Oshawa, Ontario, Canada - Education, field of study, location of study



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 34,205
This city:

13.1%
Ontario:

20.5%
Male: 16,205
This city:

12.8%
Ontario:

20.8%
Female: 17,995
This city:

13.4%
Ontario:

20.2%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 7,880
This city:

3.0%
Ontario:

4.1%
Male: 3,520
This city:

2.8%
Province:

3.8%
Female: 4,355
This city:

3.2%
Province:

4.4%
High school certificate
Total: 75,985
Here:

29.2%
Ontario:

26.8%
Male: 35,290
Here:

27.9%
Province:

25.7%
Female: 40,695
Here:

30.4%
Ontario:

27.7%
Apprenticeship
Total: 22,965
Here:

8.8%
Ontario:

8.0%
Male: 15,660
Here:

12.4%
Province:

10.9%
Female: 7,305
This city:

5.5%
Ontario:

5.3%
No certificate
Total: 59,305
Here:

22.8%
Ontario:

22.2%
Male: 29,425
Here:

23.3%
Ontario:

22.3%
Female: 29,880
Here:

22.3%
Ontario:

22.2%
College
Total: 60,125
This city:

23.1%
Ontario:

18.4%
Male: 26,350
This city:

20.8%
Province:

16.5%
Female: 33,770
This city:

25.2%
Province:

20.1%

Education attainment in this city

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 20,245
This city:

45.3%
Ontario:

39.9%
Male: 10,690
This city:

46.6%
Ontario:

42.2%
Female: 9,550
Here:

43.8%
Ontario:

37.5%
High school certificate
Total: 15,730
Here:

35.2%
Province:

38.6%
Male: 8,140
Here:

35.5%
Province:

38.9%
Female: 7,590
This city:

34.8%
Province:

38.3%
Apprenticeship
Total: 1,030
This city:

2.3%
Ontario:

2.3%
Male: 720
Here:

3.1%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 305
Here:

1.4%
Ontario:

1.8%
College
Total: 5,085
This city:

11.4%
Province:

9.9%
Male: 2,330
Here:

10.2%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 2,760
Here:

12.7%
Ontario:

11.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 545
This city:

1.2%
Province:

2.1%
Male: 255
This city:

1.1%
Province:

1.9%
Female: 295
Here:

1.4%
Ontario:

2.3%
University certificate
Total: 2,095
This city:

4.7%
Province:

7.3%
Male: 780
This city:

3.4%
Province:

5.4%
Female: 1,315
This city:

6.0%
Province:

9.2%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 3,405
This city:

8.4%
Ontario:

8.7%
Male: 1,925
This city:

9.8%
Province:

9.9%
Female: 1,480
Here:

7.1%
Ontario:

7.5%
High school certificate
Total: 10,765
This city:

26.6%
Province:

23.8%
Male: 6,065
This city:

30.9%
Ontario:

27.2%
Female: 4,700
This city:

22.5%
Ontario:

20.7%
Apprenticeship
Total: 2,710
This city:

6.7%
Province:

6.0%
Male: 1,755
This city:

8.9%
Province:

7.7%
Female: 950
Here:

4.5%
Province:

4.4%
College
Total: 13,600
Here:

33.5%
Ontario:

24.3%
Male: 5,930
Here:

30.2%
Province:

22.4%
Female: 7,670
This city:

36.7%
Ontario:

26.1%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 1,355
Here:

3.3%
Ontario:

4.5%
Male: 540
This city:

2.7%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 815
Here:

3.9%
Ontario:

4.7%
University certificate
Total: 8,710
Here:

21.5%
Province:

32.7%
Male: 3,440
Here:

17.5%
Ontario:

28.6%
Female: 5,275
Here:

25.3%
Ontario:

36.5%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 20,170
This city:

14.4%
Province:

15.0%
Male: 10,485
This city:

15.4%
Province:

15.4%
Female: 9,685
This city:

13.6%
Ontario:

14.6%
High school certificate
Total: 41,135
This city:

29.5%
Ontario:

25.4%
Male: 18,240
Here:

26.7%
Province:

23.3%
Female: 22,895
This city:

32.1%
Province:

27.3%
Apprenticeship
Total: 15,040
Here:

10.8%
Ontario:

9.6%
Male: 10,325
This city:

15.1%
Province:

12.9%
Female: 4,710
Here:

6.6%
Ontario:

6.5%
College
Total: 37,185
This city:

26.6%
Ontario:

21.3%
Male: 16,325
Here:

23.9%
Ontario:

18.9%
Female: 20,860
Here:

29.2%
Ontario:

23.6%
University, below bachelor
Total: 4,855
This city:

3.5%
Ontario:

4.7%
Male: 2,280
This city:

3.3%
Ontario:

4.3%
Female: 2,580
This city:

3.6%
Ontario:

5.1%
University certificate
Total: 21,235
This city:

15.2%
Ontario:

24.0%
Male: 10,620
This city:

15.6%
Province:

25.2%
Female: 10,615
This city:

14.9%
Province:

22.9%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 135,290
Here:

51.9%
Ontario:

49.0%
Male: 64,715
Here:

51.2%
Province:

48.0%
Female: 70,570
Here:

52.7%
Ontario:

49.9%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 18,175
This city:

7.0%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 2,915
This city:

2.3%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 15,255
This city:

11.4%
Province:

10.7%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 13,500
Here:

5.2%
Ontario:

5.9%
Male: 3,800
This city:

3.0%
Ontario:

4.3%
Female: 9,700
This city:

7.2%
Ontario:

7.4%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 26,775
Here:

10.3%
Ontario:

10.8%
Male: 9,835
This city:

7.8%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 16,945
Here:

12.6%
Ontario:

12.7%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 29,320
This city:

11.3%
Province:

11.1%
Male: 27,545
This city:

21.8%
Ontario:

21.0%
Female: 1,775
Here:

1.3%
Ontario:

1.8%
Education
Total: 8,565
Here:

3.3%
Ontario:

3.4%
Male: 2,215
Here:

1.8%
Ontario:

1.7%
Female: 6,350
This city:

4.7%
Ontario:

5.0%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 4,580
This city:

1.8%
Province:

2.0%
Male: 2,530
This city:

2.0%
Province:

1.9%
Female: 2,055
This city:

1.5%
Province:

2.0%
Humanities
Total: 5,165
This city:

2.0%
Ontario:

3.0%
Male: 2,100
This city:

1.7%
Ontario:

2.3%
Female: 3,065
Here:

2.3%
Ontario:

3.6%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 3,215
This city:

1.2%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 1,790
This city:

1.4%
Ontario:

2.0%
Female: 1,425
Here:

1.1%
Province:

1.7%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 5,485
This city:

2.1%
Ontario:

2.6%
Male: 3,225
Here:

2.6%
Ontario:

3.2%
Female: 2,255
Here:

1.7%
Province:

2.0%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 1,750
This city:

0.7%
Ontario:

0.9%
Male: 1,110
Here:

0.9%
Province:

1.3%
Female: 635
Here:

0.5%
Province:

0.6%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 8,640
Here:

3.3%
Ontario:

2.7%
Male: 4,680
Here:

3.7%
Ontario:

2.8%
Female: 3,965
This city:

3.0%
Province:

2.6%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 110,645
This city:

42.5%
Ontario:

40.0%
Male: 53,725
This city:

42.5%
Ontario:

40.2%
Female: 56,920
Here:

42.5%
Ontario:

39.9%
Outside Canada
Total: 14,525
This city:

5.6%
Ontario:

11.0%
Male: 8,020
Here:

6.3%
Province:

11.8%
Female: 6,510
Here:

4.9%
Province:

10.2%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 135,290
This city:

51.9%
Ontario:

49.0%
Male: 64,715
Here:

51.2%
Ontario:

48.0%
Female: 70,575
This city:

52.7%
Ontario:

49.9%

Location of study


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