St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - Education, field of study, location of study



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 28,190
Here:

18.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

11.3%
Male: 13,110
This city:

18.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

10.9%
Female: 15,080
This city:

19.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

11.7%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 6,925
This city:

4.6%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 2,925
Here:

4.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.9%
Female: 4,000
This city:

5.1%
Province:

3.8%
High school certificate
Total: 35,415
Here:

23.6%
Province:

22.1%
Male: 16,920
This city:

23.9%
Province:

20.9%
Female: 18,495
Here:

23.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

23.3%
Apprenticeship
Total: 15,950
This city:

10.6%
Province:

12.2%
Male: 9,055
Here:

12.8%
Province:

15.7%
Female: 6,895
Here:

8.7%
Province:

8.8%
No certificate
Total: 32,610
Here:

21.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

33.5%
Male: 15,895
Here:

22.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

33.6%
Female: 16,710
Here:

21.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

33.4%
College
Total: 30,930
This city:

20.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

17.5%
Male: 13,005
Here:

18.3%
Province:

15.9%
Female: 17,925
Here:

22.7%
Province:

19.0%

Education attainment in this city

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 10,390
This city:

39.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

44.1%
Male: 5,525
Here:

43.0%
Province:

47.4%
Female: 4,865
Here:

36.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

40.7%
High school certificate
Total: 10,690
Here:

40.7%
Province:

37.4%
Male: 5,200
This city:

40.5%
Province:

36.2%
Female: 5,490
This city:

40.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

38.7%
Apprenticeship
Total: 870
Here:

3.3%
Province:

3.7%
Male: 575
Here:

4.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.0%
Female: 295
This city:

2.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.3%
College
Total: 1,715
This city:

6.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

7.4%
Male: 730
This city:

5.7%
Province:

6.7%
Female: 985
Here:

7.3%
Province:

8.2%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 430
Here:

1.6%
Province:

1.6%
Male: 140
Here:

1.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.3%
Female: 285
Here:

2.1%
Province:

1.9%
University certificate
Total: 2,190
Here:

8.3%
Province:

5.8%
Male: 685
Here:

5.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.5%
Female: 1,505
This city:

11.2%
Province:

8.3%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 2,360
This city:

9.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

14.6%
Male: 1,340
This city:

10.8%
Province:

16.5%
Female: 1,025
This city:

7.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

12.9%
High school certificate
Total: 5,040
This city:

19.5%
Province:

21.5%
Male: 2,720
This city:

22.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

21.9%
Female: 2,320
This city:

17.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

21.2%
Apprenticeship
Total: 2,055
This city:

8.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

10.7%
Male: 1,305
Here:

10.6%
Province:

14.7%
Female: 750
Here:

5.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

7.2%
College
Total: 7,335
This city:

28.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

28.9%
Male: 3,190
This city:

25.8%
Province:

25.9%
Female: 4,145
This city:

30.8%
Province:

31.5%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 1,150
Here:

4.5%
Province:

3.7%
Male: 555
Here:

4.5%
Province:

3.6%
Female: 605
Here:

4.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.7%
University certificate
Total: 7,850
This city:

30.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

20.6%
Male: 3,250
This city:

26.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

17.4%
Female: 4,605
This city:

34.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

23.4%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 12,665
This city:

16.1%
Province:

28.4%
Male: 6,255
Here:

16.8%
Province:

28.3%
Female: 6,410
Here:

15.5%
Province:

28.6%
High school certificate
Total: 14,935
Here:

19.0%
Province:

19.1%
Male: 7,140
Here:

19.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

17.4%
Female: 7,795
This city:

18.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

20.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 10,855
Here:

13.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

15.8%
Male: 5,800
Here:

15.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

19.7%
Female: 5,060
Here:

12.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

12.1%
College
Total: 19,485
Here:

24.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

20.5%
Male: 8,115
Here:

21.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

18.6%
Female: 11,360
This city:

27.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

22.3%
University, below bachelor
Total: 4,275
This city:

5.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.8%
Male: 1,900
This city:

5.1%
Province:

3.3%
Female: 2,375
This city:

5.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

4.2%
University certificate
Total: 16,295
This city:

20.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

12.4%
Male: 8,040
This city:

21.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

12.7%
Female: 8,255
This city:

20.0%
Province:

12.1%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 68,025
This city:

45.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

55.6%
Male: 32,815
Here:

46.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

54.5%
Female: 35,210
Here:

44.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

56.7%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 12,285
Here:

8.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

6.1%
Male: 2,380
This city:

3.4%
Province:

2.2%
Female: 9,910
This city:

12.5%
Province:

9.6%
Other
Total: 15
This city:

0.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

0.0%
Female: 10
Here:

0.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

0.0%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 5,960
Here:

4.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.5%
Male: 2,270
Here:

3.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.7%
Female: 3,690
This city:

4.7%
Province:

3.2%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 20,920
This city:

13.9%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 5,765
This city:

8.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

4.8%
Female: 15,155
This city:

19.2%
Province:

15.4%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 16,300
This city:

10.9%
Province:

11.0%
Male: 15,245
This city:

21.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

21.7%
Female: 1,050
Here:

1.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.0%
Education
Total: 7,340
Here:

4.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

4.5%
Male: 2,010
Here:

2.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.2%
Female: 5,325
This city:

6.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.8%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 1,780
This city:

1.2%
Province:

0.7%
Male: 880
Here:

1.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

0.7%
Female: 895
Here:

1.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

0.6%
Humanities
Total: 3,580
This city:

2.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.5%
Male: 1,455
Here:

2.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.4%
Female: 2,125
Here:

2.7%
Province:

1.7%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 2,805
This city:

1.9%
Province:

1.0%
Male: 1,570
Here:

2.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.1%
Female: 1,235
This city:

1.6%
Province:

0.9%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 4,370
Here:

2.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.9%
Male: 2,380
This city:

3.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.9%
Female: 1,990
This city:

2.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.9%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 1,015
This city:

0.7%
Province:

0.8%
Male: 565
This city:

0.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.2%
Female: 450
Here:

0.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

0.4%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 5,620
This city:

3.7%
Province:

4.1%
Male: 3,570
Here:

5.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.6%
Female: 2,055
This city:

2.6%
Province:

2.8%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 78,435
This city:

52.3%
Province:

43.1%
Male: 36,045
This city:

50.8%
Province:

44.0%
Female: 42,385
Here:

53.6%
Province:

42.3%
Outside Canada
Total: 3,565
This city:

2.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.3%
Male: 2,050
Here:

2.9%
Province:

1.5%
Female: 1,510
This city:

1.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.0%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 68,030
Here:

45.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

55.6%
Male: 32,815
This city:

46.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

54.5%
Female: 35,210
Here:

44.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

56.7%

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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