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



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 153,330
This city:

18.3%
Alberta:

17.5%
Male: 73,200
Here:

17.7%
Alberta:

17.3%
Female: 80,130
Here:

18.9%
Alberta:

17.7%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 34,810
Here:

4.2%
Alberta:

4.0%
Male: 14,595
Here:

3.5%
Province:

3.3%
Female: 20,220
Here:

4.8%
Alberta:

4.7%
High school certificate
Total: 219,435
This city:

26.2%
Province:

26.2%
Male: 101,525
Here:

24.6%
Alberta:

24.7%
Female: 117,910
Here:

27.8%
Alberta:

27.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 93,400
Here:

11.1%
Alberta:

10.9%
Male: 68,160
This city:

16.5%
Alberta:

15.4%
Female: 25,240
This city:

5.9%
Alberta:

6.4%
No certificate
Total: 182,185
Here:

21.7%
Province:

23.4%
Male: 88,730
Here:

21.5%
Alberta:

23.9%
Female: 93,455
This city:

22.0%
Province:

22.9%
College
Total: 154,550
Here:

18.4%
Province:

18.0%
Male: 67,170
Here:

16.2%
Province:

15.4%
Female: 87,375
This city:

20.6%
Province:

20.5%

Education attainment in this city

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 59,935
Here:

37.8%
Alberta:

41.4%
Male: 31,840
This city:

39.4%
Province:

43.0%
Female: 28,095
Here:

36.1%
Alberta:

39.6%
High school certificate
Total: 62,670
Here:

39.5%
Province:

38.1%
Male: 32,190
Here:

39.8%
Province:

38.5%
Female: 30,475
This city:

39.1%
Alberta:

37.7%
Apprenticeship
Total: 7,285
Here:

4.6%
Province:

4.4%
Male: 5,020
This city:

6.2%
Alberta:

5.6%
Female: 2,265
Here:

2.9%
Alberta:

3.0%
College
Total: 14,735
Here:

9.3%
Province:

8.6%
Male: 6,305
Here:

7.8%
Alberta:

7.0%
Female: 8,430
This city:

10.8%
Province:

10.3%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 3,130
This city:

2.0%
Alberta:

1.8%
Male: 1,265
This city:

1.6%
Province:

1.5%
Female: 1,865
Here:

2.4%
Alberta:

2.1%
University certificate
Total: 10,925
Here:

6.9%
Province:

5.8%
Male: 4,205
Here:

5.2%
Alberta:

4.4%
Female: 6,720
This city:

8.6%
Province:

7.2%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 17,740
Here:

11.9%
Province:

13.6%
Male: 9,905
This city:

13.1%
Alberta:

15.2%
Female: 7,835
Here:

10.5%
Alberta:

11.9%
High school certificate
Total: 35,005
Here:

23.4%
Alberta:

24.4%
Male: 18,895
This city:

25.1%
Province:

26.1%
Female: 16,110
This city:

21.7%
Alberta:

22.7%
Apprenticeship
Total: 14,745
Here:

9.9%
Alberta:

9.8%
Male: 10,630
Here:

14.1%
Alberta:

13.7%
Female: 4,115
This city:

5.5%
Province:

5.9%
College
Total: 34,265
This city:

22.9%
Alberta:

22.2%
Male: 14,950
This city:

19.8%
Province:

19.2%
Female: 19,315
This city:

26.0%
Province:

25.2%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 6,145
Here:

4.1%
Province:

4.0%
Male: 2,820
Here:

3.7%
Alberta:

3.5%
Female: 3,320
Here:

4.5%
Province:

4.5%
University certificate
Total: 41,785
This city:

27.9%
Province:

26.0%
Male: 18,135
Here:

24.1%
Province:

22.2%
Female: 23,650
Here:

31.8%
Alberta:

29.9%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 62,325
This city:

14.8%
Province:

16.1%
Male: 30,820
This city:

14.7%
Alberta:

16.8%
Female: 31,500
Here:

14.9%
Province:

15.4%
High school certificate
Total: 99,615
This city:

23.7%
Alberta:

23.9%
Male: 42,685
This city:

20.4%
Alberta:

20.9%
Female: 56,930
Here:

26.9%
Alberta:

27.0%
Apprenticeship
Total: 57,175
This city:

13.6%
Alberta:

13.3%
Male: 42,315
Here:

20.2%
Province:

18.8%
Female: 14,860
Here:

7.0%
Alberta:

7.7%
College
Total: 91,615
This city:

21.8%
Alberta:

21.3%
Male: 40,105
Here:

19.2%
Province:

18.2%
Female: 51,510
This city:

24.3%
Alberta:

24.3%
University, below bachelor
Total: 20,970
Here:

5.0%
Alberta:

4.9%
Male: 9,000
Here:

4.3%
Alberta:

4.1%
Female: 11,970
This city:

5.7%
Alberta:

5.6%
University certificate
Total: 88,905
Here:

21.1%
Province:

20.6%
Male: 44,105
Here:

21.1%
Alberta:

21.2%
Female: 44,795
Here:

21.2%
Province:

20.0%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 401,620
This city:

47.9%
Alberta:

49.6%
Male: 190,260
This city:

46.0%
Province:

48.6%
Female: 211,360
This city:

49.8%
Alberta:

50.7%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 66,345
This city:

7.9%
Alberta:

7.3%
Male: 12,190
This city:

2.9%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 54,160
This city:

12.8%
Province:

11.9%
Other
Total: 30
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 30
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 34,635
Here:

4.1%
Alberta:

4.0%
Male: 11,875
Here:

2.9%
Alberta:

2.8%
Female: 22,755
Here:

5.4%
Province:

5.3%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 85,905
Here:

10.3%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 31,045
Here:

7.5%
Alberta:

7.1%
Female: 54,865
This city:

12.9%
Alberta:

13.4%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 117,690
This city:

14.0%
Province:

13.6%
Male: 109,300
Here:

26.4%
Province:

25.1%
Female: 8,385
Here:

2.0%
Province:

2.1%
Education
Total: 35,510
Here:

4.2%
Alberta:

4.0%
Male: 9,630
Here:

2.3%
Alberta:

2.0%
Female: 25,885
Here:

6.1%
Alberta:

5.9%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 13,850
Here:

1.7%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 6,780
This city:

1.6%
Alberta:

1.4%
Female: 7,075
Here:

1.7%
Alberta:

1.6%
Humanities
Total: 17,565
Here:

2.1%
Province:

2.0%
Male: 6,865
Here:

1.7%
Alberta:

1.6%
Female: 10,700
Here:

2.5%
Alberta:

2.4%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 17,335
This city:

2.1%
Alberta:

1.9%
Male: 9,445
This city:

2.3%
Province:

2.2%
Female: 7,885
This city:

1.9%
Alberta:

1.6%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 15,860
This city:

1.9%
Province:

1.7%
Male: 9,470
Here:

2.3%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 6,390
Here:

1.5%
Province:

1.4%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 8,195
Here:

1.0%
Alberta:

1.4%
Male: 5,290
This city:

1.3%
Alberta:

1.9%
Female: 2,905
This city:

0.7%
Alberta:

0.8%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 23,170
This city:

2.8%
Province:

2.8%
Male: 11,235
Here:

2.7%
Alberta:

2.7%
Female: 11,935
Here:

2.8%
Alberta:

2.9%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 376,085
This city:

44.9%
Province:

43.2%
Male: 191,830
This city:

46.4%
Province:

44.0%
Female: 184,255
Here:

43.4%
Alberta:

42.4%
Outside Canada
Total: 60,000
This city:

7.2%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 31,295
This city:

7.6%
Alberta:

7.4%
Female: 28,710
Here:

6.8%
Alberta:

6.9%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 401,620
This city:

47.9%
Alberta:

49.6%
Male: 190,255
Here:

46.0%
Alberta:

48.6%
Female: 211,365
This city:

49.8%
Alberta:

50.7%

Location of study


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