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



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 161,960
This city:

32.5%
Province:

19.3%
Male: 79,815
Here:

33.0%
Province:

19.6%
Female: 82,145
This city:

32.1%
British Columbia:

19.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 30,950
This city:

6.2%
Province:

5.4%
Male: 13,495
This city:

5.6%
Province:

4.6%
Female: 17,455
This city:

6.8%
Province:

6.2%
High school certificate
Total: 117,650
Here:

23.6%
British Columbia:

27.9%
Male: 58,580
Here:

24.2%
Province:

26.5%
Female: 59,070
Here:

23.1%
British Columbia:

29.2%
Apprenticeship
Total: 31,485
This city:

6.3%
Province:

10.9%
Male: 18,580
This city:

7.7%
British Columbia:

14.6%
Female: 12,905
This city:

5.0%
British Columbia:

7.3%
No certificate
Total: 83,190
This city:

16.7%
Province:

19.9%
Male: 38,700
This city:

16.0%
Province:

20.3%
Female: 44,485
Here:

17.4%
British Columbia:

19.5%
College
Total: 72,595
Here:

14.6%
Province:

16.7%
Male: 32,755
This city:

13.5%
Province:

14.4%
Female: 39,845
Here:

15.6%
Province:

18.8%

Education attainment in this city

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 19,620
This city:

26.6%
Province:

37.3%
Male: 10,545
Here:

28.7%
Province:

39.0%
Female: 9,075
This city:

24.5%
Province:

35.6%
High school certificate
Total: 30,400
Here:

41.2%
Province:

41.3%
Male: 15,535
This city:

42.3%
British Columbia:

41.7%
Female: 14,865
Here:

40.1%
Province:

40.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 2,525
Here:

3.4%
Province:

3.9%
Male: 1,195
This city:

3.3%
Province:

4.5%
Female: 1,330
This city:

3.6%
British Columbia:

3.1%
College
Total: 7,645
This city:

10.4%
British Columbia:

8.1%
Male: 3,730
Here:

10.2%
Province:

7.3%
Female: 3,915
This city:

10.6%
British Columbia:

9.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 3,275
Here:

4.4%
Province:

3.0%
Male: 1,500
Here:

4.1%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 1,770
Here:

4.8%
British Columbia:

3.4%
University certificate
Total: 10,295
This city:

14.0%
Province:

6.4%
Male: 4,195
This city:

11.4%
British Columbia:

4.9%
Female: 6,100
Here:

16.5%
Province:

8.0%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 5,565
This city:

5.4%
British Columbia:

9.4%
Male: 3,180
This city:

6.3%
British Columbia:

11.0%
Female: 2,380
Here:

4.5%
British Columbia:

7.9%
High school certificate
Total: 18,690
This city:

18.1%
Province:

26.2%
Male: 10,740
This city:

21.3%
British Columbia:

29.0%
Female: 7,950
This city:

15.0%
Province:

23.5%
Apprenticeship
Total: 5,535
Here:

5.3%
British Columbia:

9.3%
Male: 3,165
Here:

6.3%
Province:

11.8%
Female: 2,365
This city:

4.5%
Province:

6.9%
College
Total: 18,565
This city:

17.9%
Province:

20.0%
Male: 8,725
This city:

17.3%
Province:

17.3%
Female: 9,840
This city:

18.5%
British Columbia:

22.5%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 6,805
Here:

6.6%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 3,205
This city:

6.4%
Province:

5.5%
Female: 3,600
This city:

6.8%
Province:

6.8%
University certificate
Total: 48,305
Here:

46.7%
British Columbia:

29.0%
Male: 21,390
Here:

42.4%
British Columbia:

25.4%
Female: 26,915
This city:

50.7%
Province:

32.4%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 30,210
This city:

12.1%
British Columbia:

13.2%
Male: 14,265
This city:

11.7%
Province:

14.0%
Female: 15,950
This city:

12.6%
British Columbia:

12.4%
High school certificate
Total: 52,550
This city:

21.1%
British Columbia:

25.8%
Male: 25,780
Here:

21.1%
British Columbia:

23.5%
Female: 26,770
This city:

21.2%
Province:

28.0%
Apprenticeship
Total: 18,120
This city:

7.3%
Province:

12.7%
Male: 10,725
This city:

8.8%
British Columbia:

17.1%
Female: 7,400
Here:

5.9%
Province:

8.6%
College
Total: 39,305
Here:

15.8%
Province:

19.5%
Male: 17,395
Here:

14.2%
British Columbia:

16.7%
Female: 21,910
Here:

17.3%
British Columbia:

22.1%
University, below bachelor
Total: 17,360
Here:

7.0%
Province:

6.1%
Male: 7,335
Here:

6.0%
Province:

5.1%
Female: 10,025
This city:

7.9%
Province:

7.0%
University certificate
Total: 91,160
Here:

36.7%
British Columbia:

22.8%
Male: 46,915
Here:

38.3%
British Columbia:

23.7%
Female: 44,245
Here:

35.0%
British Columbia:

21.9%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 200,840
Here:

40.3%
Province:

47.8%
Male: 97,280
Here:

40.2%
Province:

46.8%
Female: 103,555
This city:

40.5%
British Columbia:

48.7%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 36,235
Here:

7.3%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Male: 9,585
Here:

4.0%
British Columbia:

2.9%
Female: 26,650
This city:

10.4%
Province:

11.7%
Other
Total: 65
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 25
This city:

0.0%
British Columbia:

0.0%
Female: 40
This city:

0.0%
British Columbia:

0.0%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 40,910
Here:

8.2%
Province:

5.2%
Male: 16,985
Here:

7.0%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Female: 23,925
Here:

9.3%
British Columbia:

6.3%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 62,965
Here:

12.6%
Province:

10.8%
Male: 27,045
Here:

11.2%
British Columbia:

8.3%
Female: 35,920
Here:

14.0%
British Columbia:

13.2%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 46,515
This city:

9.3%
British Columbia:

11.4%
Male: 40,360
This city:

16.7%
British Columbia:

21.6%
Female: 6,155
This city:

2.4%
British Columbia:

1.6%
Education
Total: 18,085
Here:

3.6%
British Columbia:

4.0%
Male: 4,375
This city:

1.8%
British Columbia:

2.1%
Female: 13,705
Here:

5.4%
Province:

5.8%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 22,230
This city:

4.5%
Province:

2.2%
Male: 10,660
Here:

4.4%
Province:

2.1%
Female: 11,565
This city:

4.5%
Province:

2.4%
Humanities
Total: 23,370
Here:

4.7%
Province:

3.0%
Male: 9,155
This city:

3.8%
Province:

2.5%
Female: 14,210
This city:

5.6%
Province:

3.5%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 15,030
Here:

3.0%
British Columbia:

1.9%
Male: 8,080
This city:

3.3%
Province:

2.2%
Female: 6,950
This city:

2.7%
Province:

1.6%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 15,695
Here:

3.2%
British Columbia:

1.9%
Male: 10,025
This city:

4.1%
British Columbia:

2.4%
Female: 5,675
Here:

2.2%
British Columbia:

1.5%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 4,305
Here:

0.9%
British Columbia:

1.3%
Male: 2,485
Here:

1.0%
British Columbia:

1.8%
Female: 1,820
Here:

0.7%
British Columbia:

0.8%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 11,580
Here:

2.3%
British Columbia:

3.0%
Male: 5,865
This city:

2.4%
Province:

3.2%
Female: 5,715
This city:

2.2%
British Columbia:

2.8%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 203,250
Here:

40.8%
Province:

40.2%
Male: 99,475
This city:

41.1%
Province:

40.8%
Female: 103,770
This city:

40.6%
British Columbia:

39.7%
Outside Canada
Total: 93,740
This city:

18.8%
British Columbia:

12.0%
Male: 45,165
Here:

18.7%
Province:

12.4%
Female: 48,570
This city:

19.0%
British Columbia:

11.6%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 200,840
This city:

40.3%
British Columbia:

47.8%
Male: 97,280
Here:

40.2%
Province:

46.8%
Female: 103,555
This city:

40.5%
Province:

48.7%

Location of study


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