Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada - Education, field of study, location of study



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 10,265
Here:

11.7%
Nova Scotia:

16.4%
Male: 4,285
Here:

10.4%
Nova Scotia:

15.5%
Female: 5,980
This division:

12.7%
Province:

17.2%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 4,295
Here:

4.9%
Province:

4.1%
Male: 1,450
Here:

3.5%
Nova Scotia:

3.2%
Female: 2,850
Here:

6.1%
Province:

4.8%
High school certificate
Total: 20,900
This division:

23.7%
Nova Scotia:

22.8%
Male: 9,100
This division:

22.2%
Province:

21.8%
Female: 11,805
Here:

25.1%
Province:

23.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 12,375
This division:

14.1%
Nova Scotia:

12.0%
Male: 8,305
Here:

20.2%
Province:

15.5%
Female: 4,070
Here:

8.7%
Nova Scotia:

8.8%
No certificate
Total: 26,930
This division:

30.6%
Province:

26.8%
Male: 12,545
Here:

30.6%
Province:

28.3%
Female: 14,385
This division:

30.6%
Province:

25.5%
College
Total: 13,230
This division:

15.0%
Province:

18.0%
Male: 5,350
This division:

13.0%
Nova Scotia:

15.8%
Female: 7,880
This division:

16.8%
Nova Scotia:

20.0%

Education attainment in this division

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 6,080
This division:

43.8%
Province:

43.4%
Male: 3,295
This division:

45.7%
Nova Scotia:

46.7%
Female: 2,795
Here:

42.0%
Nova Scotia:

40.0%
High school certificate
Total: 4,955
This division:

35.7%
Province:

35.4%
Male: 2,485
This division:

34.4%
Nova Scotia:

33.9%
Female: 2,470
Here:

37.1%
Province:

36.9%
Apprenticeship
Total: 745
Here:

5.4%
Province:

3.3%
Male: 495
This division:

6.9%
Nova Scotia:

4.1%
Female: 245
This division:

3.7%
Province:

2.5%
College
Total: 750
Here:

5.4%
Province:

7.4%
Male: 430
This division:

6.0%
Province:

7.2%
Female: 320
This division:

4.8%
Province:

7.5%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 335
This division:

2.4%
Nova Scotia:

2.0%
Male: 160
This division:

2.2%
Province:

1.9%
Female: 170
Here:

2.6%
Province:

2.2%
University certificate
Total: 1,015
This division:

7.3%
Nova Scotia:

8.5%
Male: 355
Here:

4.9%
Nova Scotia:

6.2%
Female: 665
Here:

10.0%
Province:

10.9%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 1,310
This division:

13.4%
Nova Scotia:

11.5%
Male: 670
This division:

15.9%
Nova Scotia:

14.7%
Female: 640
This division:

11.5%
Nova Scotia:

8.7%
High school certificate
Total: 2,415
This division:

24.6%
Province:

22.1%
Male: 1,100
This division:

26.1%
Province:

24.1%
Female: 1,315
Here:

23.5%
Nova Scotia:

20.4%
Apprenticeship
Total: 1,260
This division:

12.9%
Nova Scotia:

9.7%
Male: 770
Here:

18.3%
Province:

12.2%
Female: 485
Here:

8.7%
Province:

7.5%
College
Total: 2,280
Here:

23.3%
Nova Scotia:

25.3%
Male: 905
Here:

21.5%
Province:

23.4%
Female: 1,375
Here:

24.6%
Nova Scotia:

27.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 500
This division:

5.1%
Province:

3.8%
Male: 180
Here:

4.3%
Province:

3.7%
Female: 320
Here:

5.7%
Province:

4.0%
University certificate
Total: 2,030
This division:

20.7%
Nova Scotia:

27.5%
Male: 590
This division:

14.0%
Nova Scotia:

21.9%
Female: 1,445
Here:

25.9%
Province:

32.4%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 10,445
Here:

22.5%
Nova Scotia:

20.4%
Male: 5,105
This division:

23.1%
Province:

22.0%
Female: 5,340
This division:

21.9%
Nova Scotia:

18.9%
High school certificate
Total: 10,355
Here:

22.3%
Nova Scotia:

20.6%
Male: 4,340
Here:

19.7%
Nova Scotia:

19.3%
Female: 6,010
This division:

24.7%
Province:

21.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 8,125
This division:

17.5%
Nova Scotia:

15.0%
Male: 5,425
This division:

24.6%
Nova Scotia:

19.0%
Female: 2,700
Here:

11.1%
Province:

11.3%
College
Total: 8,695
Here:

18.7%
Nova Scotia:

21.1%
Male: 3,605
Here:

16.3%
Nova Scotia:

18.4%
Female: 5,090
This division:

20.9%
Nova Scotia:

23.7%
University, below bachelor
Total: 2,680
Here:

5.8%
Province:

4.6%
Male: 845
This division:

3.8%
Province:

3.5%
Female: 1,830
This division:

7.5%
Nova Scotia:

5.6%
University certificate
Total: 6,160
Here:

13.3%
Province:

18.4%
Male: 2,755
Here:

12.5%
Province:

17.9%
Female: 3,405
This division:

14.0%
Nova Scotia:

18.8%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 47,835
Here:

54.4%
Nova Scotia:

49.6%
Male: 21,640
This division:

52.7%
Province:

50.1%
Female: 26,190
This division:

55.8%
Nova Scotia:

49.2%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 6,975
This division:

7.9%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 955
Here:

2.3%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 6,025
Here:

12.8%
Province:

11.7%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 2,845
This division:

3.2%
Province:

4.0%
Male: 850
Here:

2.1%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 1,995
This division:

4.2%
Province:

5.3%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 7,295
This division:

8.3%
Province:

11.5%
Male: 1,895
Here:

4.6%
Nova Scotia:

6.6%
Female: 5,390
Here:

11.5%
Nova Scotia:

15.9%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 10,880
Here:

12.4%
Nova Scotia:

11.7%
Male: 10,565
Here:

25.7%
Province:

23.4%
Female: 315
Here:

0.7%
Province:

1.1%
Education
Total: 4,055
Here:

4.6%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Male: 1,230
This division:

3.0%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 2,825
Here:

6.0%
Province:

5.8%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 510
This division:

0.6%
Nova Scotia:

1.2%
Male: 300
Here:

0.7%
Province:

1.2%
Female: 205
Here:

0.4%
Nova Scotia:

1.2%
Humanities
Total: 1,760
Here:

2.0%
Province:

2.4%
Male: 635
This division:

1.5%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 1,125
Here:

2.4%
Nova Scotia:

2.8%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 705
Here:

0.8%
Nova Scotia:

1.7%
Male: 310
Here:

0.8%
Province:

1.9%
Female: 395
This division:

0.8%
Nova Scotia:

1.5%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 1,505
Here:

1.7%
Province:

2.0%
Male: 700
Here:

1.7%
Nova Scotia:

2.2%
Female: 805
Here:

1.7%
Province:

1.8%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 370
This division:

0.4%
Nova Scotia:

0.9%
Male: 290
Here:

0.7%
Nova Scotia:

1.3%
Female: 80
This division:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

0.6%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 3,265
This division:

3.7%
Nova Scotia:

3.7%
Male: 1,650
This division:

4.0%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Female: 1,610
Here:

3.4%
Province:

3.2%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 39,155
This division:

44.5%
Nova Scotia:

47.5%
Male: 18,910
This division:

46.1%
Province:

46.8%
Female: 20,245
This division:

43.1%
Nova Scotia:

48.1%
Outside Canada
Total: 1,015
Here:

1.2%
Nova Scotia:

2.9%
Male: 480
This division:

1.2%
Nova Scotia:

3.1%
Female: 535
This division:

1.1%
Nova Scotia:

2.7%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 47,835
This division:

54.4%
Province:

49.6%
Male: 21,645
Here:

52.8%
Province:

50.1%
Female: 26,190
Here:

55.8%
Nova Scotia:

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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