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



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 24,640
This city:

31.2%
Province:

20.5%
Male: 12,815
Here:

33.0%
Ontario:

20.8%
Female: 11,825
This city:

29.5%
Province:

20.2%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 2,655
This city:

3.4%
Province:

4.1%
Male: 1,030
This city:

2.7%
Province:

3.8%
Female: 1,625
Here:

4.0%
Ontario:

4.4%
High school certificate
Total: 21,495
This city:

27.2%
Province:

26.8%
Male: 10,170
Here:

26.2%
Ontario:

25.7%
Female: 11,325
This city:

28.2%
Ontario:

27.7%
Apprenticeship
Total: 4,700
Here:

6.0%
Ontario:

8.0%
Male: 3,150
This city:

8.1%
Ontario:

10.9%
Female: 1,555
This city:

3.9%
Ontario:

5.3%
No certificate
Total: 12,870
This city:

16.3%
Province:

22.2%
Male: 6,130
This city:

15.8%
Ontario:

22.3%
Female: 6,735
This city:

16.8%
Ontario:

22.2%
College
Total: 12,620
This city:

16.0%
Province:

18.4%
Male: 5,545
This city:

14.3%
Province:

16.5%
Female: 7,075
This city:

17.6%
Ontario:

20.1%

Education attainment in this city

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 5,230
This city:

31.2%
Province:

39.9%
Male: 2,775
Here:

32.3%
Ontario:

42.2%
Female: 2,455
This city:

30.0%
Ontario:

37.5%
High school certificate
Total: 7,900
Here:

47.1%
Ontario:

38.6%
Male: 4,265
This city:

49.7%
Ontario:

38.9%
Female: 3,640
This city:

44.5%
Ontario:

38.3%
Apprenticeship
Total: 250
Here:

1.5%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 130
This city:

1.5%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 115
Here:

1.4%
Province:

1.8%
College
Total: 1,150
This city:

6.9%
Ontario:

9.9%
Male: 520
This city:

6.1%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 630
This city:

7.7%
Ontario:

11.0%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 320
This city:

1.9%
Ontario:

2.1%
Male: 115
This city:

1.3%
Province:

1.9%
Female: 205
Here:

2.5%
Ontario:

2.3%
University certificate
Total: 1,920
Here:

11.5%
Ontario:

7.3%
Male: 780
Here:

9.1%
Ontario:

5.4%
Female: 1,135
This city:

13.9%
Province:

9.2%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 675
Here:

5.0%
Province:

8.7%
Male: 390
This city:

5.5%
Province:

9.9%
Female: 280
Here:

4.3%
Province:

7.5%
High school certificate
Total: 2,685
Here:

19.9%
Province:

23.8%
Male: 1,595
This city:

22.6%
Province:

27.2%
Female: 1,095
This city:

17.0%
Province:

20.7%
Apprenticeship
Total: 580
Here:

4.3%
Province:

6.0%
Male: 395
This city:

5.6%
Province:

7.7%
Female: 180
Here:

2.8%
Province:

4.4%
College
Total: 2,620
This city:

19.4%
Province:

24.3%
Male: 1,290
Here:

18.3%
Ontario:

22.4%
Female: 1,325
Here:

20.5%
Ontario:

26.1%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 365
This city:

2.7%
Province:

4.5%
Male: 145
Here:

2.1%
Ontario:

4.2%
Female: 220
Here:

3.4%
Province:

4.7%
University certificate
Total: 6,595
Here:

48.8%
Province:

32.7%
Male: 3,240
This city:

45.9%
Ontario:

28.6%
Female: 3,355
This city:

51.9%
Province:

36.5%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 3,540
Here:

9.2%
Ontario:

15.0%
Male: 1,740
This city:

9.3%
Province:

15.4%
Female: 1,795
This city:

9.1%
Province:

14.6%
High school certificate
Total: 8,590
Here:

22.4%
Ontario:

25.4%
Male: 3,585
Here:

19.3%
Province:

23.3%
Female: 5,005
This city:

25.4%
Ontario:

27.3%
Apprenticeship
Total: 2,815
Here:

7.3%
Province:

9.6%
Male: 1,850
Here:

9.9%
Ontario:

12.9%
Female: 965
This city:

4.9%
Ontario:

6.5%
College
Total: 7,490
This city:

19.5%
Province:

21.3%
Male: 3,170
This city:

17.0%
Ontario:

18.9%
Female: 4,325
Here:

21.9%
Province:

23.6%
University, below bachelor
Total: 1,595
This city:

4.2%
Ontario:

4.7%
Male: 605
Here:

3.3%
Ontario:

4.3%
Female: 990
This city:

5.0%
Province:

5.1%
University certificate
Total: 14,295
This city:

37.3%
Province:

24.0%
Male: 7,665
Here:

41.2%
Ontario:

25.2%
Female: 6,630
Here:

33.6%
Province:

22.9%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 34,360
Here:

43.5%
Province:

49.0%
Male: 16,300
Here:

42.0%
Ontario:

48.0%
Female: 18,060
Here:

45.0%
Province:

49.9%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 5,140
Here:

6.5%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 1,140
This city:

2.9%
Ontario:

2.6%
Female: 4,000
This city:

10.0%
Province:

10.7%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 5,470
Here:

6.9%
Province:

5.9%
Male: 2,090
This city:

5.4%
Province:

4.3%
Female: 3,385
Here:

8.4%
Ontario:

7.4%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 8,930
This city:

11.3%
Province:

10.8%
Male: 3,690
Here:

9.5%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 5,240
Here:

13.1%
Province:

12.7%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 9,165
Here:

11.6%
Ontario:

11.1%
Male: 8,245
This city:

21.2%
Province:

21.0%
Female: 915
Here:

2.3%
Province:

1.8%
Education
Total: 3,090
Here:

3.9%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 760
This city:

2.0%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 2,330
Here:

5.8%
Province:

5.0%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 1,355
This city:

1.7%
Province:

2.0%
Male: 565
Here:

1.5%
Province:

1.9%
Female: 790
This city:

2.0%
Province:

2.0%
Humanities
Total: 3,420
This city:

4.3%
Ontario:

3.0%
Male: 1,315
Here:

3.4%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 2,110
This city:

5.3%
Ontario:

3.6%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 2,415
This city:

3.1%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 1,280
This city:

3.3%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 1,140
This city:

2.8%
Province:

1.7%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 3,425
This city:

4.3%
Ontario:

2.6%
Male: 2,330
Here:

6.0%
Province:

3.2%
Female: 1,095
Here:

2.7%
Province:

2.0%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 630
This city:

0.8%
Ontario:

0.9%
Male: 415
This city:

1.1%
Province:

1.3%
Female: 220
Here:

0.5%
Province:

0.6%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 1,570
Here:

2.0%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 715
This city:

1.8%
Ontario:

2.8%
Female: 860
Here:

2.1%
Ontario:

2.6%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 36,085
Here:

45.7%
Ontario:

40.0%
Male: 18,005
This city:

46.4%
Ontario:

40.2%
Female: 18,080
This city:

45.0%
Ontario:

39.9%
Outside Canada
Total: 8,535
This city:

10.8%
Province:

11.0%
Male: 4,530
Here:

11.7%
Ontario:

11.8%
Female: 4,005
This city:

10.0%
Province:

10.2%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 34,360
This city:

43.5%
Ontario:

49.0%
Male: 16,300
Here:

42.0%
Ontario:

48.0%
Female: 18,060
Here:

45.0%
Ontario:

49.9%

Location of study


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