Ontario, Canada - Education, field of study, location of study



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 2,012,060
Here:

20.5%
Country:

18.1%
Male: 986,780
Here:

20.8%
Country:

18.2%
Female: 1,025,280
Here:

20.2%
Canada:

18.1%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 405,270
Here:

4.1%
Canada:

4.4%
Male: 181,355
This province:

3.8%
Country:

3.8%
Female: 223,915
This province:

4.4%
Canada:

5.0%
High school certificate
Total: 2,628,575
This province:

26.8%
Country:

25.5%
Male: 1,220,380
This province:

25.7%
Canada:

24.3%
Female: 1,408,190
This province:

27.7%
Country:

26.7%
Apprenticeship
Total: 785,115
Here:

8.0%
Canada:

10.9%
Male: 514,820
This province:

10.9%
Canada:

14.3%
Female: 270,295
Here:

5.3%
Canada:

7.6%
No certificate
Total: 2,183,625
This province:

22.2%
Canada:

23.8%
Male: 1,059,015
Here:

22.3%
Country:

24.1%
Female: 1,124,615
Here:

22.2%
Country:

23.4%
College
Total: 1,804,775
Here:

18.4%
Country:

17.3%
Male: 782,360
This province:

16.5%
Country:

15.3%
Female: 1,022,420
Here:

20.1%
Canada:

19.2%

Education attainment in this province

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 648,300
This province:

39.9%
Country:

39.9%
Male: 348,960
This province:

42.2%
Canada:

42.4%
Female: 299,345
Here:

37.5%
Country:

37.3%
High school certificate
Total: 627,010
Here:

38.6%
Canada:

36.3%
Male: 321,420
Here:

38.9%
Country:

36.4%
Female: 305,590
Here:

38.3%
Country:

36.2%
Apprenticeship
Total: 37,475
Here:

2.3%
Canada:

4.4%
Male: 22,735
Here:

2.8%
Canada:

5.3%
Female: 14,740
This province:

1.8%
Canada:

3.5%
College
Total: 160,140
This province:

9.9%
Canada:

10.9%
Male: 72,655
Here:

8.8%
Canada:

9.4%
Female: 87,480
Here:

11.0%
Canada:

12.5%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 33,875
This province:

2.1%
Canada:

2.1%
Male: 15,860
Here:

1.9%
Canada:

1.8%
Female: 18,020
This province:

2.3%
Country:

2.4%
University certificate
Total: 118,030
This province:

7.3%
Canada:

6.4%
Male: 44,790
Here:

5.4%
Canada:

4.7%
Female: 73,240
Here:

9.2%
Canada:

8.2%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 132,715
Here:

8.7%
Country:

10.9%
Male: 73,165
Here:

9.9%
Canada:

12.7%
Female: 59,550
This province:

7.5%
Country:

9.2%
High school certificate
Total: 364,260
Here:

23.8%
Country:

22.5%
Male: 200,340
Here:

27.2%
Country:

25.0%
Female: 163,920
Here:

20.7%
Canada:

20.2%
Apprenticeship
Total: 91,525
Here:

6.0%
Canada:

10.4%
Male: 56,430
This province:

7.7%
Country:

13.0%
Female: 35,095
Here:

4.4%
Canada:

8.0%
College
Total: 372,355
Here:

24.3%
Country:

22.7%
Male: 165,310
Here:

22.4%
Country:

20.4%
Female: 207,050
This province:

26.1%
Country:

24.9%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 68,800
Here:

4.5%
Country:

4.5%
Male: 31,275
This province:

4.2%
Canada:

4.1%
Female: 37,525
Here:

4.7%
Canada:

5.0%
University certificate
Total: 499,935
Here:

32.7%
Country:

28.9%
Male: 211,090
Here:

28.6%
Canada:

24.8%
Female: 288,845
Here:

36.5%
Canada:

32.8%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 766,810
This province:

15.0%
Canada:

16.8%
Male: 383,295
This province:

15.4%
Country:

17.5%
Female: 383,520
Here:

14.6%
Canada:

16.2%
High school certificate
Total: 1,296,405
This province:

25.4%
Country:

24.3%
Male: 580,705
Here:

23.3%
Canada:

22.2%
Female: 715,710
This province:

27.3%
Country:

26.4%
Apprenticeship
Total: 489,605
Here:

9.6%
Canada:

13.0%
Male: 320,260
Here:

12.9%
Country:

16.9%
Female: 169,345
Here:

6.5%
Country:

9.3%
College
Total: 1,089,270
This province:

21.3%
Canada:

19.6%
Male: 470,180
This province:

18.9%
Canada:

17.2%
Female: 619,090
This province:

23.6%
Canada:

21.9%
University, below bachelor
Total: 241,150
This province:

4.7%
Canada:

5.1%
Male: 108,080
This province:

4.3%
Country:

4.4%
Female: 133,065
Here:

5.1%
Canada:

5.8%
University certificate
Total: 1,225,490
Here:

24.0%
Canada:

21.2%
Male: 625,845
Here:

25.2%
Canada:

21.9%
Female: 599,650
Here:

22.9%
Canada:

20.4%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 4,812,200
Here:

49.0%
Canada:

49.3%
Male: 2,279,390
This province:

48.0%
Country:

48.4%
Female: 2,532,810
This province:

49.9%
Country:

50.1%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 665,490
This province:

6.8%
Canada:

6.7%
Male: 124,885
This province:

2.6%
Canada:

2.6%
Female: 540,605
This province:

10.7%
Country:

10.6%
Other
Total: 480
Here:

0.0%
Canada:

0.0%
Male: 190
Here:

0.0%
Country:

0.0%
Female: 285
Here:

0.0%
Country:

0.0%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 576,100
This province:

5.9%
Country:

5.0%
Male: 202,080
Here:

4.3%
Country:

3.6%
Female: 374,020
This province:

7.4%
Country:

6.3%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 1,061,210
This province:

10.8%
Canada:

10.9%
Male: 417,010
Here:

8.8%
Country:

8.2%
Female: 644,200
Here:

12.7%
Country:

13.5%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 1,089,310
This province:

11.1%
Country:

11.4%
Male: 995,690
Here:

21.0%
Canada:

21.7%
Female: 93,620
Here:

1.8%
Canada:

1.7%
Education
Total: 335,715
Here:

3.4%
Country:

3.9%
Male: 81,810
This province:

1.7%
Country:

2.0%
Female: 253,900
Here:

5.0%
Canada:

5.7%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 193,790
This province:

2.0%
Country:

1.9%
Male: 90,735
This province:

1.9%
Canada:

1.8%
Female: 103,060
This province:

2.0%
Canada:

2.0%
Humanities
Total: 292,845
This province:

3.0%
Canada:

2.8%
Male: 110,970
This province:

2.3%
Canada:

2.3%
Female: 181,875
Here:

3.6%
Canada:

3.3%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 181,250
Here:

1.8%
Country:

1.8%
Male: 94,220
Here:

2.0%
Canada:

2.0%
Female: 87,030
This province:

1.7%
Canada:

1.6%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 254,440
Here:

2.6%
Canada:

2.2%
Male: 151,930
Here:

3.2%
Canada:

2.8%
Female: 102,505
This province:

2.0%
Canada:

1.7%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 91,965
Here:

0.9%
Canada:

1.1%
Male: 62,180
Here:

1.3%
Canada:

1.6%
Female: 29,780
Here:

0.6%
Canada:

0.7%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 264,620
This province:

2.7%
Canada:

3.0%
Male: 133,610
This province:

2.8%
Canada:

3.1%
Female: 131,015
Here:

2.6%
Canada:

2.9%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 3,928,555
This province:

40.0%
Country:

42.7%
Male: 1,906,245
This province:

40.2%
Country:

43.0%
Female: 2,022,310
This province:

39.9%
Country:

42.3%
Outside Canada
Total: 1,078,670
This province:

11.0%
Canada:

8.0%
Male: 559,075
This province:

11.8%
Country:

8.6%
Female: 519,590
Here:

10.2%
Canada:

7.5%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 4,812,200
Here:

49.0%
Canada:

49.3%
Male: 2,279,390
This province:

48.0%
Canada:

48.4%
Female: 2,532,805
Here:

49.9%
Country:

50.1%

Location of study


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Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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