Halifax - Regional municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada - Education, field of study, location of study



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 74,105
This municipality:

24.0%
Nova Scotia:

16.4%
Male: 33,670
This municipality:

22.9%
Nova Scotia:

15.5%
Female: 40,435
Here:

24.9%
Nova Scotia:

17.2%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 13,895
Here:

4.5%
Nova Scotia:

4.1%
Male: 5,805
Here:

4.0%
Nova Scotia:

3.2%
Female: 8,090
Here:

5.0%
Nova Scotia:

4.8%
High school certificate
Total: 72,500
Here:

23.5%
Province:

22.8%
Male: 34,130
This municipality:

23.2%
Nova Scotia:

21.8%
Female: 38,370
This municipality:

23.6%
Nova Scotia:

23.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 30,885
Here:

10.0%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 18,830
This municipality:

12.8%
Nova Scotia:

15.5%
Female: 12,055
This municipality:

7.4%
Nova Scotia:

8.8%
No certificate
Total: 60,240
This municipality:

19.5%
Nova Scotia:

26.8%
Male: 29,700
Here:

20.2%
Province:

28.3%
Female: 30,540
This municipality:

18.8%
Nova Scotia:

25.5%
College
Total: 57,480
Here:

18.6%
Province:

18.0%
Male: 24,685
Here:

16.8%
Province:

15.8%
Female: 32,795
Here:

20.2%
Nova Scotia:

20.0%

Education attainment in this municipality

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 19,395
Here:

37.0%
Nova Scotia:

43.4%
Male: 10,425
Here:

39.8%
Nova Scotia:

46.7%
Female: 8,965
Here:

34.2%
Nova Scotia:

40.0%
High school certificate
Total: 20,160
Here:

38.5%
Nova Scotia:

35.4%
Male: 9,855
Here:

37.6%
Nova Scotia:

33.9%
Female: 10,300
Here:

39.3%
Nova Scotia:

36.9%
Apprenticeship
Total: 1,495
Here:

2.9%
Nova Scotia:

3.3%
Male: 915
Here:

3.5%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 575
This municipality:

2.2%
Province:

2.5%
College
Total: 3,870
This municipality:

7.4%
Nova Scotia:

7.4%
Male: 1,995
This municipality:

7.6%
Nova Scotia:

7.2%
Female: 1,875
Here:

7.2%
Nova Scotia:

7.5%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 1,315
Here:

2.5%
Nova Scotia:

2.0%
Male: 665
Here:

2.5%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Female: 645
Here:

2.5%
Nova Scotia:

2.2%
University certificate
Total: 6,160
This municipality:

11.8%
Province:

8.5%
Male: 2,335
This municipality:

8.9%
Nova Scotia:

6.2%
Female: 3,830
Here:

14.6%
Province:

10.9%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 3,940
Here:

7.6%
Nova Scotia:

11.5%
Male: 2,270
Here:

9.3%
Province:

14.7%
Female: 1,670
Here:

6.1%
Province:

8.7%
High school certificate
Total: 10,280
Here:

19.9%
Province:

22.1%
Male: 5,540
Here:

22.8%
Nova Scotia:

24.1%
Female: 4,735
Here:

17.4%
Nova Scotia:

20.4%
Apprenticeship
Total: 3,865
Here:

7.5%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 2,335
This municipality:

9.6%
Nova Scotia:

12.2%
Female: 1,535
This municipality:

5.6%
Province:

7.5%
College
Total: 11,960
This municipality:

23.2%
Province:

25.3%
Male: 5,535
This municipality:

22.7%
Province:

23.4%
Female: 6,425
Here:

23.6%
Province:

27.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 2,150
This municipality:

4.2%
Nova Scotia:

3.8%
Male: 1,020
Here:

4.2%
Province:

3.7%
Female: 1,130
This municipality:

4.1%
Province:

4.0%
University certificate
Total: 19,395
This municipality:

37.6%
Nova Scotia:

27.5%
Male: 7,640
Here:

31.4%
Province:

21.9%
Female: 11,755
Here:

43.1%
Province:

32.4%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 22,475
Here:

13.8%
Nova Scotia:

20.4%
Male: 11,440
Here:

14.6%
Nova Scotia:

22.0%
Female: 11,035
Here:

13.1%
Province:

18.9%
High school certificate
Total: 32,910
Here:

20.2%
Nova Scotia:

20.6%
Male: 15,390
This municipality:

19.7%
Province:

19.3%
Female: 17,520
Here:

20.8%
Province:

21.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 20,515
Here:

12.6%
Province:

15.0%
Male: 12,460
This municipality:

15.9%
Nova Scotia:

19.0%
Female: 8,055
Here:

9.6%
Province:

11.3%
College
Total: 35,155
This municipality:

21.6%
Nova Scotia:

21.1%
Male: 14,995
This municipality:

19.2%
Nova Scotia:

18.4%
Female: 20,160
Here:

23.9%
Province:

23.7%
University, below bachelor
Total: 8,545
Here:

5.3%
Province:

4.6%
Male: 3,440
This municipality:

4.4%
Nova Scotia:

3.5%
Female: 5,110
This municipality:

6.1%
Nova Scotia:

5.6%
University certificate
Total: 42,920
This municipality:

26.4%
Province:

18.4%
Male: 20,455
This municipality:

26.2%
Province:

17.9%
Female: 22,460
This municipality:

26.6%
Nova Scotia:

18.8%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 132,735
This municipality:

42.9%
Nova Scotia:

49.6%
Male: 63,830
Here:

43.5%
Nova Scotia:

50.1%
Female: 68,905
Here:

42.5%
Province:

49.2%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 24,285
Here:

7.9%
Nova Scotia:

7.2%
Male: 4,495
This municipality:

3.1%
Nova Scotia:

2.3%
Female: 19,785
This municipality:

12.2%
Province:

11.7%
Other
Total: 10
Here:

0.0%
Nova Scotia:

0.0%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 17,480
Here:

5.7%
Province:

4.0%
Male: 5,705
This municipality:

3.9%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 11,775
This municipality:

7.3%
Province:

5.3%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 42,565
Here:

13.8%
Nova Scotia:

11.5%
Male: 13,925
Here:

9.5%
Province:

6.6%
Female: 28,640
Here:

17.6%
Nova Scotia:

15.9%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 35,325
Here:

11.4%
Province:

11.7%
Male: 33,090
This municipality:

22.5%
Nova Scotia:

23.4%
Female: 2,235
This municipality:

1.4%
Province:

1.1%
Education
Total: 11,935
Here:

3.9%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Male: 2,835
This municipality:

1.9%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 9,100
Here:

5.6%
Province:

5.8%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 5,290
This municipality:

1.7%
Nova Scotia:

1.2%
Male: 2,595
This municipality:

1.8%
Nova Scotia:

1.2%
Female: 2,695
This municipality:

1.7%
Nova Scotia:

1.2%
Humanities
Total: 10,125
Here:

3.3%
Nova Scotia:

2.4%
Male: 3,885
Here:

2.6%
Nova Scotia:

2.0%
Female: 6,235
This municipality:

3.8%
Province:

2.8%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 8,145
Here:

2.6%
Nova Scotia:

1.7%
Male: 4,315
Here:

2.9%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Female: 3,830
This municipality:

2.4%
Nova Scotia:

1.5%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 8,645
Here:

2.8%
Nova Scotia:

2.0%
Male: 5,080
This municipality:

3.5%
Province:

2.2%
Female: 3,570
This municipality:

2.2%
Nova Scotia:

1.8%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 1,920
Here:

0.6%
Nova Scotia:

0.9%
Male: 1,015
Here:

0.7%
Nova Scotia:

1.3%
Female: 900
This municipality:

0.6%
Nova Scotia:

0.6%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 10,650
Here:

3.4%
Nova Scotia:

3.7%
Male: 6,050
Here:

4.1%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 4,595
This municipality:

2.8%
Nova Scotia:

3.2%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 163,275
This municipality:

52.8%
Province:

47.5%
Male: 76,345
Here:

52.0%
Nova Scotia:

46.8%
Female: 86,930
Here:

53.6%
Nova Scotia:

48.1%
Outside Canada
Total: 13,095
This municipality:

4.2%
Nova Scotia:

2.9%
Male: 6,645
This municipality:

4.5%
Nova Scotia:

3.1%
Female: 6,445
This municipality:

4.0%
Province:

2.7%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 132,740
Here:

42.9%
Nova Scotia:

49.6%
Male: 63,830
Here:

43.5%
Province:

50.1%
Female: 68,905
Here:

42.5%
Province:

49.2%

Location of study


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