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



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 262,180
Here:

28.7%
Province:

20.5%
Male: 130,770
Here:

29.7%
Province:

20.8%
Female: 131,410
Here:

27.7%
Province:

20.2%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 38,585
This city:

4.2%
Province:

4.1%
Male: 16,455
This city:

3.7%
Province:

3.8%
Female: 22,135
This city:

4.7%
Province:

4.4%
High school certificate
Total: 219,975
Here:

24.1%
Ontario:

26.8%
Male: 100,390
Here:

22.8%
Province:

25.7%
Female: 119,580
Here:

25.2%
Ontario:

27.7%
Apprenticeship
Total: 68,860
Here:

7.5%
Province:

8.0%
Male: 39,995
Here:

9.1%
Province:

10.9%
Female: 28,865
This city:

6.1%
Province:

5.3%
No certificate
Total: 162,410
This city:

17.8%
Ontario:

22.2%
Male: 79,670
Here:

18.1%
Ontario:

22.3%
Female: 82,735
Here:

17.5%
Ontario:

22.2%
College
Total: 162,590
Here:

17.8%
Ontario:

18.4%
Male: 73,365
This city:

16.6%
Province:

16.5%
Female: 89,225
Here:

18.8%
Province:

20.1%

Education attainment in this city

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 58,710
This city:

37.9%
Province:

39.9%
Male: 31,495
Here:

40.3%
Ontario:

42.2%
Female: 27,215
This city:

35.5%
Province:

37.5%
High school certificate
Total: 58,095
Here:

37.5%
Province:

38.6%
Male: 29,695
Here:

38.0%
Ontario:

38.9%
Female: 28,400
Here:

37.0%
Province:

38.3%
Apprenticeship
Total: 4,915
This city:

3.2%
Ontario:

2.3%
Male: 2,705
This city:

3.5%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 2,215
Here:

2.9%
Province:

1.8%
College
Total: 16,835
This city:

10.9%
Province:

9.9%
Male: 7,645
This city:

9.8%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 9,190
This city:

12.0%
Ontario:

11.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 2,560
Here:

1.7%
Province:

2.1%
Male: 1,315
Here:

1.7%
Ontario:

1.9%
Female: 1,250
This city:

1.6%
Province:

2.3%
University certificate
Total: 13,790
This city:

8.9%
Province:

7.3%
Male: 5,375
Here:

6.9%
Province:

5.4%
Female: 8,420
Here:

11.0%
Ontario:

9.2%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 10,735
This city:

7.1%
Ontario:

8.7%
Male: 6,350
Here:

8.7%
Ontario:

9.9%
Female: 4,385
This city:

5.7%
Province:

7.5%
High school certificate
Total: 26,590
This city:

17.7%
Province:

23.8%
Male: 14,905
Here:

20.5%
Ontario:

27.2%
Female: 11,680
This city:

15.1%
Province:

20.7%
Apprenticeship
Total: 10,160
This city:

6.8%
Province:

6.0%
Male: 5,630
This city:

7.7%
Province:

7.7%
Female: 4,530
Here:

5.8%
Province:

4.4%
College
Total: 34,925
This city:

23.3%
Province:

24.3%
Male: 16,545
Here:

22.8%
Province:

22.4%
Female: 18,380
Here:

23.7%
Ontario:

26.1%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 5,545
This city:

3.7%
Ontario:

4.5%
Male: 2,500
This city:

3.4%
Ontario:

4.2%
Female: 3,045
Here:

3.9%
Province:

4.7%
University certificate
Total: 62,265
This city:

41.5%
Ontario:

32.7%
Male: 26,775
Here:

36.8%
Ontario:

28.6%
Female: 35,490
This city:

45.8%
Province:

36.5%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 54,695
Here:

11.2%
Ontario:

15.0%
Male: 27,620
This city:

11.7%
Province:

15.4%
Female: 27,075
Here:

10.8%
Ontario:

14.6%
High school certificate
Total: 106,840
Here:

21.9%
Province:

25.4%
Male: 46,200
Here:

19.5%
Ontario:

23.3%
Female: 60,635
This city:

24.2%
Province:

27.3%
Apprenticeship
Total: 42,670
Here:

8.8%
Province:

9.6%
Male: 24,635
Here:

10.4%
Ontario:

12.9%
Female: 18,035
Here:

7.2%
Province:

6.5%
College
Total: 95,845
Here:

19.7%
Province:

21.3%
Male: 43,640
Here:

18.5%
Ontario:

18.9%
Female: 52,200
This city:

20.8%
Province:

23.6%
University, below bachelor
Total: 23,540
This city:

4.8%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 9,980
This city:

4.2%
Province:

4.3%
Female: 13,560
Here:

5.4%
Province:

5.1%
University certificate
Total: 163,210
This city:

33.5%
Province:

24.0%
Male: 84,320
This city:

35.7%
Ontario:

25.2%
Female: 78,895
This city:

31.5%
Ontario:

22.9%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 382,385
Here:

41.8%
Province:

49.0%
Male: 180,065
This city:

40.9%
Ontario:

48.0%
Female: 202,320
This city:

42.7%
Ontario:

49.9%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 60,350
Here:

6.6%
Ontario:

6.8%
Male: 12,140
Here:

2.8%
Ontario:

2.6%
Female: 48,215
Here:

10.2%
Ontario:

10.7%
Other
Total: 80
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 40
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 40
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 79,345
This city:

8.7%
Province:

5.9%
Male: 32,825
This city:

7.4%
Province:

4.3%
Female: 46,515
This city:

9.8%
Ontario:

7.4%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 111,765
Here:

12.2%
Province:

10.8%
Male: 43,480
This city:

9.9%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 68,285
Here:

14.4%
Province:

12.7%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 95,665
This city:

10.5%
Ontario:

11.1%
Male: 85,410
This city:

19.4%
Province:

21.0%
Female: 10,250
This city:

2.2%
Province:

1.8%
Education
Total: 35,570
Here:

3.9%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 8,610
Here:

2.0%
Ontario:

1.7%
Female: 26,960
Here:

5.7%
Ontario:

5.0%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 17,860
This city:

2.0%
Province:

2.0%
Male: 8,355
Here:

1.9%
Province:

1.9%
Female: 9,505
Here:

2.0%
Ontario:

2.0%
Humanities
Total: 36,800
This city:

4.0%
Ontario:

3.0%
Male: 14,325
Here:

3.3%
Ontario:

2.3%
Female: 22,475
Here:

4.7%
Province:

3.6%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 23,785
Here:

2.6%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 13,085
Here:

3.0%
Ontario:

2.0%
Female: 10,700
Here:

2.3%
Ontario:

1.7%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 38,575
Here:

4.2%
Ontario:

2.6%
Male: 24,470
This city:

5.6%
Ontario:

3.2%
Female: 14,105
This city:

3.0%
Province:

2.0%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 7,825
Here:

0.9%
Province:

0.9%
Male: 4,745
Here:

1.1%
Province:

1.3%
Female: 3,080
Here:

0.6%
Province:

0.6%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 24,600
Here:

2.7%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 13,095
This city:

3.0%
Ontario:

2.8%
Female: 11,505
This city:

2.4%
Ontario:

2.6%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 460,555
Here:

50.4%
Province:

40.0%
Male: 224,375
This city:

50.9%
Ontario:

40.2%
Female: 236,180
Here:

49.8%
Ontario:

39.9%
Outside Canada
Total: 71,670
This city:

7.8%
Province:

11.0%
Male: 36,210
This city:

8.2%
Ontario:

11.8%
Female: 35,460
Here:

7.5%
Ontario:

10.2%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 382,385
This city:

41.8%
Province:

49.0%
Male: 180,065
This city:

40.9%
Ontario:

48.0%
Female: 202,320
This city:

42.7%
Province:

49.9%

Location of study


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