Zone 1, Nova Scotia, Canada - Education, field of study, location of study



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 9,100
This region:

9.1%
Nova Scotia:

16.4%
Male: 4,190
Here:

8.7%
Nova Scotia:

15.5%
Female: 4,905
Here:

9.5%
Province:

17.2%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 3,250
This region:

3.3%
Province:

4.1%
Male: 1,090
Here:

2.3%
Province:

3.2%
Female: 2,160
This region:

4.2%
Province:

4.8%
High school certificate
Total: 20,380
This region:

20.4%
Nova Scotia:

22.8%
Male: 9,105
This region:

18.9%
Province:

21.8%
Female: 11,275
Here:

21.9%
Nova Scotia:

23.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 12,645
Here:

12.7%
Nova Scotia:

12.0%
Male: 7,460
This region:

15.4%
Province:

15.5%
Female: 5,190
This region:

10.1%
Province:

8.8%
No certificate
Total: 37,140
This region:

37.2%
Nova Scotia:

26.8%
Male: 19,460
This region:

40.3%
Province:

28.3%
Female: 17,680
This region:

34.3%
Province:

25.5%
College
Total: 17,370
Here:

17.4%
Province:

18.0%
Male: 6,980
This region:

14.5%
Province:

15.8%
Female: 10,390
Here:

20.1%
Nova Scotia:

20.0%

Education attainment in this region

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 6,890
This region:

52.0%
Province:

43.4%
Male: 3,960
Here:

57.1%
Nova Scotia:

46.7%
Female: 2,930
This region:

46.4%
Province:

40.0%
High school certificate
Total: 3,950
Here:

29.8%
Nova Scotia:

35.4%
Male: 1,940
Here:

28.0%
Province:

33.9%
Female: 2,010
Here:

31.9%
Nova Scotia:

36.9%
Apprenticeship
Total: 500
This region:

3.8%
Nova Scotia:

3.3%
Male: 275
Here:

4.0%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 230
This region:

3.6%
Nova Scotia:

2.5%
College
Total: 1,185
Here:

8.9%
Province:

7.4%
Male: 500
This region:

7.2%
Province:

7.2%
Female: 685
This region:

10.9%
Nova Scotia:

7.5%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 165
Here:

1.2%
Nova Scotia:

2.0%
Male: 70
This region:

1.0%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Female: 90
This region:

1.4%
Nova Scotia:

2.2%
University certificate
Total: 555
Here:

4.2%
Nova Scotia:

8.5%
Male: 185
This region:

2.7%
Province:

6.2%
Female: 360
Here:

5.7%
Province:

10.9%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 2,585
Here:

22.1%
Province:

11.5%
Male: 1,595
Here:

28.7%
Nova Scotia:

14.7%
Female: 985
This region:

16.1%
Nova Scotia:

8.7%
High school certificate
Total: 2,745
Here:

23.5%
Nova Scotia:

22.1%
Male: 1,320
Here:

23.8%
Province:

24.1%
Female: 1,415
This region:

23.1%
Nova Scotia:

20.4%
Apprenticeship
Total: 1,295
Here:

11.1%
Nova Scotia:

9.7%
Male: 690
Here:

12.4%
Nova Scotia:

12.2%
Female: 600
Here:

9.8%
Nova Scotia:

7.5%
College
Total: 3,200
This region:

27.4%
Province:

25.3%
Male: 1,280
This region:

23.1%
Nova Scotia:

23.4%
Female: 1,920
This region:

31.3%
Nova Scotia:

27.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 315
Here:

2.7%
Province:

3.8%
Male: 115
This region:

2.1%
Nova Scotia:

3.7%
Female: 195
Here:

3.2%
Province:

4.0%
University certificate
Total: 1,550
Here:

13.3%
Province:

27.5%
Male: 545
This region:

9.8%
Province:

21.9%
Female: 1,005
Here:

16.4%
Province:

32.4%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 16,630
Here:

30.6%
Nova Scotia:

20.4%
Male: 9,035
This region:

34.1%
Province:

22.0%
Female: 7,590
Here:

27.2%
Nova Scotia:

18.9%
High school certificate
Total: 10,380
Here:

19.1%
Nova Scotia:

20.6%
Male: 4,680
Here:

17.7%
Province:

19.3%
Female: 5,695
Here:

20.4%
Province:

21.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 8,625
Here:

15.9%
Nova Scotia:

15.0%
Male: 4,955
This region:

18.7%
Nova Scotia:

19.0%
Female: 3,665
This region:

13.1%
Province:

11.3%
College
Total: 11,010
This region:

20.2%
Province:

21.1%
Male: 4,430
This region:

16.7%
Nova Scotia:

18.4%
Female: 6,580
This region:

23.6%
Province:

23.7%
University, below bachelor
Total: 1,940
This region:

3.6%
Nova Scotia:

4.6%
Male: 625
Here:

2.4%
Nova Scotia:

3.5%
Female: 1,315
Here:

4.7%
Province:

5.6%
University certificate
Total: 5,795
Here:

10.7%
Province:

18.4%
Male: 2,760
Here:

10.4%
Province:

17.9%
Female: 3,040
Here:

10.9%
Nova Scotia:

18.8%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 57,525
This region:

57.6%
Province:

49.6%
Male: 28,565
This region:

59.2%
Province:

50.1%
Female: 28,955
Here:

56.1%
Nova Scotia:

49.2%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 6,150
Here:

6.2%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 780
This region:

1.6%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 5,370
This region:

10.4%
Nova Scotia:

11.7%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 2,465
This region:

2.5%
Nova Scotia:

4.0%
Male: 675
This region:

1.4%
Nova Scotia:

2.6%
Female: 1,790
Here:

3.5%
Nova Scotia:

5.3%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 10,205
Here:

10.2%
Nova Scotia:

11.5%
Male: 1,970
Here:

4.1%
Nova Scotia:

6.6%
Female: 8,235
This region:

16.0%
Province:

15.9%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 11,195
Here:

11.2%
Nova Scotia:

11.7%
Male: 10,850
Here:

22.5%
Province:

23.4%
Female: 350
Here:

0.7%
Nova Scotia:

1.1%
Education
Total: 3,625
This region:

3.6%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Male: 1,155
This region:

2.4%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 2,470
Here:

4.8%
Province:

5.8%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 845
Here:

0.8%
Nova Scotia:

1.2%
Male: 355
This region:

0.7%
Nova Scotia:

1.2%
Female: 490
Here:

0.9%
Nova Scotia:

1.2%
Humanities
Total: 1,505
This region:

1.5%
Nova Scotia:

2.4%
Male: 600
Here:

1.2%
Nova Scotia:

2.0%
Female: 905
Here:

1.8%
Nova Scotia:

2.8%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 810
Here:

0.8%
Province:

1.7%
Male: 445
This region:

0.9%
Province:

1.9%
Female: 365
This region:

0.7%
Province:

1.5%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 1,200
Here:

1.2%
Province:

2.0%
Male: 460
This region:

1.0%
Nova Scotia:

2.2%
Female: 740
This region:

1.4%
Province:

1.8%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 770
Here:

0.8%
Province:

0.9%
Male: 540
This region:

1.1%
Nova Scotia:

1.3%
Female: 235
This region:

0.5%
Province:

0.6%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 3,585
This region:

3.6%
Nova Scotia:

3.7%
Male: 1,890
Here:

3.9%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 1,695
Here:

3.3%
Province:

3.2%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 40,015
Here:

40.1%
Nova Scotia:

47.5%
Male: 18,515
This region:

38.3%
Province:

46.8%
Female: 21,495
This region:

41.7%
Province:

48.1%
Outside Canada
Total: 2,350
Here:

2.4%
Nova Scotia:

2.9%
Male: 1,195
This region:

2.5%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 1,150
This region:

2.2%
Province:

2.7%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 57,525
This region:

57.6%
Nova Scotia:

49.6%
Male: 28,565
This region:

59.2%
Nova Scotia:

50.1%
Female: 28,955
This region:

56.1%
Province:

49.2%

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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