Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Education, field of study, location of study



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 397,215
This division:

25.8%
Quebec:

16.5%
Male: 198,105
Here:

27.0%
Quebec:

16.6%
Female: 199,110
This division:

24.8%
Province:

16.4%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 92,225
Here:

6.0%
Province:

4.9%
Male: 39,975
Here:

5.4%
Quebec:

4.1%
Female: 52,245
This division:

6.5%
Province:

5.6%
High school certificate
Total: 328,230
Here:

21.3%
Quebec:

22.3%
Male: 152,335
Here:

20.7%
Province:

20.8%
Female: 175,895
This division:

21.9%
Quebec:

23.7%
Apprenticeship
Total: 155,260
Here:

10.1%
Province:

15.3%
Male: 87,295
Here:

11.9%
Quebec:

19.0%
Female: 67,965
This division:

8.5%
Province:

11.8%
No certificate
Total: 330,150
Here:

21.5%
Quebec:

25.0%
Male: 149,420
This division:

20.3%
Quebec:

24.9%
Female: 180,735
This division:

22.5%
Quebec:

25.1%
College
Total: 235,255
Here:

15.3%
Province:

16.0%
Male: 107,280
Here:

14.6%
Quebec:

14.6%
Female: 127,970
This division:

15.9%
Quebec:

17.5%

Education attainment in this division

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 70,020
This division:

29.9%
Province:

36.8%
Male: 38,375
Here:

33.2%
Quebec:

40.3%
Female: 31,645
Here:

26.6%
Quebec:

33.2%
High school certificate
Total: 71,685
This division:

30.6%
Province:

28.8%
Male: 36,100
Here:

31.3%
Quebec:

28.6%
Female: 35,580
This division:

29.9%
Quebec:

29.0%
Apprenticeship
Total: 13,240
Here:

5.6%
Quebec:

8.9%
Male: 7,010
This division:

6.1%
Quebec:

10.6%
Female: 6,235
This division:

5.2%
Province:

7.2%
College
Total: 47,735
Here:

20.4%
Quebec:

17.9%
Male: 21,320
This division:

18.5%
Province:

14.8%
Female: 26,415
This division:

22.2%
Province:

21.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 8,110
This division:

3.5%
Province:

2.0%
Male: 3,405
Here:

2.9%
Quebec:

1.6%
Female: 4,700
This division:

4.0%
Province:

2.5%
University certificate
Total: 23,670
Here:

10.1%
Quebec:

5.6%
Male: 9,290
This division:

8.0%
Province:

4.0%
Female: 14,385
This division:

12.1%
Quebec:

7.2%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 24,180
Here:

8.4%
Province:

11.9%
Male: 13,120
This division:

9.2%
Quebec:

14.2%
Female: 11,055
This division:

7.6%
Province:

9.6%
High school certificate
Total: 44,600
Here:

15.4%
Quebec:

15.8%
Male: 24,635
This division:

17.2%
Province:

17.2%
Female: 19,970
Here:

13.7%
Quebec:

14.4%
Apprenticeship
Total: 30,180
Here:

10.4%
Quebec:

18.7%
Male: 16,380
Here:

11.4%
Quebec:

21.9%
Female: 13,800
This division:

9.5%
Quebec:

15.6%
College
Total: 54,315
This division:

18.8%
Quebec:

21.5%
Male: 26,790
Here:

18.7%
Quebec:

19.7%
Female: 27,530
This division:

18.9%
Province:

23.2%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 19,160
Here:

6.6%
Province:

4.6%
Male: 9,060
This division:

6.3%
Province:

3.9%
Female: 10,100
Here:

6.9%
Quebec:

5.3%
University certificate
Total: 116,565
This division:

40.3%
Province:

27.5%
Male: 53,130
Here:

37.1%
Province:

23.0%
Female: 63,440
Here:

43.5%
Quebec:

31.9%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 119,220
Here:

15.9%
Province:

18.6%
Male: 56,665
Here:

15.4%
Quebec:

18.9%
Female: 62,560
Here:

16.4%
Province:

18.4%
High school certificate
Total: 153,875
Here:

20.6%
Quebec:

22.7%
Male: 71,575
Here:

19.5%
Province:

20.3%
Female: 82,300
This division:

21.6%
Quebec:

24.9%
Apprenticeship
Total: 89,565
Here:

12.0%
Province:

17.9%
Male: 50,015
Here:

13.6%
Quebec:

21.6%
Female: 39,550
Here:

10.4%
Province:

14.2%
College
Total: 111,510
Here:

14.9%
Quebec:

16.4%
Male: 50,945
This division:

13.9%
Quebec:

14.8%
Female: 60,565
This division:

15.9%
Quebec:

17.9%
University, below bachelor
Total: 50,650
This division:

6.8%
Province:

5.7%
Male: 22,145
This division:

6.0%
Quebec:

4.8%
Female: 28,510
This division:

7.5%
Quebec:

6.5%
University certificate
Total: 223,495
This division:

29.9%
Quebec:

18.8%
Male: 116,375
Here:

31.6%
Province:

19.6%
Female: 107,120
Here:

28.1%
Province:

18.1%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 658,385
This division:

42.8%
Quebec:

47.3%
Male: 301,755
This division:

41.1%
Quebec:

45.7%
Female: 356,625
Here:

44.4%
Province:

48.8%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 91,760
Here:

6.0%
Quebec:

5.9%
Male: 22,640
This division:

3.1%
Quebec:

2.5%
Female: 69,125
Here:

8.6%
Quebec:

9.1%
Other
Total: 140
Here:

0.0%
Quebec:

0.0%
Male: 50
This division:

0.0%
Quebec:

0.0%
Female: 85
This division:

0.0%
Quebec:

0.0%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 113,235
Here:

7.4%
Quebec:

4.8%
Male: 44,675
Here:

6.1%
Province:

3.5%
Female: 68,565
This division:

8.5%
Province:

6.0%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 199,695
Here:

13.0%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 82,870
This division:

11.3%
Province:

8.9%
Female: 116,820
This division:

14.5%
Province:

15.0%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 154,775
Here:

10.1%
Province:

11.7%
Male: 135,785
This division:

18.5%
Province:

22.3%
Female: 18,990
Here:

2.4%
Quebec:

1.6%
Education
Total: 52,790
Here:

3.4%
Province:

4.1%
Male: 11,560
This division:

1.6%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 41,235
Here:

5.1%
Quebec:

6.1%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 57,120
This division:

3.7%
Quebec:

2.2%
Male: 26,590
This division:

3.6%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 30,530
This division:

3.8%
Province:

2.3%
Humanities
Total: 72,300
This division:

4.7%
Province:

3.2%
Male: 28,305
This division:

3.9%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 44,000
This division:

5.5%
Province:

3.7%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 42,985
Here:

2.8%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 23,410
Here:

3.2%
Quebec:

2.0%
Female: 19,580
Here:

2.4%
Province:

1.6%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 50,370
Here:

3.3%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 33,470
This division:

4.6%
Quebec:

3.1%
Female: 16,900
Here:

2.1%
Quebec:

1.5%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 7,840
This division:

0.5%
Quebec:

1.2%
Male: 4,440
Here:

0.6%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 3,395
This division:

0.4%
Quebec:

0.7%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 36,925
Here:

2.4%
Quebec:

3.5%
Male: 18,865
This division:

2.6%
Quebec:

3.5%
Female: 18,060
Here:

2.2%
Quebec:

3.5%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 691,900
This division:

45.0%
Province:

48.1%
Male: 333,695
This division:

45.4%
Province:

49.2%
Female: 358,205
Here:

44.6%
Province:

47.1%
Outside Canada
Total: 188,055
Here:

12.2%
Province:

4.6%
Male: 98,965
Here:

13.5%
Quebec:

5.1%
Female: 89,085
This division:

11.1%
Province:

4.1%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 658,385
Here:

42.8%
Province:

47.3%
Male: 301,755
This division:

41.1%
Province:

45.7%
Female: 356,625
Here:

44.4%
Province:

48.8%

Location of study


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