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



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 4,975
Here:

12.1%
Nova Scotia:

16.4%
Male: 2,260
Here:

11.5%
Nova Scotia:

15.5%
Female: 2,715
This division:

12.7%
Nova Scotia:

17.2%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 1,635
This division:

4.0%
Province:

4.1%
Male: 545
This division:

2.8%
Province:

3.2%
Female: 1,085
Here:

5.1%
Province:

4.8%
High school certificate
Total: 9,860
This division:

24.0%
Nova Scotia:

22.8%
Male: 4,545
This division:

23.0%
Province:

21.8%
Female: 5,310
This division:

24.8%
Nova Scotia:

23.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 5,125
Here:

12.5%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 3,150
This division:

16.0%
Province:

15.5%
Female: 1,975
Here:

9.2%
Nova Scotia:

8.8%
No certificate
Total: 12,220
Here:

29.7%
Province:

26.8%
Male: 6,365
Here:

32.3%
Nova Scotia:

28.3%
Female: 5,855
This division:

27.3%
Nova Scotia:

25.5%
College
Total: 7,320
Here:

17.8%
Province:

18.0%
Male: 2,850
Here:

14.5%
Province:

15.8%
Female: 4,475
This division:

20.9%
Nova Scotia:

20.0%

Education attainment in this division

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 3,065
This division:

50.0%
Province:

43.4%
Male: 1,620
Here:

52.5%
Province:

46.7%
Female: 1,445
This division:

47.6%
Province:

40.0%
High school certificate
Total: 2,075
Here:

33.9%
Nova Scotia:

35.4%
Male: 1,020
Here:

33.1%
Nova Scotia:

33.9%
Female: 1,055
Here:

34.8%
Province:

36.9%
Apprenticeship
Total: 120
Here:

2.0%
Nova Scotia:

3.3%
Male: 85
Here:

2.8%
Nova Scotia:

4.1%
Female: 30
This division:

1.0%
Province:

2.5%
College
Total: 450
This division:

7.3%
Nova Scotia:

7.4%
Male: 205
This division:

6.6%
Nova Scotia:

7.2%
Female: 240
Here:

7.9%
Nova Scotia:

7.5%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 90
This division:

1.5%
Nova Scotia:

2.0%
Male: 20
Here:

0.6%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Female: 70
This division:

2.3%
Province:

2.2%
University certificate
Total: 320
Here:

5.2%
Nova Scotia:

8.5%
Male: 135
This division:

4.4%
Nova Scotia:

6.2%
Female: 190
This division:

6.3%
Province:

10.9%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 760
Here:

14.5%
Province:

11.5%
Male: 480
Here:

18.8%
Province:

14.7%
Female: 280
Here:

10.4%
Province:

8.7%
High school certificate
Total: 1,335
Here:

25.5%
Nova Scotia:

22.1%
Male: 765
Here:

30.0%
Province:

24.1%
Female: 570
This division:

21.2%
Province:

20.4%
Apprenticeship
Total: 530
Here:

10.1%
Nova Scotia:

9.7%
Male: 280
Here:

11.0%
Nova Scotia:

12.2%
Female: 245
Here:

9.1%
Province:

7.5%
College
Total: 1,365
This division:

26.0%
Province:

25.3%
Male: 555
This division:

21.8%
Nova Scotia:

23.4%
Female: 810
This division:

30.1%
Nova Scotia:

27.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 245
This division:

4.7%
Province:

3.8%
Male: 110
Here:

4.3%
Nova Scotia:

3.7%
Female: 130
Here:

4.8%
Province:

4.0%
University certificate
Total: 1,010
Here:

19.3%
Nova Scotia:

27.5%
Male: 365
Here:

14.3%
Nova Scotia:

21.9%
Female: 645
Here:

24.0%
Province:

32.4%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 5,225
Here:

23.8%
Nova Scotia:

20.4%
Male: 2,755
Here:

26.0%
Nova Scotia:

22.0%
Female: 2,465
Here:

21.7%
Province:

18.9%
High school certificate
Total: 4,805
Here:

21.8%
Nova Scotia:

20.6%
Male: 2,190
This division:

20.6%
Province:

19.3%
Female: 2,615
This division:

23.0%
Nova Scotia:

21.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 3,430
Here:

15.6%
Nova Scotia:

15.0%
Male: 2,145
This division:

20.2%
Province:

19.0%
Female: 1,285
Here:

11.3%
Nova Scotia:

11.3%
College
Total: 4,490
Here:

20.4%
Nova Scotia:

21.1%
Male: 1,775
This division:

16.7%
Province:

18.4%
Female: 2,705
This division:

23.8%
Nova Scotia:

23.7%
University, below bachelor
Total: 940
This division:

4.3%
Nova Scotia:

4.6%
Male: 325
Here:

3.1%
Province:

3.5%
Female: 615
Here:

5.4%
Nova Scotia:

5.6%
University certificate
Total: 3,110
This division:

14.1%
Province:

18.4%
Male: 1,415
This division:

13.3%
Nova Scotia:

17.9%
Female: 1,695
Here:

14.9%
Nova Scotia:

18.8%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 22,080
This division:

53.7%
Nova Scotia:

49.6%
Male: 10,915
This division:

55.3%
Province:

50.1%
Female: 11,165
Here:

52.1%
Province:

49.2%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 2,480
This division:

6.0%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 310
This division:

1.6%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 2,170
Here:

10.1%
Nova Scotia:

11.7%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 1,230
This division:

3.0%
Nova Scotia:

4.0%
Male: 305
This division:

1.5%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 925
This division:

4.3%
Nova Scotia:

5.3%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 4,325
Here:

10.5%
Province:

11.5%
Male: 1,055
This division:

5.3%
Province:

6.6%
Female: 3,270
This division:

15.3%
Nova Scotia:

15.9%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 4,225
This division:

10.3%
Province:

11.7%
Male: 4,075
This division:

20.7%
Province:

23.4%
Female: 150
This division:

0.7%
Province:

1.1%
Education
Total: 2,125
Here:

5.2%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Male: 535
This division:

2.7%
Nova Scotia:

2.3%
Female: 1,590
This division:

7.4%
Nova Scotia:

5.8%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 405
Here:

1.0%
Nova Scotia:

1.2%
Male: 160
Here:

0.8%
Nova Scotia:

1.2%
Female: 240
Here:

1.1%
Province:

1.2%
Humanities
Total: 745
This division:

1.8%
Nova Scotia:

2.4%
Male: 310
Here:

1.6%
Nova Scotia:

2.0%
Female: 430
Here:

2.0%
Nova Scotia:

2.8%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 480
Here:

1.2%
Province:

1.7%
Male: 275
This division:

1.4%
Province:

1.9%
Female: 210
This division:

1.0%
Nova Scotia:

1.5%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 570
Here:

1.4%
Nova Scotia:

2.0%
Male: 275
Here:

1.4%
Province:

2.2%
Female: 295
Here:

1.4%
Province:

1.8%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 945
Here:

2.3%
Nova Scotia:

0.9%
Male: 645
Here:

3.3%
Province:

1.3%
Female: 300
This division:

1.4%
Nova Scotia:

0.6%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 1,510
Here:

3.7%
Nova Scotia:

3.7%
Male: 860
This division:

4.4%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 655
This division:

3.1%
Province:

3.2%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 18,140
Here:

44.1%
Province:

47.5%
Male: 8,350
This division:

42.3%
Province:

46.8%
Female: 9,790
This division:

45.7%
Nova Scotia:

48.1%
Outside Canada
Total: 920
Here:

2.2%
Nova Scotia:

2.9%
Male: 465
This division:

2.4%
Nova Scotia:

3.1%
Female: 455
Here:

2.1%
Nova Scotia:

2.7%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 22,080
This division:

53.7%
Nova Scotia:

49.6%
Male: 10,910
Here:

55.3%
Province:

50.1%
Female: 11,165
Here:

52.1%
Nova Scotia:

49.2%

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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