Québec, Quebec, Canada - Education, field of study, location of study



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 94,035
This division:

21.3%
Province:

16.5%
Male: 48,120
Here:

22.9%
Quebec:

16.6%
Female: 45,915
Here:

19.8%
Province:

16.4%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 23,645
Here:

5.3%
Province:

4.9%
Male: 9,130
Here:

4.3%
Quebec:

4.1%
Female: 14,515
Here:

6.3%
Province:

5.6%
High school certificate
Total: 99,785
This division:

22.6%
Province:

22.3%
Male: 43,100
This division:

20.5%
Province:

20.8%
Female: 56,690
This division:

24.4%
Province:

23.7%
Apprenticeship
Total: 62,480
Here:

14.1%
Province:

15.3%
Male: 37,600
This division:

17.9%
Province:

19.0%
Female: 24,875
This division:

10.7%
Quebec:

11.8%
No certificate
Total: 77,780
This division:

17.6%
Province:

25.0%
Male: 35,105
Here:

16.7%
Province:

24.9%
Female: 42,675
Here:

18.4%
Province:

25.1%
College
Total: 84,765
This division:

19.2%
Quebec:

16.0%
Male: 37,220
Here:

17.7%
Quebec:

14.6%
Female: 47,540
This division:

20.5%
Quebec:

17.5%

Education attainment in this division

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 19,340
Here:

28.8%
Quebec:

36.8%
Male: 10,775
This division:

32.1%
Province:

40.3%
Female: 8,570
Here:

25.6%
Quebec:

33.2%
High school certificate
Total: 18,960
This division:

28.3%
Quebec:

28.8%
Male: 9,710
This division:

29.0%
Quebec:

28.6%
Female: 9,250
Here:

27.6%
Quebec:

29.0%
Apprenticeship
Total: 5,935
This division:

8.9%
Quebec:

8.9%
Male: 3,600
Here:

10.7%
Quebec:

10.6%
Female: 2,335
This division:

7.0%
Quebec:

7.2%
College
Total: 15,775
Here:

23.5%
Province:

17.9%
Male: 6,710
Here:

20.0%
Province:

14.8%
Female: 9,065
Here:

27.0%
Province:

21.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 1,390
This division:

2.1%
Province:

2.0%
Male: 555
Here:

1.7%
Province:

1.6%
Female: 835
This division:

2.5%
Province:

2.5%
University certificate
Total: 5,645
Here:

8.4%
Quebec:

5.6%
Male: 2,170
This division:

6.5%
Quebec:

4.0%
Female: 3,480
This division:

10.4%
Quebec:

7.2%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 4,505
Here:

6.5%
Province:

11.9%
Male: 2,855
Here:

8.0%
Province:

14.2%
Female: 1,645
This division:

4.8%
Province:

9.6%
High school certificate
Total: 9,540
Here:

13.7%
Province:

15.8%
Male: 5,750
Here:

16.2%
Quebec:

17.2%
Female: 3,785
This division:

11.0%
Quebec:

14.4%
Apprenticeship
Total: 12,385
Here:

17.7%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 7,480
Here:

21.1%
Quebec:

21.9%
Female: 4,905
This division:

14.3%
Quebec:

15.6%
College
Total: 17,695
This division:

25.4%
Quebec:

21.5%
Male: 8,385
Here:

23.6%
Province:

19.7%
Female: 9,310
This division:

27.2%
Quebec:

23.2%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 2,555
Here:

3.7%
Quebec:

4.6%
Male: 1,140
This division:

3.2%
Province:

3.9%
Female: 1,420
Here:

4.1%
Province:

5.3%
University certificate
Total: 23,110
This division:

33.1%
Province:

27.5%
Male: 9,900
Here:

27.9%
Province:

23.0%
Female: 13,205
This division:

38.5%
Quebec:

31.9%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 25,935
This division:

11.3%
Province:

18.6%
Male: 12,480
This division:

11.3%
Province:

18.9%
Female: 13,450
This division:

11.3%
Quebec:

18.4%
High school certificate
Total: 52,270
This division:

22.8%
Province:

22.7%
Male: 21,680
Here:

19.6%
Quebec:

20.3%
Female: 30,590
This division:

25.8%
Quebec:

24.9%
Apprenticeship
Total: 37,525
This division:

16.4%
Quebec:

17.9%
Male: 22,070
This division:

20.0%
Province:

21.6%
Female: 15,450
Here:

13.0%
Quebec:

14.2%
College
Total: 43,450
Here:

19.0%
Province:

16.4%
Male: 18,905
Here:

17.1%
Province:

14.8%
Female: 24,545
Here:

20.7%
Province:

17.9%
University, below bachelor
Total: 14,300
Here:

6.2%
Province:

5.7%
Male: 5,530
This division:

5.0%
Quebec:

4.8%
Female: 8,765
This division:

7.4%
Province:

6.5%
University certificate
Total: 55,795
This division:

24.3%
Quebec:

18.8%
Male: 29,845
This division:

27.0%
Province:

19.6%
Female: 25,955
This division:

21.9%
Quebec:

18.1%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 177,565
This division:

40.1%
Province:

47.3%
Male: 78,200
This division:

37.2%
Province:

45.7%
Female: 99,360
This division:

42.8%
Province:

48.8%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 31,875
This division:

7.2%
Province:

5.9%
Male: 7,135
This division:

3.4%
Province:

2.5%
Female: 24,735
This division:

10.7%
Province:

9.1%
Other
Total: 280
This division:

0.1%
Quebec:

0.0%
Male: 55
Here:

0.0%
Quebec:

0.0%
Female: 220
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 26,730
This division:

6.0%
Quebec:

4.8%
Male: 10,530
Here:

5.0%
Province:

3.5%
Female: 16,195
Here:

7.0%
Quebec:

6.0%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 60,475
This division:

13.7%
Quebec:

12.0%
Male: 23,360
This division:

11.1%
Province:

8.9%
Female: 37,120
Here:

16.0%
Province:

15.0%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 47,775
This division:

10.8%
Quebec:

11.7%
Male: 44,235
This division:

21.0%
Quebec:

22.3%
Female: 3,540
This division:

1.5%
Province:

1.6%
Education
Total: 21,580
Here:

4.9%
Province:

4.1%
Male: 5,625
This division:

2.7%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 15,955
Here:

6.9%
Quebec:

6.1%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 10,990
Here:

2.5%
Quebec:

2.2%
Male: 4,875
This division:

2.3%
Quebec:

2.0%
Female: 6,110
This division:

2.6%
Province:

2.3%
Humanities
Total: 18,670
This division:

4.2%
Province:

3.2%
Male: 8,360
Here:

4.0%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 10,310
Here:

4.4%
Province:

3.7%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 11,095
Here:

2.5%
Quebec:

1.8%
Male: 6,200
This division:

2.9%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 4,895
This division:

2.1%
Province:

1.6%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 14,205
This division:

3.2%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 9,970
Here:

4.7%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 4,235
This division:

1.8%
Province:

1.5%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 4,755
This division:

1.1%
Province:

1.2%
Male: 3,270
Here:

1.6%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 1,480
Here:

0.6%
Quebec:

0.7%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 16,495
Here:

3.7%
Province:

3.5%
Male: 8,450
This division:

4.0%
Quebec:

3.5%
Female: 8,050
Here:

3.5%
Province:

3.5%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 254,505
Here:

57.5%
Province:

48.1%
Male: 126,340
Here:

60.1%
Quebec:

49.2%
Female: 128,165
This division:

55.2%
Quebec:

47.1%
Outside Canada
Total: 10,420
This division:

2.4%
Quebec:

4.6%
Male: 5,740
This division:

2.7%
Province:

5.1%
Female: 4,680
This division:

2.0%
Province:

4.1%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 177,565
Here:

40.1%
Province:

47.3%
Male: 78,200
This division:

37.2%
Province:

45.7%
Female: 99,360
This division:

42.8%
Quebec:

48.8%

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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