Edmonton - City, Alberta, Canada - Education, field of study, location of study



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 120,145
This city:

20.1%
Alberta:

17.5%
Male: 58,070
Here:

19.7%
Alberta:

17.3%
Female: 62,080
Here:

20.4%
Province:

17.7%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 25,935
This city:

4.3%
Alberta:

4.0%
Male: 11,195
This city:

3.8%
Alberta:

3.3%
Female: 14,740
Here:

4.8%
Province:

4.7%
High school certificate
Total: 154,680
Here:

25.8%
Alberta:

26.2%
Male: 72,320
Here:

24.6%
Alberta:

24.7%
Female: 82,360
Here:

27.0%
Alberta:

27.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 61,155
Here:

10.2%
Alberta:

10.9%
Male: 43,615
Here:

14.8%
Province:

15.4%
Female: 17,540
This city:

5.8%
Province:

6.4%
No certificate
Total: 131,220
This city:

21.9%
Province:

23.4%
Male: 62,790
Here:

21.3%
Alberta:

23.9%
Female: 68,430
Here:

22.5%
Province:

22.9%
College
Total: 105,765
This city:

17.7%
Alberta:

18.0%
Male: 46,295
This city:

15.7%
Alberta:

15.4%
Female: 59,470
This city:

19.5%
Alberta:

20.5%

Education attainment in this city

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 40,580
This city:

35.3%
Alberta:

41.4%
Male: 21,605
Here:

37.4%
Alberta:

43.0%
Female: 18,970
Here:

33.3%
Alberta:

39.6%
High school certificate
Total: 46,180
Here:

40.2%
Province:

38.1%
Male: 23,175
Here:

40.1%
Alberta:

38.5%
Female: 23,010
This city:

40.4%
Province:

37.7%
Apprenticeship
Total: 5,320
Here:

4.6%
Province:

4.4%
Male: 3,615
Here:

6.3%
Alberta:

5.6%
Female: 1,705
This city:

3.0%
Alberta:

3.0%
College
Total: 11,310
This city:

9.8%
Alberta:

8.6%
Male: 4,880
Here:

8.4%
Province:

7.0%
Female: 6,425
Here:

11.3%
Alberta:

10.3%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 2,470
This city:

2.2%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 1,060
Here:

1.8%
Alberta:

1.5%
Female: 1,410
Here:

2.5%
Province:

2.1%
University certificate
Total: 8,990
Here:

7.8%
Alberta:

5.8%
Male: 3,495
This city:

6.0%
Province:

4.4%
Female: 5,495
Here:

9.6%
Province:

7.2%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 13,620
Here:

11.9%
Alberta:

13.6%
Male: 7,655
This city:

13.2%
Alberta:

15.2%
Female: 5,960
Here:

10.6%
Alberta:

11.9%
High school certificate
Total: 26,345
This city:

23.0%
Alberta:

24.4%
Male: 14,550
This city:

25.1%
Province:

26.1%
Female: 11,800
Here:

20.9%
Alberta:

22.7%
Apprenticeship
Total: 10,030
This city:

8.8%
Province:

9.8%
Male: 7,065
Here:

12.2%
Province:

13.7%
Female: 2,965
This city:

5.3%
Province:

5.9%
College
Total: 25,135
Here:

22.0%
Alberta:

22.2%
Male: 11,155
This city:

19.2%
Alberta:

19.2%
Female: 13,980
This city:

24.8%
Alberta:

25.2%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 4,915
This city:

4.3%
Alberta:

4.0%
Male: 2,350
Here:

4.0%
Alberta:

3.5%
Female: 2,565
Here:

4.5%
Alberta:

4.5%
University certificate
Total: 34,365
This city:

30.0%
Alberta:

26.0%
Male: 15,250
Here:

26.3%
Province:

22.2%
Female: 19,120
This city:

33.9%
Province:

29.9%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 44,900
Here:

15.6%
Alberta:

16.1%
Male: 21,955
Here:

15.3%
Alberta:

16.8%
Female: 22,940
This city:

15.9%
Province:

15.4%
High school certificate
Total: 65,560
Here:

22.8%
Alberta:

23.9%
Male: 28,770
This city:

20.1%
Alberta:

20.9%
Female: 36,785
This city:

25.5%
Province:

27.0%
Apprenticeship
Total: 35,685
This city:

12.4%
Province:

13.3%
Male: 25,820
This city:

18.0%
Alberta:

18.8%
Female: 9,865
Here:

6.8%
Province:

7.7%
College
Total: 59,130
Here:

20.6%
Province:

21.3%
Male: 26,230
Here:

18.3%
Alberta:

18.2%
Female: 32,900
This city:

22.8%
Alberta:

24.3%
University, below bachelor
Total: 15,040
This city:

5.2%
Alberta:

4.9%
Male: 6,605
This city:

4.6%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 8,430
Here:

5.8%
Alberta:

5.6%
University certificate
Total: 67,145
Here:

23.4%
Alberta:

20.6%
Male: 33,835
This city:

23.6%
Province:

21.2%
Female: 33,315
Here:

23.1%
Province:

20.0%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 285,900
This city:

47.7%
Alberta:

49.6%
Male: 135,115
This city:

45.9%
Province:

48.6%
Female: 150,785
Here:

49.5%
Alberta:

50.7%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 47,020
This city:

7.9%
Province:

7.3%
Male: 9,165
This city:

3.1%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 37,855
This city:

12.4%
Alberta:

11.9%
Other
Total: 25
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 30
This city:

0.0%
Alberta:

0.0%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 26,885
Here:

4.5%
Alberta:

4.0%
Male: 9,615
This city:

3.3%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 17,270
This city:

5.7%
Alberta:

5.3%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 62,270
Here:

10.4%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 23,095
This city:

7.8%
Province:

7.1%
Female: 39,180
This city:

12.9%
Province:

13.4%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 79,955
Here:

13.4%
Alberta:

13.6%
Male: 73,500
Here:

25.0%
Province:

25.1%
Female: 6,460
This city:

2.1%
Alberta:

2.1%
Education
Total: 24,490
Here:

4.1%
Province:

4.0%
Male: 6,755
Here:

2.3%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 17,735
Here:

5.8%
Province:

5.9%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 11,280
This city:

1.9%
Alberta:

1.5%
Male: 5,535
This city:

1.9%
Alberta:

1.4%
Female: 5,745
This city:

1.9%
Alberta:

1.6%
Humanities
Total: 13,955
This city:

2.3%
Province:

2.0%
Male: 5,405
This city:

1.8%
Province:

1.6%
Female: 8,545
Here:

2.8%
Province:

2.4%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 13,905
This city:

2.3%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 7,615
This city:

2.6%
Alberta:

2.2%
Female: 6,285
This city:

2.1%
Province:

1.6%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 12,970
Here:

2.2%
Alberta:

1.7%
Male: 8,020
This city:

2.7%
Alberta:

2.0%
Female: 4,950
Here:

1.6%
Alberta:

1.4%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 5,190
This city:

0.9%
Province:

1.4%
Male: 3,295
Here:

1.1%
Alberta:

1.9%
Female: 1,895
This city:

0.6%
Alberta:

0.8%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 15,045
Here:

2.5%
Province:

2.8%
Male: 7,175
Here:

2.4%
Province:

2.7%
Female: 7,870
This city:

2.6%
Alberta:

2.9%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 261,385
This city:

43.6%
Province:

43.2%
Male: 132,345
This city:

45.0%
Alberta:

44.0%
Female: 129,040
This city:

42.4%
Alberta:

42.4%
Outside Canada
Total: 51,620
This city:

8.6%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 26,835
Here:

9.1%
Alberta:

7.4%
Female: 24,785
Here:

8.1%
Alberta:

6.9%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 285,900
This city:

47.7%
Alberta:

49.6%
Male: 135,115
Here:

45.9%
Alberta:

48.6%
Female: 150,785
This city:

49.5%
Alberta:

50.7%

Location of study


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