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



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 1,019,550
Here:

16.5%
Country:

18.1%
Male: 498,880
Here:

16.6%
Canada:

18.2%
Female: 520,680
Here:

16.4%
Canada:

18.1%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 301,140
Here:

4.9%
Canada:

4.4%
Male: 123,700
Here:

4.1%
Canada:

3.8%
Female: 177,440
Here:

5.6%
Canada:

5.0%
High school certificate
Total: 1,377,585
Here:

22.3%
Canada:

25.5%
Male: 625,295
Here:

20.8%
Country:

24.3%
Female: 752,290
Here:

23.7%
Country:

26.7%
Apprenticeship
Total: 945,965
This province:

15.3%
Country:

10.9%
Male: 571,855
Here:

19.0%
Canada:

14.3%
Female: 374,115
This province:

11.8%
Country:

7.6%
No certificate
Total: 1,547,875
This province:

25.0%
Canada:

23.8%
Male: 750,215
Here:

24.9%
Country:

24.1%
Female: 797,660
This province:

25.1%
Country:

23.4%
College
Total: 992,365
Here:

16.0%
Canada:

17.3%
Male: 437,890
This province:

14.6%
Country:

15.3%
Female: 554,475
This province:

17.5%
Canada:

19.2%

Education attainment in this province

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 347,860
This province:

36.8%
Country:

39.9%
Male: 193,810
This province:

40.3%
Country:

42.4%
Female: 154,050
Here:

33.2%
Country:

37.3%
High school certificate
Total: 271,780
This province:

28.8%
Country:

36.3%
Male: 137,325
Here:

28.6%
Canada:

36.4%
Female: 134,455
This province:

29.0%
Country:

36.2%
Apprenticeship
Total: 84,495
Here:

8.9%
Country:

4.4%
Male: 51,075
Here:

10.6%
Country:

5.3%
Female: 33,415
This province:

7.2%
Country:

3.5%
College
Total: 168,685
This province:

17.9%
Canada:

10.9%
Male: 71,235
This province:

14.8%
Country:

9.4%
Female: 97,455
Here:

21.0%
Country:

12.5%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 19,290
This province:

2.0%
Canada:

2.1%
Male: 7,825
This province:

1.6%
Country:

1.8%
Female: 11,465
Here:

2.5%
Country:

2.4%
University certificate
Total: 52,660
Here:

5.6%
Country:

6.4%
Male: 19,255
This province:

4.0%
Country:

4.7%
Female: 33,400
Here:

7.2%
Canada:

8.2%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 113,280
This province:

11.9%
Canada:

10.9%
Male: 67,330
This province:

14.2%
Canada:

12.7%
Female: 45,945
Here:

9.6%
Country:

9.2%
High school certificate
Total: 151,140
Here:

15.8%
Country:

22.5%
Male: 81,910
Here:

17.2%
Canada:

25.0%
Female: 69,225
This province:

14.4%
Country:

20.2%
Apprenticeship
Total: 179,115
This province:

18.7%
Canada:

10.4%
Male: 104,245
This province:

21.9%
Canada:

13.0%
Female: 74,865
This province:

15.6%
Country:

8.0%
College
Total: 205,210
This province:

21.5%
Country:

22.7%
Male: 93,560
Here:

19.7%
Canada:

20.4%
Female: 111,645
Here:

23.2%
Canada:

24.9%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 44,125
This province:

4.6%
Country:

4.5%
Male: 18,715
Here:

3.9%
Canada:

4.1%
Female: 25,410
Here:

5.3%
Country:

5.0%
University certificate
Total: 262,685
Here:

27.5%
Country:

28.9%
Male: 109,235
This province:

23.0%
Canada:

24.8%
Female: 153,445
This province:

31.9%
Country:

32.8%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 611,840
Here:

18.6%
Canada:

16.8%
Male: 305,290
This province:

18.9%
Canada:

17.5%
Female: 306,550
Here:

18.4%
Canada:

16.2%
High school certificate
Total: 743,790
Here:

22.7%
Country:

24.3%
Male: 329,075
This province:

20.3%
Canada:

22.2%
Female: 414,720
This province:

24.9%
Canada:

26.4%
Apprenticeship
Total: 586,215
Here:

17.9%
Country:

13.0%
Male: 349,950
Here:

21.6%
Canada:

16.9%
Female: 236,265
Here:

14.2%
Canada:

9.3%
College
Total: 537,325
This province:

16.4%
Canada:

19.6%
Male: 239,090
This province:

14.8%
Country:

17.2%
Female: 298,235
Here:

17.9%
Canada:

21.9%
University, below bachelor
Total: 186,105
Here:

5.7%
Canada:

5.1%
Male: 77,785
Here:

4.8%
Canada:

4.4%
Female: 108,325
This province:

6.5%
Country:

5.8%
University certificate
Total: 617,990
Here:

18.8%
Canada:

21.2%
Male: 317,085
Here:

19.6%
Country:

21.9%
Female: 300,905
This province:

18.1%
Country:

20.4%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 2,925,465
Here:

47.3%
Canada:

49.3%
Male: 1,375,505
This province:

45.7%
Country:

48.4%
Female: 1,549,950
This province:

48.8%
Country:

50.1%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 364,510
This province:

5.9%
Canada:

6.7%
Male: 76,110
This province:

2.5%
Country:

2.6%
Female: 288,405
Here:

9.1%
Canada:

10.6%
Other
Total: 1,080
This province:

0.0%
Country:

0.0%
Male: 375
Here:

0.0%
Canada:

0.0%
Female: 700
Here:

0.0%
Canada:

0.0%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 296,070
This province:

4.8%
Country:

5.0%
Male: 104,205
This province:

3.5%
Canada:

3.6%
Female: 191,865
This province:

6.0%
Country:

6.3%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 744,150
Here:

12.0%
Canada:

10.9%
Male: 266,295
This province:

8.9%
Country:

8.2%
Female: 477,860
Here:

15.0%
Country:

13.5%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 721,800
This province:

11.7%
Country:

11.4%
Male: 669,985
This province:

22.3%
Canada:

21.7%
Female: 51,815
Here:

1.6%
Canada:

1.7%
Education
Total: 253,465
This province:

4.1%
Country:

3.9%
Male: 60,615
Here:

2.0%
Country:

2.0%
Female: 192,850
This province:

6.1%
Country:

5.7%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 135,195
This province:

2.2%
Country:

1.9%
Male: 61,265
This province:

2.0%
Canada:

1.8%
Female: 73,930
This province:

2.3%
Country:

2.0%
Humanities
Total: 195,940
This province:

3.2%
Canada:

2.8%
Male: 78,420
Here:

2.6%
Country:

2.3%
Female: 117,520
This province:

3.7%
Canada:

3.3%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 111,905
Here:

1.8%
Country:

1.8%
Male: 61,635
This province:

2.0%
Country:

2.0%
Female: 50,265
This province:

1.6%
Canada:

1.6%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 142,565
This province:

2.3%
Country:

2.2%
Male: 94,065
This province:

3.1%
Country:

2.8%
Female: 48,500
This province:

1.5%
Canada:

1.7%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 73,760
Here:

1.2%
Country:

1.1%
Male: 52,590
This province:

1.7%
Country:

1.6%
Female: 21,170
Here:

0.7%
Canada:

0.7%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 218,580
Here:

3.5%
Country:

3.0%
Male: 106,760
Here:

3.5%
Country:

3.1%
Female: 111,820
This province:

3.5%
Country:

2.9%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 2,976,490
Here:

48.1%
Country:

42.7%
Male: 1,480,120
This province:

49.2%
Country:

43.0%
Female: 1,496,370
This province:

47.1%
Canada:

42.3%
Outside Canada
Total: 282,540
Here:

4.6%
Country:

8.0%
Male: 152,195
Here:

5.1%
Canada:

8.6%
Female: 130,340
Here:

4.1%
Canada:

7.5%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 2,925,465
Here:

47.3%
Canada:

49.3%
Male: 1,375,505
Here:

45.7%
Canada:

48.4%
Female: 1,549,950
Here:

48.8%
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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