, below bachelor
Total: 2,325
This city:

5.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.8%
Male: 1,015
This city:

5.2%
Province:

3.3%
Female: 1,310
This city:

5.8%
Province:

4.2%
University certificate
Total: 10,790
This city:

25.7%
Province:

12.4%
Male: 5,355
Here:

27.4%
Province:

12.7%
Female: 5,430
Here:

24.2%
Province:

12.1%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 38,575
This city:

45.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

55.6%
Male: 18,360
This city:

46.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

54.5%
Female: 20,215
Here:

44.6%
Province:

56.7%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 6,830
This city:

8.0%
Province:

6.1%
Male: 1,420
This city:

3.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.2%
Female: 5,410
Here:

11.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

9.6%
Other
Total: 15
This city:

0.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

0.0%
Female: 15
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 4,125
Here:

4.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.5%
Male: 1,635
This city:

4.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.7%
Female: 2,485
This city:

5.5%
Province:

3.2%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 11,375
Here:

13.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

10.3%
Male: 3,510
Here:

8.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

4.8%
Female: 7,865
This city:

17.4%
Province:

15.4%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 7,760
Here:

9.1%
Province:

11.0%
Male: 7,125
Here:

18.0%
Province:

21.7%
Female: 635
This city:

1.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.0%
Education
Total: 4,590
This city:

5.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

4.5%
Male: 1,245
This city:

3.1%
Province:

3.2%
Female: 3,350
This city:

7.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.8%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 1,200
This city:

1.4%
Province:

0.7%
Male: 605
This city:

1.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

0.7%
Female: 600
This city:

1.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

0.6%
Humanities
Total: 2,490
This city:

2.9%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 1,020
This city:

2.6%
Province:

1.4%
Female: 1,470
This city:

3.2%
Province:

1.7%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 1,980
Here:

2.3%
Province:

1.0%
Male: 1,130
This city:

2.9%
Province:

1.1%
Female: 845
This city:

1.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

0.9%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 2,440
Here:

2.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.9%
Male: 1,320
This city:

3.3%
Province:

1.9%
Female: 1,115
This city:

2.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.9%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 575
This city:

0.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

0.8%
Male: 275
Here:

0.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.2%
Female: 300
This city:

0.7%
Province:

0.4%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 2,885
Here:

3.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

4.1%
Male: 1,880
Here:

4.8%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 1,000
This city:

2.2%
Province:

2.8%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 43,505
This city:

51.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

43.1%
Male: 19,610
This city:

49.6%
Province:

44.0%
Female: 23,895
This city:

52.7%
Province:

42.3%
Outside Canada
Total: 2,765
This city:

3.3%
Province:

1.3%
Male: 1,565
This city:

4.0%
Province:

1.5%
Female: 1,205
This city:

2.7%
Province:

1.0%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 38,580
This city:

45.5%
Province:

55.6%
Male: 18,360
Here:

46.4%
Province:

54.5%
Female: 20,215
Here:

44.6%
Province:

56.7%

Location of study


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