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



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 16,755
This division:

14.3%
British Columbia:

19.3%
Male: 8,240
Here:

14.6%
Province:

19.6%
Female: 8,515
Here:

14.0%
Province:

19.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 6,695
Here:

5.7%
Province:

5.4%
Male: 2,695
Here:

4.8%
British Columbia:

4.6%
Female: 4,005
Here:

6.6%
Province:

6.2%
High school certificate
Total: 33,505
Here:

28.5%
British Columbia:

27.9%
Male: 14,855
Here:

26.3%
Province:

26.5%
Female: 18,655
Here:

30.6%
Province:

29.2%
Apprenticeship
Total: 16,355
Here:

13.9%
British Columbia:

10.9%
Male: 10,455
Here:

18.5%
Province:

14.6%
Female: 5,900
Here:

9.7%
Province:

7.3%
No certificate
Total: 22,800
This division:

19.4%
British Columbia:

19.9%
Male: 11,585
Here:

20.5%
British Columbia:

20.3%
Female: 11,215
Here:

18.4%
Province:

19.5%
College
Total: 21,255
Here:

18.1%
Province:

16.7%
Male: 8,590
Here:

15.2%
Province:

14.4%
Female: 12,660
This division:

20.8%
British Columbia:

18.8%

Education attainment in this division

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 6,700
This division:

40.8%
Province:

37.3%
Male: 3,740
Here:

45.3%
British Columbia:

39.0%
Female: 2,955
This division:

36.2%
British Columbia:

35.6%
High school certificate
Total: 6,880
Here:

41.9%
British Columbia:

41.3%
Male: 3,370
This division:

40.8%
Province:

41.7%
Female: 3,510
This division:

43.0%
British Columbia:

40.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 725
This division:

4.4%
Province:

3.9%
Male: 440
This division:

5.3%
British Columbia:

4.5%
Female: 285
This division:

3.5%
British Columbia:

3.1%
College
Total: 1,015
This division:

6.2%
Province:

8.1%
Male: 335
This division:

4.1%
British Columbia:

7.3%
Female: 680
Here:

8.3%
Province:

9.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 530
This division:

3.2%
British Columbia:

3.0%
Male: 225
Here:

2.7%
British Columbia:

2.6%
Female: 305
Here:

3.7%
British Columbia:

3.4%
University certificate
Total: 585
This division:

3.6%
Province:

6.4%
Male: 155
Here:

1.9%
Province:

4.9%
Female: 430
This division:

5.3%
Province:

8.0%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 1,345
This division:

11.0%
British Columbia:

9.4%
Male: 790
This division:

13.2%
Province:

11.0%
Female: 555
This division:

8.9%
Province:

7.9%
High school certificate
Total: 3,995
This division:

32.8%
Province:

26.2%
Male: 2,170
Here:

36.4%
Province:

29.0%
Female: 1,825
This division:

29.4%
British Columbia:

23.5%
Apprenticeship
Total: 1,385
Here:

11.4%
Province:

9.3%
Male: 835
This division:

14.0%
British Columbia:

11.8%
Female: 550
This division:

8.8%
British Columbia:

6.9%
College
Total: 2,310
This division:

19.0%
Province:

20.0%
Male: 870
Here:

14.6%
Province:

17.3%
Female: 1,440
This division:

23.2%
British Columbia:

22.5%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 785
This division:

6.4%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 320
This division:

5.4%
British Columbia:

5.5%
Female: 465
This division:

7.5%
British Columbia:

6.8%
University certificate
Total: 2,365
Here:

19.4%
Province:

29.0%
Male: 980
This division:

16.4%
Province:

25.4%
Female: 1,385
Here:

22.3%
British Columbia:

32.4%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 8,085
Here:

13.3%
British Columbia:

13.2%
Male: 4,210
Here:

14.6%
Province:

14.0%
Female: 3,870
This division:

12.1%
Province:

12.4%
High school certificate
Total: 15,770
Here:

25.9%
British Columbia:

25.8%
Male: 6,880
Here:

23.8%
British Columbia:

23.5%
Female: 8,890
Here:

27.8%
British Columbia:

28.0%
Apprenticeship
Total: 9,765
This division:

16.0%
British Columbia:

12.7%
Male: 6,150
This division:

21.3%
British Columbia:

17.1%
Female: 3,615
This division:

11.3%
British Columbia:

8.6%
College
Total: 13,070
Here:

21.5%
British Columbia:

19.5%
Male: 5,205
Here:

18.0%
Province:

16.7%
Female: 7,865
Here:

24.6%
Province:

22.1%
University, below bachelor
Total: 3,865
This division:

6.3%
British Columbia:

6.1%
Male: 1,495
Here:

5.2%
Province:

5.1%
Female: 2,370
Here:

7.4%
Province:

7.0%
University certificate
Total: 10,360
Here:

17.0%
Province:

22.8%
Male: 4,975
Here:

17.2%
Province:

23.7%
Female: 5,380
Here:

16.8%
British Columbia:

21.9%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 56,305
This division:

48.0%
Province:

47.8%
Male: 26,435
Here:

46.9%
British Columbia:

46.8%
Female: 29,870
This division:

49.0%
Province:

48.7%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 10,205
This division:

8.7%
Province:

7.4%
Male: 1,725
This division:

3.1%
British Columbia:

2.9%
Female: 8,475
Here:

13.9%
Province:

11.7%
Other
Total: 10
This division:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 10
Here:

0.0%
British Columbia:

0.0%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 4,570
This division:

3.9%
British Columbia:

5.2%
Male: 1,595
This division:

2.8%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Female: 2,975
This division:

4.9%
British Columbia:

6.3%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 12,520
This division:

10.7%
Province:

10.8%
Male: 4,195
Here:

7.4%
British Columbia:

8.3%
Female: 8,325
Here:

13.7%
Province:

13.2%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 13,990
This division:

11.9%
Province:

11.4%
Male: 13,280
Here:

23.5%
British Columbia:

21.6%
Female: 715
This division:

1.2%
British Columbia:

1.6%
Education
Total: 5,205
Here:

4.4%
British Columbia:

4.0%
Male: 1,535
Here:

2.7%
Province:

2.1%
Female: 3,670
Here:

6.0%
Province:

5.8%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 2,135
Here:

1.8%
Province:

2.2%
Male: 875
Here:

1.6%
Province:

2.1%
Female: 1,255
This division:

2.1%
British Columbia:

2.4%
Humanities
Total: 2,645
This division:

2.3%
British Columbia:

3.0%
Male: 1,065
This division:

1.9%
Province:

2.5%
Female: 1,580
Here:

2.6%
Province:

3.5%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 1,695
This division:

1.4%
British Columbia:

1.9%
Male: 1,010
This division:

1.8%
Province:

2.2%
Female: 685
Here:

1.1%
Province:

1.6%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 1,460
Here:

1.2%
British Columbia:

1.9%
Male: 850
Here:

1.5%
British Columbia:

2.4%
Female: 610
This division:

1.0%
Province:

1.5%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 2,015
Here:

1.7%
British Columbia:

1.3%
Male: 1,350
This division:

2.4%
British Columbia:

1.8%
Female: 665
Here:

1.1%
Province:

0.8%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 4,600
This division:

3.9%
British Columbia:

3.0%
Male: 2,485
Here:

4.4%
British Columbia:

3.2%
Female: 2,115
Here:

3.5%
British Columbia:

2.8%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 51,435
Here:

43.8%
Province:

40.2%
Male: 24,755
Here:

43.9%
Province:

40.8%
Female: 26,680
This division:

43.8%
Province:

39.7%
Outside Canada
Total: 9,625
Here:

8.2%
British Columbia:

12.0%
Male: 5,225
This division:

9.3%
Province:

12.4%
Female: 4,400
Here:

7.2%
Province:

11.6%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 56,305
Here:

48.0%
British Columbia:

47.8%
Male: 26,435
This division:

46.9%
Province:

46.8%
Female: 29,870
This division:

49.0%
Province:

48.7%

Location of study


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