Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada - Education, field of study, location of study



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 14,445
This city:

11.6%
Province:

19.3%
Male: 7,210
This city:

11.8%
Province:

19.6%
Female: 7,240
This city:

11.4%
Province:

19.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 6,010
This city:

4.8%
British Columbia:

5.4%
Male: 2,450
Here:

4.0%
Province:

4.6%
Female: 3,560
Here:

5.6%
British Columbia:

6.2%
High school certificate
Total: 38,635
Here:

31.0%
Province:

27.9%
Male: 18,050
This city:

29.7%
Province:

26.5%
Female: 20,590
Here:

32.3%
British Columbia:

29.2%
Apprenticeship
Total: 14,570
This city:

11.7%
British Columbia:

10.9%
Male: 9,440
Here:

15.5%
British Columbia:

14.6%
Female: 5,125
This city:

8.0%
British Columbia:

7.3%
No certificate
Total: 31,765
Here:

25.5%
Province:

19.9%
Male: 15,965
Here:

26.2%
British Columbia:

20.3%
Female: 15,805
This city:

24.8%
British Columbia:

19.5%
College
Total: 19,155
This city:

15.4%
Province:

16.7%
Male: 7,750
This city:

12.7%
British Columbia:

14.4%
Female: 11,405
Here:

17.9%
British Columbia:

18.8%

Education attainment in this city

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 8,625
This city:

38.0%
British Columbia:

37.3%
Male: 4,715
This city:

39.7%
British Columbia:

39.0%
Female: 3,910
This city:

36.0%
British Columbia:

35.6%
High school certificate
Total: 9,905
This city:

43.6%
Province:

41.3%
Male: 5,175
This city:

43.6%
Province:

41.7%
Female: 4,730
Here:

43.6%
British Columbia:

40.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 940
This city:

4.1%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Male: 615
Here:

5.2%
Province:

4.5%
Female: 325
Here:

3.0%
British Columbia:

3.1%
College
Total: 1,840
Here:

8.1%
Province:

8.1%
Male: 715
This city:

6.0%
Province:

7.3%
Female: 1,130
Here:

10.4%
British Columbia:

9.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 640
Here:

2.8%
British Columbia:

3.0%
Male: 335
This city:

2.8%
British Columbia:

2.6%
Female: 305
This city:

2.8%
Province:

3.4%
University certificate
Total: 770
Here:

3.4%
Province:

6.4%
Male: 315
This city:

2.7%
British Columbia:

4.9%
Female: 450
Here:

4.1%
Province:

8.0%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 2,835
Here:

14.3%
Province:

9.4%
Male: 1,560
This city:

16.5%
British Columbia:

11.0%
Female: 1,275
This city:

12.3%
Province:

7.9%
High school certificate
Total: 6,715
This city:

33.9%
Province:

26.2%
Male: 3,405
This city:

36.1%
Province:

29.0%
Female: 3,315
This city:

31.9%
British Columbia:

23.5%
Apprenticeship
Total: 2,080
This city:

10.5%
Province:

9.3%
Male: 1,280
This city:

13.6%
British Columbia:

11.8%
Female: 800
This city:

7.7%
British Columbia:

6.9%
College
Total: 3,595
Here:

18.1%
British Columbia:

20.0%
Male: 1,310
Here:

13.9%
Province:

17.3%
Female: 2,280
This city:

22.0%
British Columbia:

22.5%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 1,290
This city:

6.5%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 505
This city:

5.3%
British Columbia:

5.5%
Female: 790
Here:

7.6%
British Columbia:

6.8%
University certificate
Total: 3,300
Here:

16.6%
Province:

29.0%
Male: 1,385
This city:

14.7%
British Columbia:

25.4%
Female: 1,915
Here:

18.4%
Province:

32.4%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 11,645
Here:

18.8%
Province:

13.2%
Male: 6,090
This city:

20.0%
British Columbia:

14.0%
Female: 5,555
Here:

17.6%
Province:

12.4%
High school certificate
Total: 18,140
Here:

29.3%
British Columbia:

25.8%
Male: 8,160
Here:

26.8%
British Columbia:

23.5%
Female: 9,980
Here:

31.6%
British Columbia:

28.0%
Apprenticeship
Total: 8,915
This city:

14.4%
British Columbia:

12.7%
Male: 5,800
Here:

19.1%
British Columbia:

17.1%
Female: 3,115
Here:

9.9%
British Columbia:

8.6%
College
Total: 11,335
This city:

18.3%
British Columbia:

19.5%
Male: 4,680
Here:

15.4%
Province:

16.7%
Female: 6,655
Here:

21.1%
Province:

22.1%
University, below bachelor
Total: 3,020
Here:

4.9%
British Columbia:

6.1%
Male: 1,175
Here:

3.9%
Province:

5.1%
Female: 1,850
This city:

5.9%
Province:

7.0%
University certificate
Total: 8,955
This city:

14.4%
British Columbia:

22.8%
Male: 4,515
Here:

14.8%
British Columbia:

23.7%
Female: 4,435
This city:

14.0%
Province:

21.9%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 70,405
Here:

56.5%
British Columbia:

47.8%
Male: 34,010
Here:

55.9%
Province:

46.8%
Female: 36,390
This city:

57.1%
Province:

48.7%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 8,760
This city:

7.0%
Province:

7.4%
Male: 1,490
This city:

2.4%
Province:

2.9%
Female: 7,270
This city:

11.4%
Province:

11.7%
Other
Total: 10
Here:

0.0%
British Columbia:

0.0%
Female: 10
This city:

0.0%
British Columbia:

0.0%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 4,430
Here:

3.6%
Province:

5.2%
Male: 1,580
Here:

2.6%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Female: 2,850
This city:

4.5%
British Columbia:

6.3%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 9,800
This city:

7.9%
British Columbia:

10.8%
Male: 3,230
Here:

5.3%
Province:

8.3%
Female: 6,575
Here:

10.3%
Province:

13.2%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 12,155
This city:

9.8%
British Columbia:

11.4%
Male: 11,530
Here:

18.9%
British Columbia:

21.6%
Female: 625
This city:

1.0%
Province:

1.6%
Education
Total: 4,675
Here:

3.8%
Province:

4.0%
Male: 1,385
This city:

2.3%
Province:

2.1%
Female: 3,295
This city:

5.2%
British Columbia:

5.8%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 1,655
Here:

1.3%
British Columbia:

2.2%
Male: 785
This city:

1.3%
Province:

2.1%
Female: 870
This city:

1.4%
British Columbia:

2.4%
Humanities
Total: 4,455
Here:

3.6%
Province:

3.0%
Male: 2,070
This city:

3.4%
Province:

2.5%
Female: 2,385
This city:

3.7%
British Columbia:

3.5%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 1,155
This city:

0.9%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 705
This city:

1.2%
British Columbia:

2.2%
Female: 450
This city:

0.7%
Province:

1.6%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 1,745
This city:

1.4%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 1,075
This city:

1.8%
British Columbia:

2.4%
Female: 675
This city:

1.1%
British Columbia:

1.5%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 1,595
This city:

1.3%
Province:

1.3%
Male: 1,100
This city:

1.8%
British Columbia:

1.8%
Female: 495
This city:

0.8%
Province:

0.8%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 3,745
Here:

3.0%
Province:

3.0%
Male: 1,895
Here:

3.1%
British Columbia:

3.2%
Female: 1,850
Here:

2.9%
British Columbia:

2.8%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 44,410
Here:

35.6%
British Columbia:

40.2%
Male: 21,665
Here:

35.6%
Province:

40.8%
Female: 22,745
This city:

35.7%
Province:

39.7%
Outside Canada
Total: 9,770
This city:

7.8%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 5,180
This city:

8.5%
British Columbia:

12.4%
Female: 4,580
This city:

7.2%
British Columbia:

11.6%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 70,405
Here:

56.5%
British Columbia:

47.8%
Male: 34,010
Here:

55.9%
British Columbia:

46.8%
Female: 36,390
This city:

57.1%
Province:

48.7%

Location of study


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