Waterloo, Ontario, Canada - Education, field of study, location of study



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 69,275
This division:

18.2%
Province:

20.5%
Male: 34,385
This division:

18.4%
Ontario:

20.8%
Female: 34,890
Here:

18.0%
Province:

20.2%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 11,080
This division:

2.9%
Ontario:

4.1%
Male: 4,785
This division:

2.6%
Province:

3.8%
Female: 6,295
This division:

3.2%
Province:

4.4%
High school certificate
Total: 106,675
This division:

28.0%
Province:

26.8%
Male: 49,940
Here:

26.8%
Ontario:

25.7%
Female: 56,735
Here:

29.2%
Province:

27.7%
Apprenticeship
Total: 30,920
Here:

8.1%
Ontario:

8.0%
Male: 20,915
Here:

11.2%
Province:

10.9%
Female: 9,995
Here:

5.1%
Ontario:

5.3%
No certificate
Total: 92,580
This division:

24.3%
Ontario:

22.2%
Male: 44,465
Here:

23.8%
Province:

22.3%
Female: 48,120
Here:

24.8%
Ontario:

22.2%
College
Total: 70,465
This division:

18.5%
Province:

18.4%
Male: 32,135
This division:

17.2%
Province:

16.5%
Female: 38,330
This division:

19.7%
Province:

20.1%

Education attainment in this division

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 29,295
This division:

42.2%
Ontario:

39.9%
Male: 15,420
Here:

44.1%
Ontario:

42.2%
Female: 13,870
Here:

40.2%
Province:

37.5%
High school certificate
Total: 27,410
This division:

39.5%
Province:

38.6%
Male: 14,095
Here:

40.3%
Ontario:

38.9%
Female: 13,315
This division:

38.6%
Ontario:

38.3%
Apprenticeship
Total: 1,470
Here:

2.1%
Ontario:

2.3%
Male: 825
Here:

2.4%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 640
This division:

1.9%
Ontario:

1.8%
College
Total: 6,010
This division:

8.7%
Province:

9.9%
Male: 2,625
This division:

7.5%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 3,385
This division:

9.8%
Ontario:

11.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 1,000
This division:

1.4%
Province:

2.1%
Male: 380
This division:

1.1%
Ontario:

1.9%
Female: 620
Here:

1.8%
Ontario:

2.3%
University certificate
Total: 4,260
This division:

6.1%
Province:

7.3%
Male: 1,625
Here:

4.6%
Ontario:

5.4%
Female: 2,635
Here:

7.6%
Ontario:

9.2%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 6,795
This division:

10.2%
Province:

8.7%
Male: 3,715
This division:

11.2%
Province:

9.9%
Female: 3,080
Here:

9.3%
Province:

7.5%
High school certificate
Total: 17,475
This division:

26.3%
Ontario:

23.8%
Male: 9,650
Here:

29.1%
Ontario:

27.2%
Female: 7,820
This division:

23.5%
Province:

20.7%
Apprenticeship
Total: 4,035
This division:

6.1%
Ontario:

6.0%
Male: 2,620
This division:

7.9%
Province:

7.7%
Female: 1,415
Here:

4.3%
Province:

4.4%
College
Total: 17,065
This division:

25.7%
Province:

24.3%
Male: 7,990
Here:

24.1%
Province:

22.4%
Female: 9,075
Here:

27.3%
Province:

26.1%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 1,990
Here:

3.0%
Ontario:

4.5%
Male: 890
This division:

2.7%
Ontario:

4.2%
Female: 1,100
This division:

3.3%
Ontario:

4.7%
University certificate
Total: 19,110
Here:

28.7%
Province:

32.7%
Male: 8,355
This division:

25.2%
Ontario:

28.6%
Female: 10,755
Here:

32.3%
Ontario:

36.5%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 33,585
Here:

17.4%
Province:

15.0%
Male: 16,460
Here:

17.3%
Ontario:

15.4%
Female: 17,125
Here:

17.5%
Province:

14.6%
High school certificate
Total: 50,855
This division:

26.4%
Province:

25.4%
Male: 22,620
Here:

23.8%
Ontario:

23.3%
Female: 28,235
This division:

28.9%
Ontario:

27.3%
Apprenticeship
Total: 19,430
This division:

10.1%
Province:

9.6%
Male: 13,100
Here:

13.8%
Province:

12.9%
Female: 6,330
Here:

6.5%
Province:

6.5%
College
Total: 41,265
Here:

21.4%
Ontario:

21.3%
Male: 18,755
Here:

19.7%
Ontario:

18.9%
Female: 22,510
Here:

23.0%
Ontario:

23.6%
University, below bachelor
Total: 6,540
This division:

3.4%
Ontario:

4.7%
Male: 2,805
Here:

3.0%
Province:

4.3%
Female: 3,730
This division:

3.8%
Ontario:

5.1%
University certificate
Total: 41,150
This division:

21.3%
Province:

24.0%
Male: 21,300
This division:

22.4%
Ontario:

25.2%
Female: 19,845
Here:

20.3%
Ontario:

22.9%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 199,255
This division:

52.3%
Ontario:

49.0%
Male: 94,400
This division:

50.6%
Ontario:

48.0%
Female: 104,855
This division:

53.9%
Province:

49.9%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 22,000
Here:

5.8%
Ontario:

6.8%
Male: 3,645
Here:

2.0%
Ontario:

2.6%
Female: 18,355
Here:

9.4%
Ontario:

10.7%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 19,650
Here:

5.2%
Province:

5.9%
Male: 6,800
This division:

3.6%
Province:

4.3%
Female: 12,850
This division:

6.6%
Province:

7.4%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 36,445
Here:

9.6%
Ontario:

10.8%
Male: 13,875
Here:

7.4%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 22,570
This division:

11.6%
Province:

12.7%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 45,480
This division:

11.9%
Ontario:

11.1%
Male: 41,530
This division:

22.3%
Ontario:

21.0%
Female: 3,945
Here:

2.0%
Province:

1.8%
Education
Total: 11,365
Here:

3.0%
Ontario:

3.4%
Male: 2,755
This division:

1.5%
Ontario:

1.7%
Female: 8,610
Here:

4.4%
Province:

5.0%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 5,665
This division:

1.5%
Ontario:

2.0%
Male: 2,685
Here:

1.4%
Ontario:

1.9%
Female: 2,980
This division:

1.5%
Province:

2.0%
Humanities
Total: 11,310
Here:

3.0%
Ontario:

3.0%
Male: 4,430
This division:

2.4%
Ontario:

2.3%
Female: 6,880
Here:

3.5%
Ontario:

3.6%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 6,380
Here:

1.7%
Ontario:

1.8%
Male: 3,325
This division:

1.8%
Ontario:

2.0%
Female: 3,050
This division:

1.6%
Province:

1.7%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 9,940
This division:

2.6%
Ontario:

2.6%
Male: 6,095
Here:

3.3%
Ontario:

3.2%
Female: 3,845
Here:

2.0%
Province:

2.0%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 3,495
This division:

0.9%
Province:

0.9%
Male: 2,320
Here:

1.2%
Ontario:

1.3%
Female: 1,175
Here:

0.6%
Province:

0.6%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 10,005
Here:

2.6%
Ontario:

2.7%
Male: 4,755
Here:

2.5%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 5,250
This division:

2.7%
Province:

2.6%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 149,690
Here:

39.3%
Province:

40.0%
Male: 74,860
This division:

40.1%
Province:

40.2%
Female: 74,830
This division:

38.5%
Ontario:

39.9%
Outside Canada
Total: 32,040
Here:

8.4%
Province:

11.0%
Male: 17,360
Here:

9.3%
Ontario:

11.8%
Female: 14,685
Here:

7.6%
Province:

10.2%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 199,255
This division:

52.3%
Ontario:

49.0%
Male: 94,400
Here:

50.6%
Province:

48.0%
Female: 104,855
Here:

53.9%
Ontario:

49.9%

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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