Burnaby - City, British Columbia, Canada - Education, field of study, location of study



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 44,955
This city:

26.3%
Province:

19.3%
Male: 23,200
This city:

28.0%
Province:

19.6%
Female: 21,760
Here:

24.6%
Province:

19.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 12,310
This city:

7.2%
Province:

5.4%
Male: 5,535
This city:

6.7%
Province:

4.6%
Female: 6,775
Here:

7.7%
Province:

6.2%
High school certificate
Total: 44,420
Here:

26.0%
Province:

27.9%
Male: 20,290
This city:

24.5%
British Columbia:

26.5%
Female: 24,135
Here:

27.3%
Province:

29.2%
Apprenticeship
Total: 14,065
This city:

8.2%
Province:

10.9%
Male: 8,465
This city:

10.2%
British Columbia:

14.6%
Female: 5,600
This city:

6.3%
British Columbia:

7.3%
No certificate
Total: 28,790
This city:

16.8%
Province:

19.9%
Male: 13,250
This city:

16.0%
British Columbia:

20.3%
Female: 15,540
This city:

17.6%
British Columbia:

19.5%
College
Total: 26,515
This city:

15.5%
Province:

16.7%
Male: 12,000
This city:

14.5%
British Columbia:

14.4%
Female: 14,515
Here:

16.4%
British Columbia:

18.8%

Education attainment in this city

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 8,225
This city:

28.5%
British Columbia:

37.3%
Male: 4,465
This city:

30.0%
Province:

39.0%
Female: 3,765
Here:

26.9%
Province:

35.6%
High school certificate
Total: 12,260
This city:

42.5%
Province:

41.3%
Male: 6,320
Here:

42.5%
British Columbia:

41.7%
Female: 5,945
Here:

42.5%
Province:

40.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 1,075
Here:

3.7%
Province:

3.9%
Male: 565
This city:

3.8%
Province:

4.5%
Female: 505
This city:

3.6%
Province:

3.1%
College
Total: 2,885
Here:

10.0%
Province:

8.1%
Male: 1,510
Here:

10.1%
Province:

7.3%
Female: 1,375
This city:

9.8%
Province:

9.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 1,385
This city:

4.8%
Province:

3.0%
Male: 615
Here:

4.1%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 770
This city:

5.5%
British Columbia:

3.4%
University certificate
Total: 3,030
This city:

10.5%
British Columbia:

6.4%
Male: 1,400
This city:

9.4%
British Columbia:

4.9%
Female: 1,625
This city:

11.6%
British Columbia:

8.0%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 1,695
Here:

5.8%
British Columbia:

9.4%
Male: 885
Here:

6.2%
British Columbia:

11.0%
Female: 810
Here:

5.4%
British Columbia:

7.9%
High school certificate
Total: 5,550
This city:

18.9%
British Columbia:

26.2%
Male: 3,100
This city:

21.7%
British Columbia:

29.0%
Female: 2,450
This city:

16.2%
British Columbia:

23.5%
Apprenticeship
Total: 1,830
Here:

6.2%
British Columbia:

9.3%
Male: 1,060
This city:

7.4%
Province:

11.8%
Female: 770
Here:

5.1%
Province:

6.9%
College
Total: 5,635
Here:

19.2%
British Columbia:

20.0%
Male: 2,585
Here:

18.1%
British Columbia:

17.3%
Female: 3,050
This city:

20.2%
British Columbia:

22.5%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 2,480
Here:

8.4%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 1,170
Here:

8.2%
British Columbia:

5.5%
Female: 1,310
This city:

8.7%
British Columbia:

6.8%
University certificate
Total: 12,215
Here:

41.5%
Province:

29.0%
Male: 5,500
This city:

38.5%
Province:

25.4%
Female: 6,715
Here:

44.4%
British Columbia:

32.4%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 8,795
This city:

10.2%
Province:

13.2%
Male: 4,070
Here:

9.8%
British Columbia:

14.0%
Female: 4,725
This city:

10.6%
British Columbia:

12.4%
High school certificate
Total: 19,825
Here:

23.0%
British Columbia:

25.8%
Male: 8,355
Here:

20.0%
Province:

23.5%
Female: 11,465
Here:

25.8%
Province:

28.0%
Apprenticeship
Total: 8,360
This city:

9.7%
British Columbia:

12.7%
Male: 4,965
This city:

11.9%
British Columbia:

17.1%
Female: 3,390
This city:

7.6%
Province:

8.6%
College
Total: 15,235
Here:

17.7%
Province:

19.5%
Male: 6,695
Here:

16.0%
Province:

16.7%
Female: 8,535
This city:

19.2%
British Columbia:

22.1%
University, below bachelor
Total: 7,010
This city:

8.1%
British Columbia:

6.1%
Male: 3,135
Here:

7.5%
British Columbia:

5.1%
Female: 3,870
Here:

8.7%
Province:

7.0%
University certificate
Total: 27,005
This city:

31.3%
British Columbia:

22.8%
Male: 14,495
This city:

34.7%
British Columbia:

23.7%
Female: 12,510
This city:

28.1%
Province:

21.9%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 73,210
This city:

42.8%
British Columbia:

47.8%
Male: 33,535
Here:

40.5%
Province:

46.8%
Female: 39,675
This city:

44.9%
British Columbia:

48.7%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 10,605
Here:

6.2%
Province:

7.4%
Male: 2,250
Here:

2.7%
Province:

2.9%
Female: 8,355
This city:

9.5%
Province:

11.7%
Other
Total: 10
Here:

0.0%
British Columbia:

0.0%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 10,285
This city:

6.0%
Province:

5.2%
Male: 3,990
This city:

4.8%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Female: 6,290
Here:

7.1%
Province:

6.3%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 23,035
Here:

13.5%
Province:

10.8%
Male: 9,365
This city:

11.3%
Province:

8.3%
Female: 13,670
This city:

15.5%
Province:

13.2%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 21,700
Here:

12.7%
British Columbia:

11.4%
Male: 19,075
This city:

23.1%
British Columbia:

21.6%
Female: 2,625
Here:

3.0%
British Columbia:

1.6%
Education
Total: 5,635
This city:

3.3%
Province:

4.0%
Male: 1,315
This city:

1.6%
Province:

2.1%
Female: 4,325
Here:

4.9%
Province:

5.8%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 4,340
Here:

2.5%
Province:

2.2%
Male: 1,875
Here:

2.3%
British Columbia:

2.1%
Female: 2,460
Here:

2.8%
Province:

2.4%
Humanities
Total: 5,845
This city:

3.4%
British Columbia:

3.0%
Male: 2,040
This city:

2.5%
British Columbia:

2.5%
Female: 3,805
This city:

4.3%
Province:

3.5%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 4,705
This city:

2.8%
British Columbia:

1.9%
Male: 2,655
This city:

3.2%
British Columbia:

2.2%
Female: 2,050
Here:

2.3%
British Columbia:

1.6%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 6,295
This city:

3.7%
British Columbia:

1.9%
Male: 4,075
Here:

4.9%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 2,225
Here:

2.5%
British Columbia:

1.5%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 1,465
Here:

0.9%
British Columbia:

1.3%
Male: 875
Here:

1.1%
British Columbia:

1.8%
Female: 590
This city:

0.7%
Province:

0.8%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 3,925
Here:

2.3%
Province:

3.0%
Male: 1,675
Here:

2.0%
Province:

3.2%
Female: 2,245
Here:

2.5%
Province:

2.8%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 60,805
This city:

35.5%
Province:

40.2%
Male: 31,040
Here:

37.5%
British Columbia:

40.8%
Female: 29,765
This city:

33.7%
Province:

39.7%
Outside Canada
Total: 37,045
This city:

21.7%
British Columbia:

12.0%
Male: 18,155
Here:

21.9%
British Columbia:

12.4%
Female: 18,885
Here:

21.4%
Province:

11.6%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 73,210
Here:

42.8%
Province:

47.8%
Male: 33,535
Here:

40.5%
British Columbia:

46.8%
Female: 39,670
This city:

44.9%
Province:

48.7%

Location of study


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