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



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 431,955
Here:

24.6%
British Columbia:

19.3%
Male: 216,255
Here:

25.5%
Province:

19.6%
Female: 215,700
Here:

23.8%
British Columbia:

19.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 110,945
Here:

6.3%
British Columbia:

5.4%
Male: 48,340
This city:

5.7%
Province:

4.6%
Female: 62,605
This city:

6.9%
Province:

6.2%
High school certificate
Total: 473,315
This city:

27.0%
Province:

27.9%
Male: 221,685
This city:

26.2%
Province:

26.5%
Female: 251,630
Here:

27.8%
British Columbia:

29.2%
Apprenticeship
Total: 150,045
This city:

8.6%
British Columbia:

10.9%
Male: 94,670
Here:

11.2%
Province:

14.6%
Female: 55,370
Here:

6.1%
British Columbia:

7.3%
No certificate
Total: 303,345
Here:

17.3%
British Columbia:

19.9%
Male: 143,275
This city:

16.9%
British Columbia:

20.3%
Female: 160,070
Here:

17.7%
British Columbia:

19.5%
College
Total: 282,780
Here:

16.1%
Province:

16.7%
Male: 122,635
This city:

14.5%
British Columbia:

14.4%
Female: 160,145
Here:

17.7%
Province:

18.8%

Education attainment in this city

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 93,205
Here:

32.7%
British Columbia:

37.3%
Male: 49,315
Here:

34.0%
British Columbia:

39.0%
Female: 43,890
Here:

31.3%
British Columbia:

35.6%
High school certificate
Total: 119,390
Here:

41.9%
Province:

41.3%
Male: 62,055
This city:

42.8%
British Columbia:

41.7%
Female: 57,335
This city:

40.9%
Province:

40.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 10,220
This city:

3.6%
Province:

3.9%
Male: 5,720
Here:

3.9%
British Columbia:

4.5%
Female: 4,495
This city:

3.2%
British Columbia:

3.1%
College
Total: 25,965
Here:

9.1%
Province:

8.1%
Male: 12,525
This city:

8.6%
Province:

7.3%
Female: 13,440
This city:

9.6%
British Columbia:

9.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 11,075
Here:

3.9%
British Columbia:

3.0%
Male: 5,070
This city:

3.5%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 6,000
This city:

4.3%
British Columbia:

3.4%
University certificate
Total: 25,215
Here:

8.8%
Province:

6.4%
Male: 10,220
Here:

7.1%
Province:

4.9%
Female: 15,000
Here:

10.7%
Province:

8.0%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 19,480
This city:

6.7%
Province:

9.4%
Male: 11,135
This city:

8.0%
British Columbia:

11.0%
Female: 8,345
This city:

5.6%
British Columbia:

7.9%
High school certificate
Total: 64,410
Here:

22.3%
Province:

26.2%
Male: 35,030
This city:

25.2%
British Columbia:

29.0%
Female: 29,375
This city:

19.6%
British Columbia:

23.5%
Apprenticeship
Total: 21,610
Here:

7.5%
British Columbia:

9.3%
Male: 12,790
This city:

9.2%
Province:

11.8%
Female: 8,820
This city:

5.9%
British Columbia:

6.9%
College
Total: 56,725
This city:

19.6%
Province:

20.0%
Male: 24,855
This city:

17.9%
British Columbia:

17.3%
Female: 31,875
Here:

21.2%
British Columbia:

22.5%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 20,875
This city:

7.2%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 9,295
Here:

6.7%
British Columbia:

5.5%
Female: 11,585
This city:

7.7%
Province:

6.8%
University certificate
Total: 105,805
Here:

36.6%
British Columbia:

29.0%
Male: 45,735
Here:

32.9%
British Columbia:

25.4%
Female: 60,070
Here:

40.0%
Province:

32.4%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 102,890
This city:

11.2%
British Columbia:

13.2%
Male: 49,860
Here:

11.2%
Province:

14.0%
Female: 53,025
Here:

11.2%
British Columbia:

12.4%
High school certificate
Total: 225,630
This city:

24.5%
British Columbia:

25.8%
Male: 100,910
This city:

22.6%
Province:

23.5%
Female: 124,725
This city:

26.4%
British Columbia:

28.0%
Apprenticeship
Total: 91,610
Here:

10.0%
Province:

12.7%
Male: 58,270
Here:

13.0%
British Columbia:

17.1%
Female: 33,345
Here:

7.1%
Province:

8.6%
College
Total: 169,140
This city:

18.4%
Province:

19.5%
Male: 72,220
Here:

16.2%
British Columbia:

16.7%
Female: 96,920
This city:

20.5%
Province:

22.1%
University, below bachelor
Total: 65,185
This city:

7.1%
Province:

6.1%
Male: 28,065
Here:

6.3%
British Columbia:

5.1%
Female: 37,125
This city:

7.9%
British Columbia:

7.0%
University certificate
Total: 265,405
Here:

28.9%
Province:

22.8%
Male: 137,620
This city:

30.8%
Province:

23.7%
Female: 127,785
This city:

27.0%
Province:

21.9%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 776,660
This city:

44.3%
British Columbia:

47.8%
Male: 364,960
Here:

43.1%
British Columbia:

46.8%
Female: 411,695
Here:

45.5%
Province:

48.7%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 124,305
Here:

7.1%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Male: 26,145
Here:

3.1%
Province:

2.9%
Female: 98,160
This city:

10.8%
British Columbia:

11.7%
Other
Total: 170
This city:

0.0%
British Columbia:

0.0%
Male: 40
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 130
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 112,705
This city:

6.4%
British Columbia:

5.2%
Male: 44,290
Here:

5.2%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Female: 68,410
Here:

7.6%
British Columbia:

6.3%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 216,595
Here:

12.4%
British Columbia:

10.8%
Male: 89,485
This city:

10.6%
British Columbia:

8.3%
Female: 127,110
This city:

14.0%
British Columbia:

13.2%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 194,485
This city:

11.1%
British Columbia:

11.4%
Male: 175,625
This city:

20.7%
Province:

21.6%
Female: 18,860
Here:

2.1%
British Columbia:

1.6%
Education
Total: 66,075
Here:

3.8%
Province:

4.0%
Male: 15,515
Here:

1.8%
Province:

2.1%
Female: 50,560
Here:

5.6%
British Columbia:

5.8%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 50,565
This city:

2.9%
Province:

2.2%
Male: 23,400
This city:

2.8%
Province:

2.1%
Female: 27,165
Here:

3.0%
Province:

2.4%
Humanities
Total: 64,080
Here:

3.7%
Province:

3.0%
Male: 24,700
Here:

2.9%
Province:

2.5%
Female: 39,375
Here:

4.3%
Province:

3.5%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 41,210
This city:

2.4%
British Columbia:

1.9%
Male: 22,900
This city:

2.7%
Province:

2.2%
Female: 18,310
This city:

2.0%
Province:

1.6%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 45,770
Here:

2.6%
British Columbia:

1.9%
Male: 28,675
This city:

3.4%
British Columbia:

2.4%
Female: 17,090
This city:

1.9%
British Columbia:

1.5%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 15,185
Here:

0.9%
British Columbia:

1.3%
Male: 9,285
Here:

1.1%
British Columbia:

1.8%
Female: 5,900
Here:

0.7%
Province:

0.8%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 44,580
This city:

2.5%
Province:

3.0%
Male: 21,840
This city:

2.6%
British Columbia:

3.2%
Female: 22,740
This city:

2.5%
Province:

2.8%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 676,535
This city:

38.6%
British Columbia:

40.2%
Male: 333,560
Here:

39.4%
British Columbia:

40.8%
Female: 342,975
This city:

37.9%
Province:

39.7%
Outside Canada
Total: 299,190
This city:

17.1%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 148,345
This city:

17.5%
Province:

12.4%
Female: 150,845
Here:

16.7%
Province:

11.6%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 776,655
This city:

44.3%
British Columbia:

47.8%
Male: 364,960
This city:

43.1%
Province:

46.8%
Female: 411,700
This city:

45.5%
British Columbia:

48.7%

Location of study


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