District Health Authority 8, Nova Scotia, Canada - Education, field of study, location of study



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 12,020
This region:

11.5%
Province:

16.4%
Male: 5,000
This region:

10.2%
Province:

15.5%
Female: 7,015
This region:

12.7%
Province:

17.2%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 5,060
This region:

4.9%
Nova Scotia:

4.1%
Male: 1,755
Here:

3.6%
Nova Scotia:

3.2%
Female: 3,305
This region:

6.0%
Nova Scotia:

4.8%
High school certificate
Total: 24,435
This region:

23.5%
Nova Scotia:

22.8%
Male: 10,680
This region:

21.9%
Nova Scotia:

21.8%
Female: 13,750
Here:

24.9%
Nova Scotia:

23.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 14,745
Here:

14.2%
Nova Scotia:

12.0%
Male: 9,805
This region:

20.1%
Nova Scotia:

15.5%
Female: 4,945
This region:

8.9%
Nova Scotia:

8.8%
No certificate
Total: 32,420
This region:

31.1%
Nova Scotia:

26.8%
Male: 15,330
This region:

31.4%
Nova Scotia:

28.3%
Female: 17,085
This region:

30.9%
Province:

25.5%
College
Total: 15,465
This region:

14.8%
Nova Scotia:

18.0%
Male: 6,280
Here:

12.9%
Province:

15.8%
Female: 9,180
This region:

16.6%
Nova Scotia:

20.0%

Education attainment in this region

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 7,265
This region:

44.5%
Nova Scotia:

43.4%
Male: 3,925
This region:

46.5%
Province:

46.7%
Female: 3,345
Here:

42.4%
Nova Scotia:

40.0%
High school certificate
Total: 5,775
This region:

35.4%
Province:

35.4%
Male: 2,820
This region:

33.4%
Province:

33.9%
Female: 2,955
This region:

37.5%
Nova Scotia:

36.9%
Apprenticeship
Total: 865
This region:

5.3%
Nova Scotia:

3.3%
Male: 590
Here:

7.0%
Nova Scotia:

4.1%
Female: 270
Here:

3.4%
Province:

2.5%
College
Total: 885
This region:

5.4%
Province:

7.4%
Male: 505
Here:

6.0%
Province:

7.2%
Female: 375
This region:

4.8%
Nova Scotia:

7.5%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 380
Here:

2.3%
Nova Scotia:

2.0%
Male: 190
This region:

2.3%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Female: 190
Here:

2.4%
Province:

2.2%
University certificate
Total: 1,145
This region:

7.0%
Nova Scotia:

8.5%
Male: 405
Here:

4.8%
Province:

6.2%
Female: 740
Here:

9.4%
Province:

10.9%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 1,530
Here:

13.4%
Nova Scotia:

11.5%
Male: 795
This region:

16.0%
Nova Scotia:

14.7%
Female: 735
Here:

11.5%
Nova Scotia:

8.7%
High school certificate
Total: 2,805
This region:

24.6%
Nova Scotia:

22.1%
Male: 1,280
Here:

25.7%
Nova Scotia:

24.1%
Female: 1,525
Here:

23.8%
Nova Scotia:

20.4%
Apprenticeship
Total: 1,510
Here:

13.2%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 925
Here:

18.6%
Nova Scotia:

12.2%
Female: 585
Here:

9.1%
Nova Scotia:

7.5%
College
Total: 2,650
This region:

23.2%
Nova Scotia:

25.3%
Male: 1,055
Here:

21.2%
Province:

23.4%
Female: 1,595
Here:

24.9%
Province:

27.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 545
Here:

4.8%
Province:

3.8%
Male: 210
Here:

4.2%
Nova Scotia:

3.7%
Female: 335
This region:

5.2%
Province:

4.0%
University certificate
Total: 2,355
Here:

20.7%
Province:

27.5%
Male: 705
Here:

14.2%
Nova Scotia:

21.9%
Female: 1,645
Here:

25.6%
Province:

32.4%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 12,735
This region:

23.1%
Province:

20.4%
Male: 6,325
Here:

24.0%
Nova Scotia:

22.0%
Female: 6,405
This region:

22.1%
Province:

18.9%
High school certificate
Total: 12,135
This region:

22.0%
Province:

20.6%
Male: 5,175
Here:

19.7%
Province:

19.3%
Female: 6,965
Here:

24.1%
Province:

21.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 9,725
This region:

17.6%
Province:

15.0%
Male: 6,375
This region:

24.2%
Nova Scotia:

19.0%
Female: 3,355
This region:

11.6%
Nova Scotia:

11.3%
College
Total: 10,150
Here:

18.4%
Nova Scotia:

21.1%
Male: 4,175
This region:

15.9%
Nova Scotia:

18.4%
Female: 5,975
This region:

20.7%
Province:

23.7%
University, below bachelor
Total: 3,200
Here:

5.8%
Nova Scotia:

4.6%
Male: 1,035
This region:

3.9%
Nova Scotia:

3.5%
Female: 2,165
This region:

7.5%
Nova Scotia:

5.6%
University certificate
Total: 7,275
Here:

13.2%
Nova Scotia:

18.4%
Male: 3,215
This region:

12.2%
Province:

17.9%
Female: 4,060
Here:

14.0%
Province:

18.8%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 56,850
This region:

54.6%
Province:

49.6%
Male: 26,010
Here:

53.2%
Nova Scotia:

50.1%
Female: 30,840
This region:

55.8%
Province:

49.2%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 8,165
This region:

7.8%
Nova Scotia:

7.2%
Male: 1,125
Here:

2.3%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 7,040
Here:

12.7%
Province:

11.7%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 3,240
Here:

3.1%
Province:

4.0%
Male: 975
This region:

2.0%
Nova Scotia:

2.6%
Female: 2,265
Here:

4.1%
Nova Scotia:

5.3%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 8,560
This region:

8.2%
Province:

11.5%
Male: 2,150
Here:

4.4%
Province:

6.6%
Female: 6,405
This region:

11.6%
Nova Scotia:

15.9%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 12,815
This region:

12.3%
Nova Scotia:

11.7%
Male: 12,445
Here:

25.5%
Nova Scotia:

23.4%
Female: 370
Here:

0.7%
Nova Scotia:

1.1%
Education
Total: 4,875
Here:

4.7%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Male: 1,485
Here:

3.0%
Nova Scotia:

2.3%
Female: 3,390
This region:

6.1%
Province:

5.8%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 665
Here:

0.6%
Nova Scotia:

1.2%
Male: 355
This region:

0.7%
Province:

1.2%
Female: 310
Here:

0.6%
Province:

1.2%
Humanities
Total: 2,070
This region:

2.0%
Nova Scotia:

2.4%
Male: 760
This region:

1.6%
Nova Scotia:

2.0%
Female: 1,305
This region:

2.4%
Province:

2.8%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 830
Here:

0.8%
Province:

1.7%
Male: 365
This region:

0.7%
Province:

1.9%
Female: 465
This region:

0.8%
Province:

1.5%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 1,675
This region:

1.6%
Nova Scotia:

2.0%
Male: 770
This region:

1.6%
Province:

2.2%
Female: 905
Here:

1.6%
Nova Scotia:

1.8%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 540
Here:

0.5%
Nova Scotia:

0.9%
Male: 430
This region:

0.9%
Province:

1.3%
Female: 115
This region:

0.2%
Province:

0.6%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 3,850
This region:

3.7%
Nova Scotia:

3.7%
Male: 1,970
Here:

4.0%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 1,875
This region:

3.4%
Nova Scotia:

3.2%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 45,920
This region:

44.1%
Nova Scotia:

47.5%
Male: 22,190
Here:

45.4%
Nova Scotia:

46.8%
Female: 23,730
This region:

42.9%
Province:

48.1%
Outside Canada
Total: 1,370
This region:

1.3%
Province:

2.9%
Male: 650
Here:

1.3%
Nova Scotia:

3.1%
Female: 720
This region:

1.3%
Province:

2.7%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 56,850
This region:

54.6%
Province:

49.6%
Male: 26,015
This region:

53.2%
Nova Scotia:

50.1%
Female: 30,840
Here:

55.8%
Province:

49.2%

Location of study


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