Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada - Education, field of study, location of study



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 4,685
This city:

12.7%
Province:

16.4%
Male: 2,170
Here:

12.2%
Nova Scotia:

15.5%
Female: 2,510
Here:

13.0%
Province:

17.2%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 1,490
Here:

4.0%
Province:

4.1%
Male: 500
Here:

2.8%
Province:

3.2%
Female: 990
Here:

5.1%
Nova Scotia:

4.8%
High school certificate
Total: 8,890
This city:

24.0%
Province:

22.8%
Male: 4,145
Here:

23.4%
Province:

21.8%
Female: 4,745
Here:

24.6%
Province:

23.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 4,470
Here:

12.1%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 2,690
Here:

15.2%
Province:

15.5%
Female: 1,770
This city:

9.2%
Province:

8.8%
No certificate
Total: 10,845
Here:

29.3%
Province:

26.8%
Male: 5,635
This city:

31.8%
Nova Scotia:

28.3%
Female: 5,205
This city:

27.0%
Province:

25.5%
College
Total: 6,630
This city:

17.9%
Nova Scotia:

18.0%
Male: 2,590
Here:

14.6%
Nova Scotia:

15.8%
Female: 4,040
Here:

21.0%
Nova Scotia:

20.0%

Education attainment in this city

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 2,810
Here:

49.9%
Nova Scotia:

43.4%
Male: 1,515
Here:

52.8%
Nova Scotia:

46.7%
Female: 1,295
Here:

46.9%
Nova Scotia:

40.0%
High school certificate
Total: 1,920
This city:

34.1%
Province:

35.4%
Male: 940
Here:

32.8%
Nova Scotia:

33.9%
Female: 980
This city:

35.5%
Province:

36.9%
Apprenticeship
Total: 115
This city:

2.0%
Province:

3.3%
Male: 85
Here:

3.0%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 30
This city:

1.1%
Nova Scotia:

2.5%
College
Total: 410
Here:

7.3%
Nova Scotia:

7.4%
Male: 185
Here:

6.4%
Nova Scotia:

7.2%
Female: 230
Here:

8.3%
Nova Scotia:

7.5%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 70
Here:

1.2%
Province:

2.0%
Male: 20
Here:

0.7%
Province:

1.9%
Female: 45
This city:

1.6%
Province:

2.2%
University certificate
Total: 305
Here:

5.4%
Nova Scotia:

8.5%
Male: 130
Here:

4.5%
Nova Scotia:

6.2%
Female: 170
Here:

6.2%
Nova Scotia:

10.9%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 685
This city:

14.3%
Province:

11.5%
Male: 425
Here:

18.0%
Province:

14.7%
Female: 265
This city:

10.9%
Nova Scotia:

8.7%
High school certificate
Total: 1,200
Here:

25.0%
Province:

22.1%
Male: 720
Here:

30.4%
Nova Scotia:

24.1%
Female: 475
Here:

19.5%
Province:

20.4%
Apprenticeship
Total: 475
This city:

9.9%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 260
This city:

11.0%
Nova Scotia:

12.2%
Female: 215
This city:

8.8%
Nova Scotia:

7.5%
College
Total: 1,300
Here:

27.1%
Province:

25.3%
Male: 525
Here:

22.2%
Province:

23.4%
Female: 775
Here:

31.9%
Nova Scotia:

27.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 215
This city:

4.5%
Nova Scotia:

3.8%
Male: 90
Here:

3.8%
Province:

3.7%
Female: 125
This city:

5.1%
Nova Scotia:

4.0%
University certificate
Total: 920
This city:

19.2%
Province:

27.5%
Male: 340
This city:

14.4%
Nova Scotia:

21.9%
Female: 580
This city:

23.9%
Nova Scotia:

32.4%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 4,570
Here:

23.2%
Nova Scotia:

20.4%
Male: 2,405
This city:

25.4%
Province:

22.0%
Female: 2,160
Here:

21.1%
Province:

18.9%
High school certificate
Total: 4,300
This city:

21.8%
Province:

20.6%
Male: 1,965
Here:

20.8%
Nova Scotia:

19.3%
Female: 2,330
This city:

22.8%
Nova Scotia:

21.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 2,985
Here:

15.2%
Province:

15.0%
Male: 1,815
Here:

19.2%
Province:

19.0%
Female: 1,170
This city:

11.4%
Nova Scotia:

11.3%
College
Total: 4,005
Here:

20.3%
Nova Scotia:

21.1%
Male: 1,590
Here:

16.8%
Province:

18.4%
Female: 2,415
This city:

23.6%
Province:

23.7%
University, below bachelor
Total: 875
Here:

4.4%
Province:

4.6%
Male: 305
This city:

3.2%
Nova Scotia:

3.5%
Female: 570
This city:

5.6%
Nova Scotia:

5.6%
University certificate
Total: 2,965
Here:

15.1%
Nova Scotia:

18.4%
Male: 1,370
Here:

14.5%
Nova Scotia:

17.9%
Female: 1,590
This city:

15.5%
Province:

18.8%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 19,730
Here:

53.3%
Nova Scotia:

49.6%
Male: 9,780
Here:

55.1%
Province:

50.1%
Female: 9,950
Here:

51.6%
Nova Scotia:

49.2%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 2,275
Here:

6.1%
Nova Scotia:

7.2%
Male: 290
Here:

1.6%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 1,990
Here:

10.3%
Province:

11.7%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 1,135
Here:

3.1%
Nova Scotia:

4.0%
Male: 305
Here:

1.7%
Nova Scotia:

2.6%
Female: 830
This city:

4.3%
Province:

5.3%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 3,950
This city:

10.7%
Nova Scotia:

11.5%
Male: 1,015
This city:

5.7%
Nova Scotia:

6.6%
Female: 2,930
Here:

15.2%
Province:

15.9%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 3,725
Here:

10.1%
Province:

11.7%
Male: 3,585
This city:

20.2%
Province:

23.4%
Female: 145
Here:

0.8%
Province:

1.1%
Education
Total: 2,025
This city:

5.5%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Male: 525
Here:

3.0%
Nova Scotia:

2.3%
Female: 1,505
This city:

7.8%
Nova Scotia:

5.8%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 365
This city:

1.0%
Nova Scotia:

1.2%
Male: 140
Here:

0.8%
Nova Scotia:

1.2%
Female: 220
This city:

1.1%
Province:

1.2%
Humanities
Total: 680
Here:

1.8%
Province:

2.4%
Male: 285
Here:

1.6%
Nova Scotia:

2.0%
Female: 390
This city:

2.0%
Province:

2.8%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 440
This city:

1.2%
Province:

1.7%
Male: 260
Here:

1.5%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Female: 175
Here:

0.9%
Nova Scotia:

1.5%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 510
This city:

1.4%
Province:

2.0%
Male: 265
This city:

1.5%
Nova Scotia:

2.2%
Female: 245
Here:

1.3%
Province:

1.8%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 845
Here:

2.3%
Province:

0.9%
Male: 575
Here:

3.2%
Nova Scotia:

1.3%
Female: 265
This city:

1.4%
Province:

0.6%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 1,320
Here:

3.6%
Province:

3.7%
Male: 705
Here:

4.0%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 615
Here:

3.2%
Nova Scotia:

3.2%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 16,385
Here:

44.3%
Nova Scotia:

47.5%
Male: 7,500
This city:

42.3%
Province:

46.8%
Female: 8,880
Here:

46.1%
Province:

48.1%
Outside Canada
Total: 885
Here:

2.4%
Province:

2.9%
Male: 460
Here:

2.6%
Nova Scotia:

3.1%
Female: 435
Here:

2.3%
Nova Scotia:

2.7%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 19,730
Here:

53.3%
Province:

49.6%
Male: 9,785
Here:

55.1%
Nova Scotia:

50.1%
Female: 9,950
Here:

51.6%
Province:

49.2%

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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