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



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 215,555
This city:

24.7%
Alberta:

17.5%
Male: 111,340
This city:

25.8%
Alberta:

17.3%
Female: 104,210
Here:

23.7%
Province:

17.7%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 43,035
This city:

4.9%
Alberta:

4.0%
Male: 18,645
This city:

4.3%
Alberta:

3.3%
Female: 24,385
Here:

5.6%
Province:

4.7%
High school certificate
Total: 223,710
This city:

25.7%
Alberta:

26.2%
Male: 105,165
This city:

24.3%
Alberta:

24.7%
Female: 118,545
This city:

27.0%
Province:

27.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 74,170
Here:

8.5%
Province:

10.9%
Male: 49,390
Here:

11.4%
Province:

15.4%
Female: 24,785
Here:

5.6%
Alberta:

6.4%
No certificate
Total: 157,945
Here:

18.1%
Province:

23.4%
Male: 79,340
Here:

18.4%
Province:

23.9%
Female: 78,600
Here:

17.9%
Province:

22.9%
College
Total: 156,995
Here:

18.0%
Alberta:

18.0%
Male: 68,250
Here:

15.8%
Alberta:

15.4%
Female: 88,745
Here:

20.2%
Alberta:

20.5%

Education attainment in this city

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 57,850
This city:

37.4%
Alberta:

41.4%
Male: 31,400
Here:

39.4%
Alberta:

43.0%
Female: 26,455
Here:

35.2%
Province:

39.6%
High school certificate
Total: 63,005
Here:

40.7%
Province:

38.1%
Male: 32,685
Here:

41.0%
Province:

38.5%
Female: 30,315
Here:

40.3%
Alberta:

37.7%
Apprenticeship
Total: 5,375
This city:

3.5%
Alberta:

4.4%
Male: 3,250
This city:

4.1%
Alberta:

5.6%
Female: 2,120
This city:

2.8%
Province:

3.0%
College
Total: 12,980
Here:

8.4%
Province:

8.6%
Male: 5,560
This city:

7.0%
Province:

7.0%
Female: 7,420
Here:

9.9%
Province:

10.3%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 3,455
Here:

2.2%
Alberta:

1.8%
Male: 1,595
This city:

2.0%
Alberta:

1.5%
Female: 1,860
This city:

2.5%
Province:

2.1%
University certificate
Total: 12,160
This city:

7.9%
Province:

5.8%
Male: 5,145
This city:

6.5%
Alberta:

4.4%
Female: 7,015
Here:

9.3%
Province:

7.2%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 15,925
This city:

9.3%
Province:

13.6%
Male: 9,215
Here:

10.8%
Alberta:

15.2%
Female: 6,710
This city:

7.8%
Province:

11.9%
High school certificate
Total: 38,475
Here:

22.5%
Province:

24.4%
Male: 20,885
Here:

24.5%
Alberta:

26.1%
Female: 17,585
Here:

20.5%
Alberta:

22.7%
Apprenticeship
Total: 12,515
Here:

7.3%
Province:

9.8%
Male: 8,450
Here:

9.9%
Province:

13.7%
Female: 4,070
Here:

4.7%
Alberta:

5.9%
College
Total: 35,515
This city:

20.8%
Province:

22.2%
Male: 16,345
Here:

19.2%
Province:

19.2%
Female: 19,170
This city:

22.3%
Alberta:

25.2%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 8,440
This city:

4.9%
Alberta:

4.0%
Male: 3,655
Here:

4.3%
Alberta:

3.5%
Female: 4,785
This city:

5.6%
Alberta:

4.5%
University certificate
Total: 60,235
Here:

35.2%
Alberta:

26.0%
Male: 26,755
This city:

31.4%
Alberta:

22.2%
Female: 33,480
This city:

39.0%
Alberta:

29.9%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 53,455
Here:

11.9%
Province:

16.1%
Male: 27,280
This city:

12.1%
Province:

16.8%
Female: 26,170
This city:

11.7%
Province:

15.4%
High school certificate
Total: 99,750
Here:

22.2%
Alberta:

23.9%
Male: 43,880
This city:

19.5%
Province:

20.9%
Female: 55,870
Here:

24.9%
Alberta:

27.0%
Apprenticeship
Total: 45,265
This city:

10.1%
Province:

13.3%
Male: 30,385
Here:

13.5%
Alberta:

18.8%
Female: 14,880
Here:

6.6%
Alberta:

7.7%
College
Total: 94,600
Here:

21.1%
Alberta:

21.3%
Male: 41,045
This city:

18.3%
Province:

18.2%
Female: 53,560
Here:

23.9%
Province:

24.3%
University, below bachelor
Total: 26,360
Here:

5.9%
Alberta:

4.9%
Male: 11,520
This city:

5.1%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 14,840
Here:

6.6%
Province:

5.6%
University certificate
Total: 129,575
Here:

28.9%
Province:

20.6%
Male: 70,455
This city:

31.4%
Province:

21.2%
Female: 59,120
This city:

26.3%
Alberta:

20.0%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 381,650
Here:

43.8%
Alberta:

49.6%
Male: 184,505
Here:

42.7%
Alberta:

48.6%
Female: 197,145
This city:

44.9%
Alberta:

50.7%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 61,905
This city:

7.1%
Alberta:

7.3%
Male: 12,250
Here:

2.8%
Alberta:

2.6%
Female: 49,660
Here:

11.3%
Province:

11.9%
Other
Total: 25
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 25
This city:

0.0%
Alberta:

0.0%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 48,530
This city:

5.6%
Province:

4.0%
Male: 18,045
This city:

4.2%
Alberta:

2.8%
Female: 30,480
Here:

6.9%
Province:

5.3%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 111,885
Here:

12.8%
Alberta:

10.3%
Male: 43,475
This city:

10.1%
Alberta:

7.1%
Female: 68,410
Here:

15.6%
Alberta:

13.4%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 121,175
This city:

13.9%
Alberta:

13.6%
Male: 107,605
Here:

24.9%
Alberta:

25.1%
Female: 13,565
This city:

3.1%
Province:

2.1%
Education
Total: 32,660
This city:

3.7%
Province:

4.0%
Male: 7,405
Here:

1.7%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 25,255
Here:

5.7%
Province:

5.9%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 16,825
This city:

1.9%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 7,415
Here:

1.7%
Alberta:

1.4%
Female: 9,410
This city:

2.1%
Province:

1.6%
Humanities
Total: 22,380
This city:

2.6%
Alberta:

2.0%
Male: 8,550
This city:

2.0%
Province:

1.6%
Female: 13,830
Here:

3.1%
Alberta:

2.4%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 23,690
Here:

2.7%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 14,155
This city:

3.3%
Alberta:

2.2%
Female: 9,535
Here:

2.2%
Province:

1.6%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 21,750
Here:

2.5%
Alberta:

1.7%
Male: 13,835
Here:

3.2%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 7,915
Here:

1.8%
Alberta:

1.4%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 7,730
Here:

0.9%
Province:

1.4%
Male: 4,600
Here:

1.1%
Province:

1.9%
Female: 3,125
This city:

0.7%
Province:

0.8%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 21,205
Here:

2.4%
Alberta:

2.8%
Male: 10,295
This city:

2.4%
Province:

2.7%
Female: 10,910
This city:

2.5%
Alberta:

2.9%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 395,590
Here:

45.4%
Alberta:

43.2%
Male: 199,385
This city:

46.1%
Province:

44.0%
Female: 196,200
This city:

44.7%
Alberta:

42.4%
Outside Canada
Total: 94,165
This city:

10.8%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 48,235
This city:

11.2%
Alberta:

7.4%
Female: 45,930
Here:

10.5%
Alberta:

6.9%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 381,650
This city:

43.8%
Province:

49.6%
Male: 184,505
This city:

42.7%
Alberta:

48.6%
Female: 197,145
Here:

44.9%
Alberta:

50.7%

Location of study


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