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



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 65,765
This city:

23.6%
British Columbia:

19.3%
Male: 31,865
This city:

24.2%
British Columbia:

19.6%
Female: 33,900
Here:

23.1%
British Columbia:

19.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 14,080
Here:

5.1%
Province:

5.4%
Male: 5,435
This city:

4.1%
British Columbia:

4.6%
Female: 8,645
Here:

5.9%
British Columbia:

6.2%
High school certificate
Total: 77,700
Here:

27.9%
British Columbia:

27.9%
Male: 35,350
Here:

26.8%
Province:

26.5%
Female: 42,345
Here:

28.9%
Province:

29.2%
Apprenticeship
Total: 28,835
Here:

10.4%
Province:

10.9%
Male: 18,610
This city:

14.1%
British Columbia:

14.6%
Female: 10,220
Here:

7.0%
Province:

7.3%
No certificate
Total: 42,825
This city:

15.4%
Province:

19.9%
Male: 20,880
Here:

15.8%
Province:

20.3%
Female: 21,950
This city:

15.0%
British Columbia:

19.5%
College
Total: 49,380
This city:

17.7%
British Columbia:

16.7%
Male: 19,770
Here:

15.0%
Province:

14.4%
Female: 29,610
This city:

20.2%
Province:

18.8%

Education attainment in this city

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 14,965
This city:

34.9%
Province:

37.3%
Male: 8,025
Here:

37.3%
British Columbia:

39.0%
Female: 6,935
This city:

32.4%
Province:

35.6%
High school certificate
Total: 19,660
This city:

45.8%
Province:

41.3%
Male: 9,945
Here:

46.2%
Province:

41.7%
Female: 9,715
Here:

45.4%
British Columbia:

40.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 1,410
Here:

3.3%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Male: 845
Here:

3.9%
Province:

4.5%
Female: 565
Here:

2.6%
Province:

3.1%
College
Total: 3,075
This city:

7.2%
British Columbia:

8.1%
Male: 1,275
This city:

5.9%
British Columbia:

7.3%
Female: 1,800
Here:

8.4%
Province:

9.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 925
Here:

2.2%
Province:

3.0%
Male: 365
Here:

1.7%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 560
This city:

2.6%
British Columbia:

3.4%
University certificate
Total: 2,860
This city:

6.7%
British Columbia:

6.4%
Male: 1,055
Here:

4.9%
Province:

4.9%
Female: 1,805
This city:

8.4%
British Columbia:

8.0%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 3,235
This city:

8.4%
Province:

9.4%
Male: 1,930
This city:

10.1%
Province:

11.0%
Female: 1,300
Here:

6.6%
British Columbia:

7.9%
High school certificate
Total: 9,820
Here:

25.4%
Province:

26.2%
Male: 5,660
Here:

29.8%
British Columbia:

29.0%
Female: 4,165
Here:

21.2%
British Columbia:

23.5%
Apprenticeship
Total: 3,805
This city:

9.8%
Province:

9.3%
Male: 2,290
Here:

12.0%
Province:

11.8%
Female: 1,510
This city:

7.7%
Province:

6.9%
College
Total: 7,930
This city:

20.5%
British Columbia:

20.0%
Male: 3,360
This city:

17.7%
Province:

17.3%
Female: 4,570
This city:

23.2%
British Columbia:

22.5%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 1,765
Here:

4.6%
British Columbia:

6.2%
Male: 800
Here:

4.2%
British Columbia:

5.5%
Female: 965
Here:

4.9%
Province:

6.8%
University certificate
Total: 12,150
Here:

31.4%
British Columbia:

29.0%
Male: 4,970
This city:

26.1%
British Columbia:

25.4%
Female: 7,180
Here:

36.5%
Province:

32.4%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 12,425
Here:

8.8%
British Columbia:

13.2%
Male: 6,460
This city:

9.6%
British Columbia:

14.0%
Female: 5,970
Here:

8.0%
British Columbia:

12.4%
High school certificate
Total: 34,450
Here:

24.3%
Province:

25.8%
Male: 15,415
Here:

22.8%
British Columbia:

23.5%
Female: 19,035
Here:

25.6%
British Columbia:

28.0%
Apprenticeship
Total: 17,195
This city:

12.1%
Province:

12.7%
Male: 11,230
This city:

16.6%
British Columbia:

17.1%
Female: 5,970
Here:

8.0%
Province:

8.6%
College
Total: 29,590
Here:

20.9%
Province:

19.5%
Male: 11,880
This city:

17.6%
British Columbia:

16.7%
Female: 17,710
This city:

23.8%
British Columbia:

22.1%
University, below bachelor
Total: 8,030
Here:

5.7%
Province:

6.1%
Male: 3,115
This city:

4.6%
British Columbia:

5.1%
Female: 4,915
This city:

6.6%
Province:

7.0%
University certificate
Total: 40,150
This city:

28.3%
Province:

22.8%
Male: 19,465
This city:

28.8%
British Columbia:

23.7%
Female: 20,680
Here:

27.8%
Province:

21.9%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 120,530
Here:

43.3%
Province:

47.8%
Male: 56,230
Here:

42.6%
Province:

46.8%
Female: 64,290
Here:

43.8%
British Columbia:

48.7%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 25,200
Here:

9.0%
Province:

7.4%
Male: 4,885
Here:

3.7%
British Columbia:

2.9%
Female: 20,315
Here:

13.9%
Province:

11.7%
Other
Total: 20
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 20
Here:

0.0%
British Columbia:

0.0%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 19,110
Here:

6.9%
Province:

5.2%
Male: 7,885
Here:

6.0%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 11,230
This city:

7.7%
British Columbia:

6.3%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 30,225
Here:

10.8%
British Columbia:

10.8%
Male: 10,975
Here:

8.3%
Province:

8.3%
Female: 19,255
Here:

13.1%
Province:

13.2%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 27,620
Here:

9.9%
Province:

11.4%
Male: 25,670
This city:

19.5%
British Columbia:

21.6%
Female: 1,950
Here:

1.3%
British Columbia:

1.6%
Education
Total: 12,845
This city:

4.6%
British Columbia:

4.0%
Male: 3,465
Here:

2.6%
British Columbia:

2.1%
Female: 9,380
Here:

6.4%
British Columbia:

5.8%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 6,700
This city:

2.4%
Province:

2.2%
Male: 2,890
Here:

2.2%
British Columbia:

2.1%
Female: 3,810
This city:

2.6%
British Columbia:

2.4%
Humanities
Total: 10,285
Here:

3.7%
British Columbia:

3.0%
Male: 4,285
This city:

3.2%
Province:

2.5%
Female: 6,000
This city:

4.1%
British Columbia:

3.5%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 6,985
This city:

2.5%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 4,110
This city:

3.1%
British Columbia:

2.2%
Female: 2,875
This city:

2.0%
British Columbia:

1.6%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 6,480
This city:

2.3%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 4,020
This city:

3.0%
British Columbia:

2.4%
Female: 2,460
Here:

1.7%
Province:

1.5%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 3,325
This city:

1.2%
British Columbia:

1.3%
Male: 2,285
Here:

1.7%
British Columbia:

1.8%
Female: 1,045
Here:

0.7%
British Columbia:

0.8%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 9,250
This city:

3.3%
Province:

3.0%
Male: 5,220
Here:

4.0%
Province:

3.2%
Female: 4,030
This city:

2.7%
Province:

2.8%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 132,505
Here:

47.6%
Province:

40.2%
Male: 62,855
This city:

47.6%
British Columbia:

40.8%
Female: 69,650
Here:

47.5%
Province:

39.7%
Outside Canada
Total: 25,560
This city:

9.2%
British Columbia:

12.0%
Male: 12,830
This city:

9.7%
British Columbia:

12.4%
Female: 12,730
This city:

8.7%
Province:

11.6%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 120,525
Here:

43.3%
Province:

47.8%
Male: 56,235
This city:

42.6%
British Columbia:

46.8%
Female: 64,295
This city:

43.8%
Province:

48.7%

Location of study


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