Prince George, British Columbia, Canada - Education, field of study, location of study



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 8,035
Here:

12.0%
British Columbia:

19.3%
Male: 3,570
This city:

10.7%
British Columbia:

19.6%
Female: 4,460
This city:

13.4%
Province:

19.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 2,085
Here:

3.1%
British Columbia:

5.4%
Male: 760
Here:

2.3%
Province:

4.6%
Female: 1,330
This city:

4.0%
British Columbia:

6.2%
High school certificate
Total: 19,870
This city:

29.8%
Province:

27.9%
Male: 8,760
Here:

26.3%
British Columbia:

26.5%
Female: 11,105
This city:

33.3%
Province:

29.2%
Apprenticeship
Total: 9,245
This city:

13.9%
British Columbia:

10.9%
Male: 6,495
Here:

19.5%
Province:

14.6%
Female: 2,750
Here:

8.2%
British Columbia:

7.3%
No certificate
Total: 16,650
This city:

25.0%
British Columbia:

19.9%
Male: 9,220
Here:

27.7%
Province:

20.3%
Female: 7,430
Here:

22.2%
Province:

19.5%
College
Total: 10,815
This city:

16.2%
Province:

16.7%
Male: 4,505
Here:

13.5%
Province:

14.4%
Female: 6,315
Here:

18.9%
British Columbia:

18.8%

Education attainment in this city

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 4,940
Here:

40.3%
British Columbia:

37.3%
Male: 2,745
Here:

44.2%
British Columbia:

39.0%
Female: 2,195
Here:

36.2%
Province:

35.6%
High school certificate
Total: 4,845
This city:

39.5%
Province:

41.3%
Male: 2,285
This city:

36.8%
Province:

41.7%
Female: 2,565
Here:

42.3%
Province:

40.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 615
Here:

5.0%
Province:

3.9%
Male: 365
Here:

5.9%
British Columbia:

4.5%
Female: 250
This city:

4.1%
Province:

3.1%
College
Total: 1,120
This city:

9.1%
Province:

8.1%
Male: 535
This city:

8.6%
British Columbia:

7.3%
Female: 585
Here:

9.6%
British Columbia:

9.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 175
Here:

1.4%
Province:

3.0%
Male: 80
This city:

1.3%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 90
Here:

1.5%
Province:

3.4%
University certificate
Total: 575
Here:

4.7%
British Columbia:

6.4%
Male: 190
This city:

3.1%
Province:

4.9%
Female: 380
Here:

6.3%
British Columbia:

8.0%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 1,465
This city:

14.2%
Province:

9.4%
Male: 865
Here:

16.9%
Province:

11.0%
Female: 600
Here:

11.5%
Province:

7.9%
High school certificate
Total: 3,405
This city:

32.9%
Province:

26.2%
Male: 1,730
Here:

33.7%
Province:

29.0%
Female: 1,675
Here:

32.1%
Province:

23.5%
Apprenticeship
Total: 1,310
This city:

12.7%
Province:

9.3%
Male: 860
This city:

16.8%
Province:

11.8%
Female: 455
This city:

8.7%
British Columbia:

6.9%
College
Total: 1,820
Here:

17.6%
Province:

20.0%
Male: 720
This city:

14.0%
Province:

17.3%
Female: 1,100
This city:

21.1%
British Columbia:

22.5%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 305
Here:

2.9%
British Columbia:

6.2%
Male: 115
Here:

2.2%
Province:

5.5%
Female: 195
Here:

3.7%
British Columbia:

6.8%
University certificate
Total: 2,035
This city:

19.7%
Province:

29.0%
Male: 845
This city:

16.5%
Province:

25.4%
Female: 1,195
This city:

22.9%
British Columbia:

32.4%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 6,600
This city:

18.1%
British Columbia:

13.2%
Male: 3,905
Here:

21.6%
British Columbia:

14.0%
Female: 2,690
Here:

14.7%
British Columbia:

12.4%
High school certificate
Total: 10,160
This city:

27.9%
Province:

25.8%
Male: 4,145
Here:

22.9%
British Columbia:

23.5%
Female: 6,005
Here:

32.8%
Province:

28.0%
Apprenticeship
Total: 6,055
This city:

16.7%
British Columbia:

12.7%
Male: 4,350
Here:

24.1%
Province:

17.1%
Female: 1,710
This city:

9.3%
British Columbia:

8.6%
College
Total: 7,215
Here:

19.8%
Province:

19.5%
Male: 2,940
Here:

16.3%
British Columbia:

16.7%
Female: 4,275
This city:

23.4%
Province:

22.1%
University, below bachelor
Total: 1,400
This city:

3.8%
British Columbia:

6.1%
Male: 490
This city:

2.7%
Province:

5.1%
Female: 910
Here:

5.0%
British Columbia:

7.0%
University certificate
Total: 4,935
This city:

13.6%
British Columbia:

22.8%
Male: 2,235
Here:

12.4%
Province:

23.7%
Female: 2,700
This city:

14.8%
British Columbia:

21.9%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 36,520
Here:

54.8%
Province:

47.8%
Male: 17,985
Here:

54.0%
British Columbia:

46.8%
Female: 18,530
Here:

55.5%
British Columbia:

48.7%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 4,505
This city:

6.8%
Province:

7.4%
Male: 665
Here:

2.0%
Province:

2.9%
Female: 3,840
This city:

11.5%
British Columbia:

11.7%
Other
Total: 15
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 10
This city:

0.0%
British Columbia:

0.0%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 2,370
Here:

3.6%
Province:

5.2%
Male: 770
Here:

2.3%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Female: 1,600
Here:

4.8%
British Columbia:

6.3%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 5,770
This city:

8.7%
Province:

10.8%
Male: 1,720
This city:

5.2%
Province:

8.3%
Female: 4,050
Here:

12.1%
British Columbia:

13.2%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 8,370
This city:

12.5%
British Columbia:

11.4%
Male: 7,950
Here:

23.9%
British Columbia:

21.6%
Female: 415
Here:

1.2%
Province:

1.6%
Education
Total: 2,300
Here:

3.4%
British Columbia:

4.0%
Male: 600
This city:

1.8%
Province:

2.1%
Female: 1,705
This city:

5.1%
British Columbia:

5.8%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 420
Here:

0.6%
Province:

2.2%
Male: 180
This city:

0.5%
Province:

2.1%
Female: 240
Here:

0.7%
Province:

2.4%
Humanities
Total: 1,115
Here:

1.7%
British Columbia:

3.0%
Male: 420
Here:

1.3%
British Columbia:

2.5%
Female: 695
This city:

2.1%
British Columbia:

3.5%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 840
Here:

1.3%
British Columbia:

1.9%
Male: 475
This city:

1.4%
Province:

2.2%
Female: 365
Here:

1.1%
Province:

1.6%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 570
This city:

0.9%
British Columbia:

1.9%
Male: 295
This city:

0.9%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 275
This city:

0.8%
British Columbia:

1.5%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 1,505
This city:

2.3%
Province:

1.3%
Male: 1,110
Here:

3.3%
British Columbia:

1.8%
Female: 395
Here:

1.2%
Province:

0.8%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 2,400
Here:

3.6%
British Columbia:

3.0%
Male: 1,125
Here:

3.4%
Province:

3.2%
Female: 1,275
This city:

3.8%
British Columbia:

2.8%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 27,780
Here:

41.6%
Province:

40.2%
Male: 14,145
This city:

42.5%
Province:

40.8%
Female: 13,630
This city:

40.8%
British Columbia:

39.7%
Outside Canada
Total: 2,400
Here:

3.6%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 1,180
Here:

3.5%
Province:

12.4%
Female: 1,225
This city:

3.7%
British Columbia:

11.6%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 36,520
This city:

54.8%
British Columbia:

47.8%
Male: 17,985
This city:

54.0%
British Columbia:

46.8%
Female: 18,535
This city:

55.5%
Province:

48.7%

Location of study


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