Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - Education, field of study, location of study



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 47,690
This province:

11.3%
Country:

18.1%
Male: 22,220
This province:

10.9%
Country:

18.2%
Female: 25,470
Here:

11.7%
Country:

18.1%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 14,310
Here:

3.4%
Canada:

4.4%
Male: 5,940
Here:

2.9%
Country:

3.8%
Female: 8,370
Here:

3.8%
Canada:

5.0%
High school certificate
Total: 93,330
This province:

22.1%
Canada:

25.5%
Male: 42,520
This province:

20.9%
Canada:

24.3%
Female: 50,810
This province:

23.3%
Country:

26.7%
Apprenticeship
Total: 51,380
Here:

12.2%
Country:

10.9%
Male: 32,105
Here:

15.7%
Country:

14.3%
Female: 19,275
Here:

8.8%
Canada:

7.6%
No certificate
Total: 141,575
This province:

33.5%
Country:

23.8%
Male: 68,605
This province:

33.6%
Country:

24.1%
Female: 72,965
This province:

33.4%
Canada:

23.4%
College
Total: 74,100
Here:

17.5%
Country:

17.3%
Male: 32,525
Here:

15.9%
Country:

15.3%
Female: 41,575
Here:

19.0%
Canada:

19.2%

Education attainment in this province

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 28,820
Here:

44.1%
Country:

39.9%
Male: 15,745
This province:

47.4%
Country:

42.4%
Female: 13,075
Here:

40.7%
Country:

37.3%
High school certificate
Total: 24,470
This province:

37.4%
Country:

36.3%
Male: 12,010
Here:

36.2%
Country:

36.4%
Female: 12,455
This province:

38.7%
Canada:

36.2%
Apprenticeship
Total: 2,395
Here:

3.7%
Canada:

4.4%
Male: 1,665
This province:

5.0%
Country:

5.3%
Female: 730
Here:

2.3%
Canada:

3.5%
College
Total: 4,855
Here:

7.4%
Canada:

10.9%
Male: 2,230
This province:

6.7%
Country:

9.4%
Female: 2,625
Here:

8.2%
Country:

12.5%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 1,015
This province:

1.6%
Country:

2.1%
Male: 420
Here:

1.3%
Country:

1.8%
Female: 600
Here:

1.9%
Canada:

2.4%
University certificate
Total: 3,800
This province:

5.8%
Canada:

6.4%
Male: 1,150
Here:

3.5%
Canada:

4.7%
Female: 2,655
This province:

8.3%
Canada:

8.2%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 8,525
Here:

14.6%
Canada:

10.9%
Male: 4,535
This province:

16.5%
Country:

12.7%
Female: 3,990
Here:

12.9%
Country:

9.2%
High school certificate
Total: 12,530
This province:

21.5%
Canada:

22.5%
Male: 6,000
Here:

21.9%
Country:

25.0%
Female: 6,530
This province:

21.2%
Country:

20.2%
Apprenticeship
Total: 6,245
Here:

10.7%
Country:

10.4%
Male: 4,035
This province:

14.7%
Country:

13.0%
Female: 2,210
This province:

7.2%
Country:

8.0%
College
Total: 16,825
Here:

28.9%
Country:

22.7%
Male: 7,105
Here:

25.9%
Canada:

20.4%
Female: 9,720
Here:

31.5%
Canada:

24.9%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 2,145
This province:

3.7%
Country:

4.5%
Male: 985
This province:

3.6%
Canada:

4.1%
Female: 1,155
Here:

3.7%
Canada:

5.0%
University certificate
Total: 11,995
Here:

20.6%
Canada:

28.9%
Male: 4,785
Here:

17.4%
Canada:

24.8%
Female: 7,210
Here:

23.4%
Canada:

32.8%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 66,110
Here:

28.4%
Country:

16.8%
Male: 31,950
This province:

28.3%
Country:

17.5%
Female: 34,160
Here:

28.6%
Country:

16.2%
High school certificate
Total: 44,460
Here:

19.1%
Canada:

24.3%
Male: 19,605
Here:

17.4%
Country:

22.2%
Female: 24,850
This province:

20.8%
Country:

26.4%
Apprenticeship
Total: 36,735
Here:

15.8%
Country:

13.0%
Male: 22,260
This province:

19.7%
Country:

16.9%
Female: 14,475
This province:

12.1%
Country:

9.3%
College
Total: 47,695
Here:

20.5%
Canada:

19.6%
Male: 21,040
This province:

18.6%
Canada:

17.2%
Female: 26,650
This province:

22.3%
Country:

21.9%
University, below bachelor
Total: 8,770
Here:

3.8%
Country:

5.1%
Male: 3,730
This province:

3.3%
Canada:

4.4%
Female: 5,040
This province:

4.2%
Country:

5.8%
University certificate
Total: 28,805
This province:

12.4%
Canada:

21.2%
Male: 14,330
Here:

12.7%
Canada:

21.9%
Female: 14,475
Here:

12.1%
Canada:

20.4%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 234,900
This province:

55.6%
Country:

49.3%
Male: 111,125
Here:

54.5%
Country:

48.4%
Female: 123,775
Here:

56.7%
Canada:

50.1%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 25,635
Here:

6.1%
Canada:

6.7%
Male: 4,560
Here:

2.2%
Country:

2.6%
Female: 21,075
Here:

9.6%
Canada:

10.6%
Other
Total: 10
This province:

0.0%
Country:

0.0%
Female: 10
Here:

0.0%
Country:

0.0%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 10,505
This province:

2.5%
Country:

5.0%
Male: 3,500
Here:

1.7%
Country:

3.6%
Female: 7,000
Here:

3.2%
Country:

6.3%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 43,510
This province:

10.3%
Country:

10.9%
Male: 9,870
This province:

4.8%
Country:

8.2%
Female: 33,640
This province:

15.4%
Canada:

13.5%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 46,405
This province:

11.0%
Canada:

11.4%
Male: 44,190
This province:

21.7%
Canada:

21.7%
Female: 2,210
This province:

1.0%
Country:

1.7%
Education
Total: 19,090
Here:

4.5%
Country:

3.9%
Male: 6,460
Here:

3.2%
Canada:

2.0%
Female: 12,640
Here:

5.8%
Country:

5.7%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 2,840
Here:

0.7%
Country:

1.9%
Male: 1,440
This province:

0.7%
Country:

1.8%
Female: 1,395
Here:

0.6%
Canada:

2.0%
Humanities
Total: 6,450
This province:

1.5%
Canada:

2.8%
Male: 2,830
This province:

1.4%
Country:

2.3%
Female: 3,625
Here:

1.7%
Country:

3.3%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 4,285
Here:

1.0%
Canada:

1.8%
Male: 2,335
This province:

1.1%
Country:

2.0%
Female: 1,950
Here:

0.9%
Canada:

1.6%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 7,980
This province:

1.9%
Canada:

2.2%
Male: 3,875
Here:

1.9%
Canada:

2.8%
Female: 4,110
Here:

1.9%
Country:

1.7%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 3,360
Here:

0.8%
Canada:

1.1%
Male: 2,415
This province:

1.2%
Country:

1.6%
Female: 940
Here:

0.4%
Country:

0.7%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 17,405
This province:

4.1%
Country:

3.0%
Male: 11,330
This province:

5.6%
Country:

3.1%
Female: 6,080
Here:

2.8%
Country:

2.9%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 182,125
This province:

43.1%
Canada:

42.7%
Male: 89,720
This province:

44.0%
Country:

43.0%
Female: 92,405
Here:

42.3%
Country:

42.3%
Outside Canada
Total: 5,355
This province:

1.3%
Country:

8.0%
Male: 3,070
Here:

1.5%
Country:

8.6%
Female: 2,285
This province:

1.0%
Canada:

7.5%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 234,905
Here:

55.6%
Canada:

49.3%
Male: 111,130
This province:

54.5%
Canada:

48.4%
Female: 123,775
This province:

56.7%
Country:

50.1%

Location of study


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