Amherst - Town, Nova Scotia, Canada - Education, field of study, location of study



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 775
This town:

10.0%
Nova Scotia:

16.4%
Male: 365
Here:

10.3%
Province:

15.5%
Female: 415
Here:

9.8%
Province:

17.2%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 235
This town:

3.0%
Nova Scotia:

4.1%
Male: 55
Here:

1.6%
Province:

3.2%
Female: 180
This town:

4.3%
Province:

4.8%
High school certificate
Total: 2,090
This town:

27.0%
Nova Scotia:

22.8%
Male: 1,005
This town:

28.5%
Nova Scotia:

21.8%
Female: 1,085
This town:

25.7%
Nova Scotia:

23.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 795
This town:

10.3%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 410
Here:

11.6%
Nova Scotia:

15.5%
Female: 380
Here:

9.0%
Nova Scotia:

8.8%
No certificate
Total: 2,315
This town:

29.9%
Province:

26.8%
Male: 1,105
Here:

31.3%
Nova Scotia:

28.3%
Female: 1,205
Here:

28.6%
Nova Scotia:

25.5%
College
Total: 1,525
Here:

19.7%
Province:

18.0%
Male: 585
Here:

16.6%
Nova Scotia:

15.8%
Female: 945
This town:

22.4%
Province:

20.0%

Education attainment in this town

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 510
Here:

44.7%
Nova Scotia:

43.4%
Male: 235
Here:

45.2%
Nova Scotia:

46.7%
Female: 270
This town:

43.9%
Province:

40.0%
High school certificate
Total: 465
This town:

40.8%
Nova Scotia:

35.4%
Male: 230
This town:

44.2%
Nova Scotia:

33.9%
Female: 230
Here:

37.4%
Province:

36.9%
Apprenticeship
Total: 20
This town:

1.8%
Province:

3.3%
Male: 10
Here:

1.9%
Nova Scotia:

4.1%
Female: 15
Here:

2.4%
Province:

2.5%
College
Total: 80
This town:

7.0%
Province:

7.4%
Male: 30
Here:

5.8%
Nova Scotia:

7.2%
Female: 50
This town:

8.1%
Province:

7.5%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 10
Here:

0.9%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 10
Here:

1.6%
Province:

2.2%
University certificate
Total: 60
Here:

5.3%
Province:

8.5%
Male: 20
Here:

3.8%
Province:

6.2%
Female: 45
This town:

7.3%
Province:

10.9%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 130
Here:

12.1%
Province:

11.5%
Male: 60
This town:

12.2%
Nova Scotia:

14.7%
Female: 70
Here:

12.0%
Nova Scotia:

8.7%
High school certificate
Total: 350
Here:

32.7%
Province:

22.1%
Male: 230
Here:

46.9%
Province:

24.1%
Female: 125
This town:

21.4%
Nova Scotia:

20.4%
Apprenticeship
Total: 90
This town:

8.4%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 40
Here:

8.2%
Province:

12.2%
Female: 55
Here:

9.4%
Nova Scotia:

7.5%
College
Total: 315
Here:

29.4%
Province:

25.3%
Male: 90
This town:

18.4%
Nova Scotia:

23.4%
Female: 225
Here:

38.5%
Nova Scotia:

27.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 10
This town:

0.9%
Nova Scotia:

3.8%
Female: 10
This town:

1.7%
Nova Scotia:

4.0%
University certificate
Total: 175
This town:

16.4%
Nova Scotia:

27.5%
Male: 70
This town:

14.3%
Province:

21.9%
Female: 100
Here:

17.1%
Nova Scotia:

32.4%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 905
This town:

23.7%
Nova Scotia:

20.4%
Male: 490
Here:

26.8%
Nova Scotia:

22.0%
Female: 415
Here:

20.8%
Province:

18.9%
High school certificate
Total: 960
Here:

25.1%
Province:

20.6%
Male: 425
Here:

23.2%
Nova Scotia:

19.3%
Female: 540
This town:

27.1%
Nova Scotia:

21.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 450
This town:

11.8%
Nova Scotia:

15.0%
Male: 240
Here:

13.1%
Nova Scotia:

19.0%
Female: 210
This town:

10.5%
Nova Scotia:

11.3%
College
Total: 905
Here:

23.7%
Nova Scotia:

21.1%
Male: 405
Here:

22.1%
Nova Scotia:

18.4%
Female: 500
Here:

25.1%
Nova Scotia:

23.7%
University, below bachelor
Total: 145
This town:

3.8%
Nova Scotia:

4.6%
Male: 30
This town:

1.6%
Nova Scotia:

3.5%
Female: 115
This town:

5.8%
Province:

5.6%
University certificate
Total: 455
Here:

11.9%
Nova Scotia:

18.4%
Male: 240
Here:

13.1%
Province:

17.9%
Female: 215
Here:

10.8%
Province:

18.8%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 4,410
This town:

56.9%
Nova Scotia:

49.6%
Male: 2,115
This town:

59.9%
Province:

50.1%
Female: 2,295
This town:

54.4%
Province:

49.2%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 435
Here:

5.6%
Nova Scotia:

7.2%
Male: 50
This town:

1.4%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 385
This town:

9.1%
Nova Scotia:

11.7%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 325
Here:

4.2%
Province:

4.0%
Male: 75
Here:

2.1%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 250
This town:

5.9%
Province:

5.3%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 990
Here:

12.8%
Province:

11.5%
Male: 265
This town:

7.5%
Province:

6.6%
Female: 725
Here:

17.2%
Nova Scotia:

15.9%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 650
Here:

8.4%
Province:

11.7%
Male: 625
This town:

17.7%
Nova Scotia:

23.4%
Female: 25
This town:

0.6%
Province:

1.1%
Education
Total: 370
Here:

4.8%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 90
Here:

2.5%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 280
Here:

6.6%
Nova Scotia:

5.8%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 55
This town:

0.7%
Nova Scotia:

1.2%
Male: 30
Here:

0.8%
Province:

1.2%
Female: 25
This town:

0.6%
Province:

1.2%
Humanities
Total: 95
Here:

1.2%
Nova Scotia:

2.4%
Male: 45
This town:

1.3%
Nova Scotia:

2.0%
Female: 45
Here:

1.1%
Nova Scotia:

2.8%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 30
This town:

0.4%
Nova Scotia:

1.7%
Male: 20
This town:

0.6%
Province:

1.9%
Female: 15
Here:

0.4%
Province:

1.5%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 100
Here:

1.3%
Province:

2.0%
Male: 45
This town:

1.3%
Province:

2.2%
Female: 60
This town:

1.4%
Nova Scotia:

1.8%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 65
This town:

0.8%
Nova Scotia:

0.9%
Male: 40
Here:

1.1%
Nova Scotia:

1.3%
Female: 25
Here:

0.6%
Nova Scotia:

0.6%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 220
This town:

2.8%
Province:

3.7%
Male: 135
This town:

3.8%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Female: 90
This town:

2.1%
Nova Scotia:

3.2%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 3,200
Here:

41.3%
Nova Scotia:

47.5%
Male: 1,330
This town:

37.7%
Province:

46.8%
Female: 1,870
Here:

44.4%
Province:

48.1%
Outside Canada
Total: 135
This town:

1.7%
Nova Scotia:

2.9%
Male: 80
Here:

2.3%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 55
This town:

1.3%
Province:

2.7%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 4,405
Here:

56.9%
Nova Scotia:

49.6%
Male: 2,115
This town:

60.0%
Province:

50.1%
Female: 2,295
This town:

54.4%
Province:

49.2%

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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