Yellowknife - City, Northwest Territories, Canada - Education, field of study, location of study



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 3,245
Here:

22.4%
Territory:

15.6%
Male: 1,580
Here:

21.5%
Territory:

14.4%
Female: 1,665
Here:

23.3%
Northwest Territories:

16.8%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 635
Here:

4.4%
Northwest Territories:

2.8%
Male: 260
Here:

3.5%
Territory:

2.3%
Female: 375
Here:

5.3%
Territory:

3.5%
High school certificate
Total: 3,665
Here:

25.3%
Territory:

19.7%
Male: 1,590
Here:

21.7%
Northwest Territories:

17.2%
Female: 2,075
Here:

29.1%
Northwest Territories:

22.3%
Apprenticeship
Total: 1,220
This city:

8.4%
Northwest Territories:

9.4%
Male: 925
Here:

12.6%
Territory:

14.2%
Female: 295
Here:

4.1%
Northwest Territories:

4.5%
No certificate
Total: 2,750
This city:

19.0%
Northwest Territories:

33.0%
Male: 1,580
This city:

21.5%
Northwest Territories:

34.4%
Female: 1,170
Here:

16.4%
Territory:

31.5%
College
Total: 2,965
Here:

20.5%
Territory:

19.5%
Male: 1,405
Here:

19.1%
Territory:

17.5%
Female: 1,560
This city:

21.8%
Northwest Territories:

21.5%

Education attainment in this city

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 1,270
Here:

42.7%
Territory:

58.1%
Male: 745
This city:

48.4%
Northwest Territories:

60.9%
Female: 530
Here:

37.1%
Territory:

55.0%
High school certificate
Total: 1,100
Here:

37.0%
Northwest Territories:

26.7%
Male: 480
Here:

31.2%
Northwest Territories:

23.2%
Female: 625
Here:

43.7%
Northwest Territories:

30.3%
Apprenticeship
Total: 60
This city:

2.0%
Territory:

2.8%
Male: 45
Here:

2.9%
Northwest Territories:

4.2%
Female: 15
This city:

1.0%
Northwest Territories:

1.4%
College
Total: 305
This city:

10.3%
Northwest Territories:

7.8%
Male: 180
Here:

11.7%
Territory:

8.3%
Female: 120
Here:

8.4%
Northwest Territories:

7.2%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 80
Here:

2.7%
Northwest Territories:

1.3%
Male: 30
Here:

1.9%
Northwest Territories:

1.0%
Female: 50
Here:

3.5%
Territory:

1.7%
University certificate
Total: 155
This city:

5.2%
Northwest Territories:

3.3%
Male: 65
Here:

4.2%
Territory:

2.2%
Female: 95
Here:

6.6%
Northwest Territories:

4.3%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 415
Here:

13.0%
Territory:

23.2%
Male: 240
Here:

16.6%
Territory:

27.1%
Female: 175
Here:

10.0%
Territory:

19.6%
High school certificate
Total: 705
This city:

22.0%
Territory:

19.9%
Male: 330
This city:

22.8%
Northwest Territories:

20.2%
Female: 375
Here:

21.4%
Territory:

19.7%
Apprenticeship
Total: 265
Here:

8.3%
Northwest Territories:

9.1%
Male: 195
This city:

13.4%
Northwest Territories:

14.2%
Female: 65
Here:

3.7%
Northwest Territories:

4.5%
College
Total: 715
This city:

22.3%
Northwest Territories:

22.3%
Male: 285
Here:

19.7%
Northwest Territories:

18.8%
Female: 425
Here:

24.3%
Northwest Territories:

25.4%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 125
This city:

3.9%
Territory:

2.7%
Male: 40
Here:

2.8%
Territory:

1.8%
Female: 90
Here:

5.1%
Northwest Territories:

3.6%
University certificate
Total: 970
Here:

30.3%
Northwest Territories:

22.6%
Male: 355
Here:

24.5%
Northwest Territories:

17.9%
Female: 615
Here:

35.1%
Territory:

27.1%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 910
Here:

11.5%
Territory:

23.0%
Male: 515
Here:

12.4%
Territory:

23.5%
Female: 395
This city:

10.5%
Territory:

22.4%
High school certificate
Total: 1,795
Here:

22.7%
Territory:

17.9%
Male: 745
This city:

18.0%
Northwest Territories:

14.8%
Female: 1,045
This city:

27.7%
Territory:

21.5%
Apprenticeship
Total: 865
Here:

10.9%
Northwest Territories:

12.4%
Male: 665
This city:

16.0%
Northwest Territories:

18.3%
Female: 200
This city:

5.3%
Territory:

5.8%
College
Total: 1,905
Here:

24.1%
Northwest Territories:

24.3%
Male: 915
Here:

22.1%
Northwest Territories:

21.6%
Female: 995
This city:

26.4%
Territory:

27.2%
University, below bachelor
Total: 375
This city:

4.7%
Northwest Territories:

3.4%
Male: 175
Here:

4.2%
Northwest Territories:

2.9%
Female: 205
This city:

5.4%
Territory:

3.9%
University certificate
Total: 2,055
This city:

26.0%
Territory:

18.9%
Male: 1,120
This city:

27.0%
Territory:

18.8%
Female: 935
This city:

24.8%
Northwest Territories:

19.1%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 6,420
This city:

44.3%
Northwest Territories:

52.7%
Male: 3,170
This city:

43.2%
Northwest Territories:

51.6%
Female: 3,250
This city:

45.5%
Northwest Territories:

53.7%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 955
This city:

6.6%
Northwest Territories:

5.2%
Male: 195
Here:

2.7%
Territory:

2.2%
Female: 760
Here:

10.6%
Northwest Territories:

8.3%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 900
Here:

6.2%
Northwest Territories:

4.4%
Male: 360
This city:

4.9%
Territory:

3.3%
Female: 545
This city:

7.6%
Territory:

5.6%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 1,605
This city:

11.1%
Territory:

9.6%
Male: 515
This city:

7.0%
Northwest Territories:

5.3%
Female: 1,090
Here:

15.3%
Territory:

14.1%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 1,675
This city:

11.6%
Territory:

10.7%
Male: 1,535
Here:

20.9%
Northwest Territories:

19.3%
Female: 140
This city:

2.0%
Territory:

1.6%
Education
Total: 820
This city:

5.7%
Territory:

5.0%
Male: 240
This city:

3.3%
Northwest Territories:

2.9%
Female: 580
This city:

8.1%
Northwest Territories:

7.2%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 205
Here:

1.4%
Northwest Territories:

1.0%
Male: 100
Here:

1.4%
Territory:

0.9%
Female: 105
This city:

1.5%
Northwest Territories:

1.2%
Humanities
Total: 375
Here:

2.6%
Northwest Territories:

2.0%
Male: 200
This city:

2.7%
Territory:

1.9%
Female: 170
Here:

2.4%
Territory:

2.1%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 310
Here:

2.1%
Territory:

1.5%
Male: 180
Here:

2.5%
Northwest Territories:

1.7%
Female: 125
Here:

1.8%
Territory:

1.3%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 215
This city:

1.5%
Territory:

1.1%
Male: 100
This city:

1.4%
Territory:

1.0%
Female: 115
This city:

1.6%
Northwest Territories:

1.2%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 220
This city:

1.5%
Territory:

1.7%
Male: 125
This city:

1.7%
Territory:

2.3%
Female: 90
This city:

1.3%
Northwest Territories:

1.1%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 770
Here:

5.3%
Northwest Territories:

5.1%
Male: 610
This city:

8.3%
Territory:

7.6%
Female: 165
This city:

2.3%
Northwest Territories:

2.5%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 7,335
Here:

50.6%
Northwest Territories:

43.8%
Male: 3,820
This city:

52.0%
Territory:

45.0%
Female: 3,515
Here:

49.2%
Territory:

42.6%
Outside Canada
Total: 730
This city:

5.0%
Territory:

3.5%
Male: 350
This city:

4.8%
Territory:

3.5%
Female: 375
This city:

5.3%
Northwest Territories:

3.7%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 6,420
Here:

44.3%
Territory:

52.7%
Male: 3,170
This city:

43.2%
Territory:

51.6%
Female: 3,245
Here:

45.4%
Northwest Territories:

53.8%

Location of study


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