Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - Education, field of study, location of study



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 74,110
This division:

24.0%
Nova Scotia:

16.4%
Male: 33,670
Here:

22.9%
Province:

15.5%
Female: 40,445
Here:

24.9%
Province:

17.2%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 13,900
This division:

4.5%
Province:

4.1%
Male: 5,805
Here:

4.0%
Nova Scotia:

3.2%
Female: 8,095
Here:

5.0%
Nova Scotia:

4.8%
High school certificate
Total: 72,540
This division:

23.5%
Province:

22.8%
Male: 34,150
This division:

23.2%
Nova Scotia:

21.8%
Female: 38,390
This division:

23.6%
Province:

23.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 30,905
This division:

10.0%
Nova Scotia:

12.0%
Male: 18,845
Here:

12.8%
Province:

15.5%
Female: 12,060
This division:

7.4%
Nova Scotia:

8.8%
No certificate
Total: 60,310
This division:

19.5%
Province:

26.8%
Male: 29,740
This division:

20.2%
Province:

28.3%
Female: 30,570
Here:

18.8%
Province:

25.5%
College
Total: 57,505
This division:

18.6%
Province:

18.0%
Male: 24,690
Here:

16.8%
Province:

15.8%
Female: 32,815
Here:

20.2%
Nova Scotia:

20.0%

Education attainment in this division

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 19,410
Here:

37.0%
Province:

43.4%
Male: 10,435
This division:

39.8%
Province:

46.7%
Female: 8,970
This division:

34.2%
Nova Scotia:

40.0%
High school certificate
Total: 20,160
This division:

38.5%
Nova Scotia:

35.4%
Male: 9,855
This division:

37.6%
Province:

33.9%
Female: 10,300
Here:

39.3%
Nova Scotia:

36.9%
Apprenticeship
Total: 1,495
This division:

2.9%
Province:

3.3%
Male: 915
Here:

3.5%
Nova Scotia:

4.1%
Female: 575
Here:

2.2%
Province:

2.5%
College
Total: 3,865
Here:

7.4%
Province:

7.4%
Male: 1,995
Here:

7.6%
Nova Scotia:

7.2%
Female: 1,875
This division:

7.2%
Province:

7.5%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 1,315
Here:

2.5%
Nova Scotia:

2.0%
Male: 665
Here:

2.5%
Province:

1.9%
Female: 645
This division:

2.5%
Nova Scotia:

2.2%
University certificate
Total: 6,165
Here:

11.8%
Province:

8.5%
Male: 2,330
Here:

8.9%
Province:

6.2%
Female: 3,830
Here:

14.6%
Province:

10.9%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 3,940
This division:

7.6%
Province:

11.5%
Male: 2,270
Here:

9.3%
Province:

14.7%
Female: 1,670
Here:

6.1%
Province:

8.7%
High school certificate
Total: 10,280
This division:

19.9%
Nova Scotia:

22.1%
Male: 5,540
Here:

22.8%
Province:

24.1%
Female: 4,735
This division:

17.4%
Nova Scotia:

20.4%
Apprenticeship
Total: 3,870
This division:

7.5%
Nova Scotia:

9.7%
Male: 2,335
This division:

9.6%
Nova Scotia:

12.2%
Female: 1,535
Here:

5.6%
Nova Scotia:

7.5%
College
Total: 11,960
Here:

23.2%
Province:

25.3%
Male: 5,535
Here:

22.7%
Nova Scotia:

23.4%
Female: 6,425
Here:

23.6%
Province:

27.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 2,150
This division:

4.2%
Province:

3.8%
Male: 1,020
This division:

4.2%
Province:

3.7%
Female: 1,130
This division:

4.1%
Province:

4.0%
University certificate
Total: 19,395
Here:

37.6%
Nova Scotia:

27.5%
Male: 7,640
This division:

31.4%
Province:

21.9%
Female: 11,755
Here:

43.1%
Nova Scotia:

32.4%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 22,505
This division:

13.8%
Nova Scotia:

20.4%
Male: 11,455
This division:

14.6%
Province:

22.0%
Female: 11,045
This division:

13.1%
Nova Scotia:

18.9%
High school certificate
Total: 32,935
This division:

20.3%
Province:

20.6%
Male: 15,400
This division:

19.7%
Nova Scotia:

19.3%
Female: 17,530
This division:

20.8%
Province:

21.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 20,530
Here:

12.6%
Nova Scotia:

15.0%
Male: 12,470
Here:

15.9%
Nova Scotia:

19.0%
Female: 8,065
This division:

9.6%
Nova Scotia:

11.3%
College
Total: 35,170
Here:

21.6%
Nova Scotia:

21.1%
Male: 14,995
Here:

19.2%
Province:

18.4%
Female: 20,170
Here:

23.9%
Nova Scotia:

23.7%
University, below bachelor
Total: 8,550
Here:

5.3%
Province:

4.6%
Male: 3,440
Here:

4.4%
Nova Scotia:

3.5%
Female: 5,110
This division:

6.1%
Province:

5.6%
University certificate
Total: 42,925
Here:

26.4%
Nova Scotia:

18.4%
Male: 20,455
Here:

26.2%
Province:

17.9%
Female: 22,465
This division:

26.6%
Province:

18.8%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 132,840
This division:

43.0%
Province:

49.6%
Male: 63,885
Here:

43.5%
Province:

50.1%
Female: 68,955
This division:

42.5%
Nova Scotia:

49.2%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 24,295
This division:

7.9%
Nova Scotia:

7.2%
Male: 4,495
Here:

3.1%
Nova Scotia:

2.3%
Female: 19,795
Here:

12.2%
Province:

11.7%
Other
Total: 10
This division:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 17,485
This division:

5.7%
Province:

4.0%
Male: 5,705
This division:

3.9%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 11,780
Here:

7.3%
Nova Scotia:

5.3%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 42,585
This division:

13.8%
Nova Scotia:

11.5%
Male: 13,925
This division:

9.5%
Nova Scotia:

6.6%
Female: 28,660
Here:

17.7%
Nova Scotia:

15.9%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 35,335
Here:

11.4%
Province:

11.7%
Male: 33,100
This division:

22.5%
Province:

23.4%
Female: 2,235
This division:

1.4%
Nova Scotia:

1.1%
Education
Total: 11,940
This division:

3.9%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Male: 2,835
Here:

1.9%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 9,105
This division:

5.6%
Nova Scotia:

5.8%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 5,290
This division:

1.7%
Province:

1.2%
Male: 2,595
This division:

1.8%
Province:

1.2%
Female: 2,695
This division:

1.7%
Nova Scotia:

1.2%
Humanities
Total: 10,120
Here:

3.3%
Nova Scotia:

2.4%
Male: 3,885
This division:

2.6%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 6,240
Here:

3.8%
Province:

2.8%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 8,145
Here:

2.6%
Province:

1.7%
Male: 4,315
Here:

2.9%
Province:

1.9%
Female: 3,830
Here:

2.4%
Province:

1.5%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 8,645
Here:

2.8%
Nova Scotia:

2.0%
Male: 5,080
This division:

3.5%
Province:

2.2%
Female: 3,570
Here:

2.2%
Nova Scotia:

1.8%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 1,915
Here:

0.6%
Province:

0.9%
Male: 1,015
This division:

0.7%
Nova Scotia:

1.3%
Female: 900
Here:

0.6%
Province:

0.6%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 10,660
This division:

3.4%
Province:

3.7%
Male: 6,060
This division:

4.1%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Female: 4,595
This division:

2.8%
Nova Scotia:

3.2%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 163,330
Here:

52.8%
Province:

47.5%
Male: 76,365
This division:

52.0%
Province:

46.8%
Female: 86,960
Here:

53.6%
Province:

48.1%
Outside Canada
Total: 13,095
This division:

4.2%
Nova Scotia:

2.9%
Male: 6,645
This division:

4.5%
Nova Scotia:

3.1%
Female: 6,450
This division:

4.0%
Nova Scotia:

2.7%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 132,840
Here:

43.0%
Province:

49.6%
Male: 63,885
Here:

43.5%
Nova Scotia:

50.1%
Female: 68,955
This division:

42.5%
Province:

49.2%

Location of study


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