Alberta, Canada - Education, field of study, location of study



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 458,425
Here:

17.5%
Country:

18.1%
Male: 225,635
Here:

17.3%
Canada:

18.2%
Female: 232,795
Here:

17.7%
Canada:

18.1%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 105,680
This province:

4.0%
Canada:

4.4%
Male: 43,590
Here:

3.3%
Canada:

3.8%
Female: 62,095
Here:

4.7%
Canada:

5.0%
High school certificate
Total: 688,140
Here:

26.2%
Country:

25.5%
Male: 322,495
This province:

24.7%
Canada:

24.3%
Female: 365,645
This province:

27.8%
Canada:

26.7%
Apprenticeship
Total: 285,815
Here:

10.9%
Country:

10.9%
Male: 200,870
This province:

15.4%
Country:

14.3%
Female: 84,945
This province:

6.4%
Country:

7.6%
No certificate
Total: 614,865
This province:

23.4%
Country:

23.8%
Male: 312,965
Here:

23.9%
Country:

24.1%
Female: 301,900
Here:

22.9%
Canada:

23.4%
College
Total: 472,210
This province:

18.0%
Country:

17.3%
Male: 201,965
Here:

15.4%
Country:

15.3%
Female: 270,245
This province:

20.5%
Country:

19.2%

Education attainment in this province

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 201,685
This province:

41.4%
Canada:

39.9%
Male: 107,810
This province:

43.0%
Canada:

42.4%
Female: 93,875
Here:

39.6%
Country:

37.3%
High school certificate
Total: 185,855
Here:

38.1%
Canada:

36.3%
Male: 96,525
This province:

38.5%
Country:

36.4%
Female: 89,330
Here:

37.7%
Canada:

36.2%
Apprenticeship
Total: 21,285
Here:

4.4%
Canada:

4.4%
Male: 14,085
This province:

5.6%
Country:

5.3%
Female: 7,195
This province:

3.0%
Country:

3.5%
College
Total: 42,045
Here:

8.6%
Canada:

10.9%
Male: 17,535
This province:

7.0%
Country:

9.4%
Female: 24,510
This province:

10.3%
Canada:

12.5%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 8,655
Here:

1.8%
Canada:

2.1%
Male: 3,770
This province:

1.5%
Canada:

1.8%
Female: 4,885
This province:

2.1%
Canada:

2.4%
University certificate
Total: 28,180
This province:

5.8%
Country:

6.4%
Male: 11,100
This province:

4.4%
Canada:

4.7%
Female: 17,075
Here:

7.2%
Country:

8.2%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 64,195
Here:

13.6%
Canada:

10.9%
Male: 36,355
This province:

15.2%
Country:

12.7%
Female: 27,845
Here:

11.9%
Country:

9.2%
High school certificate
Total: 115,405
This province:

24.4%
Canada:

22.5%
Male: 62,350
Here:

26.1%
Canada:

25.0%
Female: 53,055
Here:

22.7%
Canada:

20.2%
Apprenticeship
Total: 46,465
This province:

9.8%
Country:

10.4%
Male: 32,720
Here:

13.7%
Country:

13.0%
Female: 13,740
This province:

5.9%
Country:

8.0%
College
Total: 104,850
This province:

22.2%
Country:

22.7%
Male: 45,730
Here:

19.2%
Canada:

20.4%
Female: 59,120
Here:

25.2%
Canada:

24.9%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 18,695
This province:

4.0%
Canada:

4.5%
Male: 8,250
This province:

3.5%
Canada:

4.1%
Female: 10,450
Here:

4.5%
Country:

5.0%
University certificate
Total: 123,000
This province:

26.0%
Country:

28.9%
Male: 53,030
Here:

22.2%
Country:

24.8%
Female: 69,965
Here:

29.9%
Country:

32.8%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 214,775
Here:

16.1%
Country:

16.8%
Male: 112,260
This province:

16.8%
Country:

17.5%
Female: 102,510
Here:

15.4%
Canada:

16.2%
High school certificate
Total: 318,925
Here:

23.9%
Country:

24.3%
Male: 139,280
This province:

20.9%
Canada:

22.2%
Female: 179,645
Here:

27.0%
Country:

26.4%
Apprenticeship
Total: 176,860
Here:

13.3%
Country:

13.0%
Male: 125,345
Here:

18.8%
Country:

16.9%
Female: 51,515
This province:

7.7%
Canada:

9.3%
College
Total: 283,385
Here:

21.3%
Canada:

19.6%
Male: 121,575
This province:

18.2%
Country:

17.2%
Female: 161,810
This province:

24.3%
Canada:

21.9%
University, below bachelor
Total: 64,665
Here:

4.9%
Canada:

5.1%
Male: 27,040
Here:

4.1%
Canada:

4.4%
Female: 37,620
This province:

5.6%
Canada:

5.8%
University certificate
Total: 274,420
Here:

20.6%
Country:

21.2%
Male: 141,420
This province:

21.2%
Country:

21.9%
Female: 132,995
This province:

20.0%
Canada:

20.4%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 1,303,005
Here:

49.6%
Country:

49.3%
Male: 635,455
Here:

48.6%
Country:

48.4%
Female: 667,550
This province:

50.7%
Canada:

50.1%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 190,870
This province:

7.3%
Canada:

6.7%
Male: 34,425
This province:

2.6%
Country:

2.6%
Female: 156,445
This province:

11.9%
Canada:

10.6%
Other
Total: 70
Here:

0.0%
Country:

0.0%
Female: 70
Here:

0.0%
Country:

0.0%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 105,725
This province:

4.0%
Canada:

5.0%
Male: 36,240
Here:

2.8%
Country:

3.6%
Female: 69,480
This province:

5.3%
Canada:

6.3%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 269,270
This province:

10.3%
Country:

10.9%
Male: 92,930
This province:

7.1%
Country:

8.2%
Female: 176,335
This province:

13.4%
Canada:

13.5%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 356,340
This province:

13.6%
Canada:

11.4%
Male: 328,350
This province:

25.1%
Country:

21.7%
Female: 27,995
Here:

2.1%
Country:

1.7%
Education
Total: 104,615
This province:

4.0%
Canada:

3.9%
Male: 26,530
This province:

2.0%
Country:

2.0%
Female: 78,080
This province:

5.9%
Canada:

5.7%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 39,210
This province:

1.5%
Country:

1.9%
Male: 18,030
This province:

1.4%
Canada:

1.8%
Female: 21,175
This province:

1.6%
Canada:

2.0%
Humanities
Total: 52,560
This province:

2.0%
Country:

2.8%
Male: 21,050
This province:

1.6%
Country:

2.3%
Female: 31,505
This province:

2.4%
Country:

3.3%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 49,810
This province:

1.9%
Country:

1.8%
Male: 28,800
Here:

2.2%
Country:

2.0%
Female: 21,010
This province:

1.6%
Canada:

1.6%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 45,145
Here:

1.7%
Country:

2.2%
Male: 26,610
Here:

2.0%
Country:

2.8%
Female: 18,535
Here:

1.4%
Canada:

1.7%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 35,510
Here:

1.4%
Canada:

1.1%
Male: 24,365
This province:

1.9%
Canada:

1.6%
Female: 11,145
This province:

0.8%
Country:

0.7%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 73,005
This province:

2.8%
Country:

3.0%
Male: 34,715
Here:

2.7%
Country:

3.1%
Female: 38,290
This province:

2.9%
Canada:

2.9%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 1,135,080
Here:

43.2%
Canada:

42.7%
Male: 575,815
Here:

44.0%
Canada:

43.0%
Female: 559,260
This province:

42.4%
Canada:

42.3%
Outside Canada
Total: 187,055
Here:

7.1%
Canada:

8.0%
Male: 96,240
Here:

7.4%
Country:

8.6%
Female: 90,815
Here:

6.9%
Canada:

7.5%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 1,303,010
Here:

49.6%
Country:

49.3%
Male: 635,460
This province:

48.6%
Canada:

48.4%
Female: 667,550
This province:

50.7%
Canada:

50.1%

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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