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



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 4,115
This division:

10.7%
Province:

16.4%
Male: 1,810
This division:

9.9%
Province:

15.5%
Female: 2,300
This division:

11.5%
Province:

17.2%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 1,365
This division:

3.6%
Province:

4.1%
Male: 470
Here:

2.6%
Province:

3.2%
Female: 895
Here:

4.5%
Nova Scotia:

4.8%
High school certificate
Total: 8,795
Here:

22.9%
Province:

22.8%
Male: 3,860
This division:

21.1%
Province:

21.8%
Female: 4,935
This division:

24.6%
Province:

23.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 5,240
This division:

13.6%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 3,460
This division:

18.9%
Province:

15.5%
Female: 1,780
This division:

8.9%
Province:

8.8%
No certificate
Total: 10,910
This division:

28.4%
Province:

26.8%
Male: 5,400
Here:

29.5%
Province:

28.3%
Female: 5,510
Here:

27.4%
Province:

25.5%
College
Total: 7,975
This division:

20.8%
Province:

18.0%
Male: 3,325
Here:

18.1%
Nova Scotia:

15.8%
Female: 4,645
This division:

23.1%
Nova Scotia:

20.0%

Education attainment in this division

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 2,595
Here:

46.4%
Province:

43.4%
Male: 1,400
Here:

50.7%
Nova Scotia:

46.7%
Female: 1,190
Here:

42.0%
Province:

40.0%
High school certificate
Total: 1,915
This division:

34.3%
Nova Scotia:

35.4%
Male: 905
Here:

32.8%
Province:

33.9%
Female: 1,010
This division:

35.7%
Nova Scotia:

36.9%
Apprenticeship
Total: 195
Here:

3.5%
Province:

3.3%
Male: 115
Here:

4.2%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 85
Here:

3.0%
Province:

2.5%
College
Total: 460
This division:

8.2%
Province:

7.4%
Male: 205
Here:

7.4%
Nova Scotia:

7.2%
Female: 255
This division:

9.0%
Province:

7.5%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 95
This division:

1.7%
Nova Scotia:

2.0%
Male: 35
This division:

1.3%
Province:

1.9%
Female: 55
Here:

1.9%
Province:

2.2%
University certificate
Total: 320
Here:

5.7%
Nova Scotia:

8.5%
Male: 95
Here:

3.4%
Province:

6.2%
Female: 225
This division:

8.0%
Province:

10.9%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 520
This division:

10.6%
Nova Scotia:

11.5%
Male: 360
Here:

15.4%
Province:

14.7%
Female: 160
Here:

6.3%
Province:

8.7%
High school certificate
Total: 1,295
Here:

26.4%
Nova Scotia:

22.1%
Male: 655
This division:

28.0%
Nova Scotia:

24.1%
Female: 640
This division:

25.0%
Province:

20.4%
Apprenticeship
Total: 570
This division:

11.6%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 345
Here:

14.7%
Nova Scotia:

12.2%
Female: 220
This division:

8.6%
Nova Scotia:

7.5%
College
Total: 1,515
Here:

30.9%
Province:

25.3%
Male: 665
Here:

28.4%
Province:

23.4%
Female: 850
Here:

33.2%
Nova Scotia:

27.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 115
Here:

2.3%
Province:

3.8%
Male: 50
Here:

2.1%
Province:

3.7%
Female: 60
This division:

2.3%
Province:

4.0%
University certificate
Total: 890
This division:

18.1%
Nova Scotia:

27.5%
Male: 255
Here:

10.9%
Nova Scotia:

21.9%
Female: 640
This division:

25.0%
Nova Scotia:

32.4%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 4,680
This division:

22.7%
Nova Scotia:

20.4%
Male: 2,410
Here:

23.8%
Province:

22.0%
Female: 2,275
Here:

21.7%
Province:

18.9%
High school certificate
Total: 4,190
Here:

20.3%
Province:

20.6%
Male: 1,785
This division:

17.6%
Nova Scotia:

19.3%
Female: 2,400
Here:

22.9%
Nova Scotia:

21.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 3,510
Here:

17.0%
Province:

15.0%
Male: 2,350
Here:

23.2%
Nova Scotia:

19.0%
Female: 1,165
Here:

11.1%
Province:

11.3%
College
Total: 5,025
This division:

24.4%
Province:

21.1%
Male: 2,125
Here:

21.0%
Nova Scotia:

18.4%
Female: 2,900
This division:

27.6%
Nova Scotia:

23.7%
University, below bachelor
Total: 760
This division:

3.7%
Nova Scotia:

4.6%
Male: 275
Here:

2.7%
Province:

3.5%
Female: 480
Here:

4.6%
Nova Scotia:

5.6%
University certificate
Total: 2,465
This division:

11.9%
Province:

18.4%
Male: 1,180
Here:

11.6%
Nova Scotia:

17.9%
Female: 1,285
This division:

12.2%
Nova Scotia:

18.8%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 19,705
This division:

51.3%
Province:

49.6%
Male: 9,260
Here:

50.5%
Nova Scotia:

50.1%
Female: 10,445
Here:

52.0%
Province:

49.2%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 2,840
Here:

7.4%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 275
This division:

1.5%
Nova Scotia:

2.3%
Female: 2,560
Here:

12.7%
Nova Scotia:

11.7%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 1,055
Here:

2.7%
Province:

4.0%
Male: 280
This division:

1.5%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 775
Here:

3.9%
Province:

5.3%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 3,845
Here:

10.0%
Nova Scotia:

11.5%
Male: 875
This division:

4.8%
Nova Scotia:

6.6%
Female: 2,965
Here:

14.8%
Province:

15.9%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 5,630
This division:

14.7%
Province:

11.7%
Male: 5,385
Here:

29.4%
Nova Scotia:

23.4%
Female: 245
This division:

1.2%
Province:

1.1%
Education
Total: 1,605
This division:

4.2%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 405
Here:

2.2%
Nova Scotia:

2.3%
Female: 1,200
Here:

6.0%
Nova Scotia:

5.8%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 225
This division:

0.6%
Province:

1.2%
Male: 60
This division:

0.3%
Nova Scotia:

1.2%
Female: 165
Here:

0.8%
Province:

1.2%
Humanities
Total: 545
This division:

1.4%
Province:

2.4%
Male: 230
Here:

1.3%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 310
This division:

1.5%
Nova Scotia:

2.8%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 315
Here:

0.8%
Nova Scotia:

1.7%
Male: 205
This division:

1.1%
Province:

1.9%
Female: 110
This division:

0.5%
Province:

1.5%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 710
Here:

1.8%
Nova Scotia:

2.0%
Male: 325
Here:

1.8%
Province:

2.2%
Female: 385
This division:

1.9%
Nova Scotia:

1.8%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 370
This division:

1.0%
Province:

0.9%
Male: 310
This division:

1.7%
Nova Scotia:

1.3%
Female: 60
This division:

0.3%
Nova Scotia:

0.6%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 1,555
This division:

4.0%
Province:

3.7%
Male: 720
Here:

3.9%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Female: 840
Here:

4.2%
Nova Scotia:

3.2%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 18,215
Here:

47.4%
Nova Scotia:

47.5%
Male: 8,815
This division:

48.1%
Nova Scotia:

46.8%
Female: 9,400
This division:

46.8%
Province:

48.1%
Outside Canada
Total: 485
This division:

1.3%
Nova Scotia:

2.9%
Male: 255
This division:

1.4%
Nova Scotia:

3.1%
Female: 230
This division:

1.1%
Nova Scotia:

2.7%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 19,710
Here:

51.3%
Nova Scotia:

49.6%
Male: 9,260
Here:

50.5%
Province:

50.1%
Female: 10,445
Here:

52.0%
Province:

49.2%

Location of study


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