Cape Breton - Regional municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada - Education, field of study, location of study



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 10,030
Here:

11.7%
Nova Scotia:

16.4%
Male: 4,220
This municipality:

10.6%
Province:

15.5%
Female: 5,815
This municipality:

12.7%
Nova Scotia:

17.2%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 4,220
This municipality:

4.9%
Nova Scotia:

4.1%
Male: 1,420
Here:

3.6%
Province:

3.2%
Female: 2,800
This municipality:

6.1%
Nova Scotia:

4.8%
High school certificate
Total: 20,480
Here:

23.9%
Nova Scotia:

22.8%
Male: 8,960
This municipality:

22.5%
Nova Scotia:

21.8%
Female: 11,520
This municipality:

25.2%
Province:

23.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 12,000
Here:

14.0%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 8,045
Here:

20.2%
Nova Scotia:

15.5%
Female: 3,955
Here:

8.7%
Province:

8.8%
No certificate
Total: 25,855
Here:

30.2%
Nova Scotia:

26.8%
Male: 12,000
This municipality:

30.1%
Nova Scotia:

28.3%
Female: 13,850
Here:

30.3%
Nova Scotia:

25.5%
College
Total: 13,050
Here:

15.2%
Province:

18.0%
Male: 5,265
This municipality:

13.2%
Nova Scotia:

15.8%
Female: 7,785
This municipality:

17.0%
Nova Scotia:

20.0%

Education attainment in this municipality

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 5,580
This municipality:

42.4%
Nova Scotia:

43.4%
Male: 3,010
This municipality:

43.9%
Province:

46.7%
Female: 2,565
Here:

40.6%
Province:

40.0%
High school certificate
Total: 4,800
This municipality:

36.5%
Province:

35.4%
Male: 2,435
This municipality:

35.5%
Nova Scotia:

33.9%
Female: 2,360
Here:

37.4%
Nova Scotia:

36.9%
Apprenticeship
Total: 710
Here:

5.4%
Province:

3.3%
Male: 470
This municipality:

6.9%
Nova Scotia:

4.1%
Female: 240
This municipality:

3.8%
Nova Scotia:

2.5%
College
Total: 735
Here:

5.6%
Nova Scotia:

7.4%
Male: 425
Here:

6.2%
Nova Scotia:

7.2%
Female: 310
This municipality:

4.9%
Province:

7.5%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 330
Here:

2.5%
Province:

2.0%
Male: 160
This municipality:

2.3%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Female: 165
This municipality:

2.6%
Province:

2.2%
University certificate
Total: 1,010
Here:

7.7%
Nova Scotia:

8.5%
Male: 350
This municipality:

5.1%
Province:

6.2%
Female: 665
This municipality:

10.5%
Province:

10.9%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 1,155
This municipality:

12.4%
Province:

11.5%
Male: 595
This municipality:

14.9%
Province:

14.7%
Female: 560
This municipality:

10.6%
Nova Scotia:

8.7%
High school certificate
Total: 2,290
Here:

24.6%
Nova Scotia:

22.1%
Male: 1,065
Here:

26.6%
Province:

24.1%
Female: 1,220
This municipality:

23.0%
Province:

20.4%
Apprenticeship
Total: 1,165
This municipality:

12.5%
Nova Scotia:

9.7%
Male: 710
Here:

17.8%
Province:

12.2%
Female: 460
Here:

8.7%
Province:

7.5%
College
Total: 2,245
Here:

24.1%
Nova Scotia:

25.3%
Male: 890
This municipality:

22.3%
Province:

23.4%
Female: 1,355
Here:

25.5%
Nova Scotia:

27.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 480
Here:

5.2%
Nova Scotia:

3.8%
Male: 170
This municipality:

4.3%
Province:

3.7%
Female: 310
Here:

5.8%
Province:

4.0%
University certificate
Total: 1,970
Here:

21.2%
Nova Scotia:

27.5%
Male: 570
This municipality:

14.3%
Nova Scotia:

21.9%
Female: 1,400
This municipality:

26.4%
Province:

32.4%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 10,100
This municipality:

22.2%
Nova Scotia:

20.4%
Male: 4,940
Here:

22.9%
Nova Scotia:

22.0%
Female: 5,155
Here:

21.6%
Province:

18.9%
High school certificate
Total: 10,210
This municipality:

22.5%
Province:

20.6%
Male: 4,290
Here:

19.9%
Province:

19.3%
Female: 5,925
This municipality:

24.9%
Province:

21.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 7,885
Here:

17.4%
Province:

15.0%
Male: 5,260
Here:

24.4%
Province:

19.0%
Female: 2,625
This municipality:

11.0%
Province:

11.3%
College
Total: 8,575
This municipality:

18.9%
Province:

21.1%
Male: 3,545
This municipality:

16.4%
Province:

18.4%
Female: 5,035
This municipality:

21.1%
Province:

23.7%
University, below bachelor
Total: 2,620
This municipality:

5.8%
Nova Scotia:

4.6%
Male: 830
Here:

3.8%
Province:

3.5%
Female: 1,795
Here:

7.5%
Province:

5.6%
University certificate
Total: 6,005
This municipality:

13.2%
Nova Scotia:

18.4%
Male: 2,720
Here:

12.6%
Province:

17.9%
Female: 3,290
Here:

13.8%
Province:

18.8%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 46,330
Here:

54.1%
Province:

49.6%
Male: 20,960
This municipality:

52.5%
Nova Scotia:

50.1%
Female: 25,370
Here:

55.5%
Province:

49.2%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 6,925
This municipality:

8.1%
Nova Scotia:

7.2%
Male: 945
This municipality:

2.4%
Nova Scotia:

2.3%
Female: 5,980
This municipality:

13.1%
Province:

11.7%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 2,780
This municipality:

3.2%
Province:

4.0%
Male: 835
Here:

2.1%
Nova Scotia:

2.6%
Female: 1,950
This municipality:

4.3%
Nova Scotia:

5.3%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 7,120
Here:

8.3%
Province:

11.5%
Male: 1,855
This municipality:

4.6%
Province:

6.6%
Female: 5,265
This municipality:

11.5%
Province:

15.9%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 10,680
This municipality:

12.5%
Province:

11.7%
Male: 10,375
This municipality:

26.0%
Province:

23.4%
Female: 300
This municipality:

0.7%
Province:

1.1%
Education
Total: 3,955
This municipality:

4.6%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 1,220
This municipality:

3.1%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 2,735
This municipality:

6.0%
Nova Scotia:

5.8%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 500
Here:

0.6%
Nova Scotia:

1.2%
Male: 300
Here:

0.8%
Province:

1.2%
Female: 205
Here:

0.4%
Province:

1.2%
Humanities
Total: 1,695
This municipality:

2.0%
Province:

2.4%
Male: 610
This municipality:

1.5%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 1,080
This municipality:

2.4%
Province:

2.8%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 690
This municipality:

0.8%
Province:

1.7%
Male: 305
Here:

0.8%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Female: 385
Here:

0.8%
Province:

1.5%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 1,465
This municipality:

1.7%
Nova Scotia:

2.0%
Male: 685
This municipality:

1.7%
Province:

2.2%
Female: 780
This municipality:

1.7%
Nova Scotia:

1.8%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 345
This municipality:

0.4%
Nova Scotia:

0.9%
Male: 265
This municipality:

0.7%
Nova Scotia:

1.3%
Female: 75
This municipality:

0.2%
Province:

0.6%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 3,150
This municipality:

3.7%
Province:

3.7%
Male: 1,560
This municipality:

3.9%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Female: 1,585
Here:

3.5%
Province:

3.2%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 38,315
This municipality:

44.7%
Province:

47.5%
Male: 18,485
Here:

46.3%
Nova Scotia:

46.8%
Female: 19,825
Here:

43.4%
Province:

48.1%
Outside Canada
Total: 995
This municipality:

1.2%
Nova Scotia:

2.9%
Male: 465
Here:

1.2%
Nova Scotia:

3.1%
Female: 525
Here:

1.1%
Province:

2.7%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 46,330
This municipality:

54.1%
Province:

49.6%
Male: 20,960
This municipality:

52.5%
Province:

50.1%
Female: 25,370
Here:

55.5%
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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