Prince Edward Island, Canada - Education, field of study, location of study



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 15,530
Here:

14.1%
Country:

18.1%
Male: 6,705
This province:

12.7%
Canada:

18.2%
Female: 8,820
This province:

15.3%
Country:

18.1%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 4,190
Here:

3.8%
Canada:

4.4%
Male: 1,415
Here:

2.7%
Canada:

3.8%
Female: 2,775
Here:

4.8%
Canada:

5.0%
High school certificate
Total: 28,245
Here:

25.6%
Country:

25.5%
Male: 13,395
Here:

25.4%
Country:

24.3%
Female: 14,845
Here:

25.8%
Country:

26.7%
Apprenticeship
Total: 11,245
Here:

10.2%
Canada:

10.9%
Male: 7,200
This province:

13.7%
Canada:

14.3%
Female: 4,045
This province:

7.0%
Country:

7.6%
No certificate
Total: 29,235
Here:

26.5%
Country:

23.8%
Male: 15,970
Here:

30.3%
Canada:

24.1%
Female: 13,265
This province:

23.1%
Country:

23.4%
College
Total: 21,765
This province:

19.7%
Canada:

17.3%
Male: 8,005
Here:

15.2%
Country:

15.3%
Female: 13,760
This province:

23.9%
Country:

19.2%

Education attainment in this province

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 7,460
Here:

40.2%
Canada:

39.9%
Male: 3,995
This province:

42.5%
Canada:

42.4%
Female: 3,460
This province:

37.8%
Canada:

37.3%
High school certificate
Total: 7,230
Here:

39.0%
Canada:

36.3%
Male: 3,720
This province:

39.6%
Country:

36.4%
Female: 3,510
Here:

38.3%
Country:

36.2%
Apprenticeship
Total: 575
Here:

3.1%
Canada:

4.4%
Male: 385
Here:

4.1%
Canada:

5.3%
Female: 190
This province:

2.1%
Country:

3.5%
College
Total: 1,580
Here:

8.5%
Canada:

10.9%
Male: 725
This province:

7.7%
Country:

9.4%
Female: 850
This province:

9.3%
Canada:

12.5%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 345
Here:

1.9%
Canada:

2.1%
Male: 160
This province:

1.7%
Canada:

1.8%
Female: 185
Here:

2.0%
Country:

2.4%
University certificate
Total: 1,350
Here:

7.3%
Canada:

6.4%
Male: 405
This province:

4.3%
Canada:

4.7%
Female: 950
Here:

10.4%
Canada:

8.2%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 1,810
Here:

11.9%
Canada:

10.9%
Male: 1,230
This province:

17.4%
Country:

12.7%
Female: 575
This province:

7.1%
Country:

9.2%
High school certificate
Total: 3,815
This province:

25.1%
Canada:

22.5%
Male: 2,030
Here:

28.7%
Canada:

25.0%
Female: 1,785
Here:

22.0%
Canada:

20.2%
Apprenticeship
Total: 1,220
Here:

8.0%
Country:

10.4%
Male: 760
This province:

10.8%
Country:

13.0%
Female: 460
Here:

5.7%
Canada:

8.0%
College
Total: 4,515
Here:

29.8%
Canada:

22.7%
Male: 1,850
Here:

26.2%
Country:

20.4%
Female: 2,670
This province:

32.9%
Canada:

24.9%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 405
This province:

2.7%
Canada:

4.5%
Male: 130
This province:

1.8%
Country:

4.1%
Female: 270
Here:

3.3%
Country:

5.0%
University certificate
Total: 3,410
Here:

22.5%
Country:

28.9%
Male: 1,070
This province:

15.1%
Country:

24.8%
Female: 2,340
This province:

28.9%
Canada:

32.8%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 11,780
Here:

20.4%
Canada:

16.8%
Male: 6,890
Here:

24.8%
Canada:

17.5%
Female: 4,890
This province:

16.4%
Country:

16.2%
High school certificate
Total: 13,420
Here:

23.3%
Country:

24.3%
Male: 6,145
This province:

22.2%
Country:

22.2%
Female: 7,275
Here:

24.3%
Canada:

26.4%
Apprenticeship
Total: 7,365
Here:

12.8%
Canada:

13.0%
Male: 4,615
Here:

16.6%
Country:

16.9%
Female: 2,745
This province:

9.2%
Canada:

9.3%
College
Total: 13,210
Here:

22.9%
Canada:

19.6%
Male: 4,795
This province:

17.3%
Country:

17.2%
Female: 8,415
Here:

28.1%
Canada:

21.9%
University, below bachelor
Total: 2,520
Here:

4.4%
Canada:

5.1%
Male: 870
This province:

3.1%
Canada:

4.4%
Female: 1,650
This province:

5.5%
Canada:

5.8%
University certificate
Total: 9,345
Here:

16.2%
Canada:

21.2%
Male: 4,415
This province:

15.9%
Country:

21.9%
Female: 4,925
This province:

16.5%
Country:

20.4%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 57,475
Here:

52.2%
Country:

49.3%
Male: 29,365
This province:

55.7%
Country:

48.4%
Female: 28,110
Here:

48.9%
Country:

50.1%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 7,845
This province:

7.1%
Country:

6.7%
Male: 1,095
Here:

2.1%
Country:

2.6%
Female: 6,745
This province:

11.7%
Canada:

10.6%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 4,175
Here:

3.8%
Canada:

5.0%
Male: 1,140
Here:

2.2%
Canada:

3.6%
Female: 3,030
Here:

5.3%
Country:

6.3%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 13,815
This province:

12.5%
Country:

10.9%
Male: 3,505
Here:

6.7%
Canada:

8.2%
Female: 10,305
This province:

17.9%
Canada:

13.5%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 10,465
This province:

9.5%
Country:

11.4%
Male: 10,005
Here:

19.0%
Country:

21.7%
Female: 465
This province:

0.8%
Canada:

1.7%
Education
Total: 4,390
Here:

4.0%
Canada:

3.9%
Male: 1,120
Here:

2.1%
Canada:

2.0%
Female: 3,270
This province:

5.7%
Canada:

5.7%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 1,125
Here:

1.0%
Country:

1.9%
Male: 585
Here:

1.1%
Country:

1.8%
Female: 535
Here:

0.9%
Country:

2.0%
Humanities
Total: 2,655
This province:

2.4%
Canada:

2.8%
Male: 1,200
Here:

2.3%
Canada:

2.3%
Female: 1,460
This province:

2.5%
Canada:

3.3%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 1,660
This province:

1.5%
Canada:

1.8%
Male: 815
This province:

1.5%
Canada:

2.0%
Female: 840
This province:

1.5%
Country:

1.6%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 1,550
This province:

1.4%
Country:

2.2%
Male: 875
Here:

1.7%
Canada:

2.8%
Female: 675
This province:

1.2%
Canada:

1.7%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 1,520
This province:

1.4%
Country:

1.1%
Male: 1,075
This province:

2.0%
Canada:

1.6%
Female: 445
Here:

0.8%
Canada:

0.7%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 3,520
This province:

3.2%
Country:

3.0%
Male: 1,895
Here:

3.6%
Canada:

3.1%
Female: 1,625
This province:

2.8%
Country:

2.9%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 50,435
Here:

45.8%
Country:

42.7%
Male: 22,205
This province:

42.1%
Canada:

43.0%
Female: 28,225
This province:

49.1%
Canada:

42.3%
Outside Canada
Total: 2,290
This province:

2.1%
Country:

8.0%
Male: 1,115
Here:

2.1%
Country:

8.6%
Female: 1,175
Here:

2.0%
Country:

7.5%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 57,480
This province:

52.2%
Country:

49.3%
Male: 29,370
Here:

55.7%
Canada:

48.4%
Female: 28,110
Here:

48.9%
Canada:

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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