New Westminster - City, British Columbia, Canada - Education, field of study, location of study



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 10,690
This city:

21.6%
Province:

19.3%
Male: 5,400
Here:

22.6%
Province:

19.6%
Female: 5,290
This city:

20.7%
British Columbia:

19.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 2,875
Here:

5.8%
British Columbia:

5.4%
Male: 1,185
This city:

5.0%
Province:

4.6%
Female: 1,690
This city:

6.6%
Province:

6.2%
High school certificate
Total: 13,215
Here:

26.7%
Province:

27.9%
Male: 6,085
This city:

25.5%
British Columbia:

26.5%
Female: 7,130
Here:

27.9%
British Columbia:

29.2%
Apprenticeship
Total: 4,965
This city:

10.0%
Province:

10.9%
Male: 3,150
Here:

13.2%
British Columbia:

14.6%
Female: 1,820
Here:

7.1%
British Columbia:

7.3%
No certificate
Total: 8,640
Here:

17.5%
British Columbia:

19.9%
Male: 4,245
This city:

17.8%
Province:

20.3%
Female: 4,385
This city:

17.2%
British Columbia:

19.5%
College
Total: 9,065
Here:

18.3%
British Columbia:

16.7%
Male: 3,835
This city:

16.0%
Province:

14.4%
Female: 5,230
Here:

20.5%
Province:

18.8%

Education attainment in this city

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 2,335
This city:

36.5%
British Columbia:

37.3%
Male: 1,310
This city:

41.6%
Province:

39.0%
Female: 1,020
This city:

31.3%
British Columbia:

35.6%
High school certificate
Total: 2,475
This city:

38.6%
Province:

41.3%
Male: 1,125
Here:

35.7%
Province:

41.7%
Female: 1,350
Here:

41.5%
British Columbia:

40.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 310
Here:

4.8%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Male: 155
This city:

4.9%
Province:

4.5%
Female: 155
Here:

4.8%
British Columbia:

3.1%
College
Total: 710
Here:

11.1%
British Columbia:

8.1%
Male: 360
Here:

11.4%
Province:

7.3%
Female: 350
Here:

10.8%
Province:

9.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 145
Here:

2.3%
Province:

3.0%
Male: 60
Here:

1.9%
British Columbia:

2.6%
Female: 90
This city:

2.8%
Province:

3.4%
University certificate
Total: 430
Here:

6.7%
Province:

6.4%
Male: 140
Here:

4.4%
British Columbia:

4.9%
Female: 285
Here:

8.8%
British Columbia:

8.0%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 775
This city:

8.9%
British Columbia:

9.4%
Male: 435
Here:

10.5%
Province:

11.0%
Female: 340
Here:

7.5%
Province:

7.9%
High school certificate
Total: 1,995
This city:

23.0%
Province:

26.2%
Male: 1,155
This city:

27.9%
British Columbia:

29.0%
Female: 835
Here:

18.4%
Province:

23.5%
Apprenticeship
Total: 760
This city:

8.7%
British Columbia:

9.3%
Male: 460
Here:

11.1%
British Columbia:

11.8%
Female: 300
This city:

6.6%
British Columbia:

6.9%
College
Total: 1,935
This city:

22.3%
Province:

20.0%
Male: 805
This city:

19.4%
British Columbia:

17.3%
Female: 1,130
This city:

24.8%
British Columbia:

22.5%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 735
This city:

8.5%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 290
This city:

7.0%
Province:

5.5%
Female: 440
Here:

9.7%
British Columbia:

6.8%
University certificate
Total: 2,495
This city:

28.7%
Province:

29.0%
Male: 990
This city:

23.9%
British Columbia:

25.4%
Female: 1,510
Here:

33.2%
British Columbia:

32.4%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 2,945
Here:

10.9%
Province:

13.2%
Male: 1,545
Here:

11.5%
Province:

14.0%
Female: 1,400
This city:

10.4%
British Columbia:

12.4%
High school certificate
Total: 6,770
This city:

25.1%
Province:

25.8%
Male: 3,105
This city:

23.1%
Province:

23.5%
Female: 3,665
This city:

27.1%
Province:

28.0%
Apprenticeship
Total: 3,015
Here:

11.2%
British Columbia:

12.7%
Male: 1,995
Here:

14.9%
Province:

17.1%
Female: 1,025
This city:

7.6%
Province:

8.6%
College
Total: 5,555
This city:

20.6%
Province:

19.5%
Male: 2,360
This city:

17.6%
British Columbia:

16.7%
Female: 3,195
Here:

23.7%
British Columbia:

22.1%
University, below bachelor
Total: 1,635
Here:

6.1%
British Columbia:

6.1%
Male: 655
Here:

4.9%
Province:

5.1%
Female: 980
Here:

7.3%
British Columbia:

7.0%
University certificate
Total: 7,020
This city:

26.1%
British Columbia:

22.8%
Male: 3,770
This city:

28.1%
Province:

23.7%
Female: 3,240
This city:

24.0%
Province:

21.9%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 21,855
Here:

44.2%
British Columbia:

47.8%
Male: 10,330
Here:

43.2%
Province:

46.8%
Female: 11,520
Here:

45.1%
Province:

48.7%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 3,975
This city:

8.0%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Male: 875
Here:

3.7%
Province:

2.9%
Female: 3,100
Here:

12.1%
Province:

11.7%
Other
Total: 20
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 10
Here:

0.0%
British Columbia:

0.0%
Female: 15
Here:

0.1%
British Columbia:

0.0%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 2,985
This city:

6.0%
Province:

5.2%
Male: 1,100
This city:

4.6%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Female: 1,885
This city:

7.4%
Province:

6.3%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 5,600
This city:

11.3%
Province:

10.8%
Male: 1,965
This city:

8.2%
British Columbia:

8.3%
Female: 3,630
This city:

14.2%
British Columbia:

13.2%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 6,015
Here:

12.2%
British Columbia:

11.4%
Male: 5,405
This city:

22.6%
Province:

21.6%
Female: 610
Here:

2.4%
British Columbia:

1.6%
Education
Total: 1,990
This city:

4.0%
British Columbia:

4.0%
Male: 545
Here:

2.3%
Province:

2.1%
Female: 1,450
Here:

5.7%
Province:

5.8%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 1,130
This city:

2.3%
Province:

2.2%
Male: 515
Here:

2.2%
British Columbia:

2.1%
Female: 605
Here:

2.4%
British Columbia:

2.4%
Humanities
Total: 1,785
This city:

3.6%
British Columbia:

3.0%
Male: 735
Here:

3.1%
Province:

2.5%
Female: 1,050
Here:

4.1%
British Columbia:

3.5%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 970
Here:

2.0%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 640
Here:

2.7%
Province:

2.2%
Female: 330
This city:

1.3%
Province:

1.6%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 1,325
This city:

2.7%
British Columbia:

1.9%
Male: 855
This city:

3.6%
British Columbia:

2.4%
Female: 470
Here:

1.8%
Province:

1.5%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 415
This city:

0.8%
Province:

1.3%
Male: 245
Here:

1.0%
British Columbia:

1.8%
Female: 170
Here:

0.7%
British Columbia:

0.8%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 1,380
This city:

2.8%
Province:

3.0%
Male: 680
Here:

2.8%
Province:

3.2%
Female: 705
Here:

2.8%
British Columbia:

2.8%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 20,200
This city:

40.8%
British Columbia:

40.2%
Male: 9,950
Here:

41.6%
British Columbia:

40.8%
Female: 10,250
Here:

40.1%
Province:

39.7%
Outside Canada
Total: 7,405
Here:

15.0%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 3,625
Here:

15.2%
Province:

12.4%
Female: 3,775
Here:

14.8%
British Columbia:

11.6%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 21,850
Here:

44.2%
Province:

47.8%
Male: 10,335
This city:

43.2%
Province:

46.8%
Female: 11,520
This city:

45.1%
British Columbia:

48.7%

Location of study


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