Wood Buffalo - Regional municipality, Alberta, Canada - Education, field of study, location of study



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 5,300
This municipality:

12.9%
Province:

17.5%
Male: 2,610
This municipality:

11.7%
Alberta:

17.3%
Female: 2,695
This municipality:

14.3%
Alberta:

17.7%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 1,620
Here:

3.9%
Province:

4.0%
Male: 750
This municipality:

3.4%
Province:

3.3%
Female: 865
This municipality:

4.6%
Alberta:

4.7%
High school certificate
Total: 10,125
Here:

24.7%
Province:

26.2%
Male: 4,585
This municipality:

20.6%
Alberta:

24.7%
Female: 5,535
Here:

29.5%
Province:

27.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 7,480
Here:

18.2%
Alberta:

10.9%
Male: 5,915
Here:

26.6%
Province:

15.4%
Female: 1,560
Here:

8.3%
Province:

6.4%
No certificate
Total: 8,115
Here:

19.8%
Alberta:

23.4%
Male: 4,040
Here:

18.1%
Province:

23.9%
Female: 4,075
This municipality:

21.7%
Province:

22.9%
College
Total: 8,415
Here:

20.5%
Province:

18.0%
Male: 4,360
This municipality:

19.6%
Province:

15.4%
Female: 4,050
Here:

21.6%
Alberta:

20.5%

Education attainment in this municipality

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 3,410
Here:

39.4%
Province:

41.4%
Male: 1,760
Here:

38.9%
Alberta:

43.0%
Female: 1,650
Here:

39.9%
Alberta:

39.6%
High school certificate
Total: 3,135
Here:

36.2%
Province:

38.1%
Male: 1,575
Here:

34.8%
Alberta:

38.5%
Female: 1,560
This municipality:

37.7%
Alberta:

37.7%
Apprenticeship
Total: 795
This municipality:

9.2%
Alberta:

4.4%
Male: 550
Here:

12.2%
Alberta:

5.6%
Female: 245
This municipality:

5.9%
Alberta:

3.0%
College
Total: 780
This municipality:

9.0%
Alberta:

8.6%
Male: 425
This municipality:

9.4%
Alberta:

7.0%
Female: 350
Here:

8.5%
Alberta:

10.3%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 180
This municipality:

2.1%
Alberta:

1.8%
Male: 60
This municipality:

1.3%
Alberta:

1.5%
Female: 120
This municipality:

2.9%
Alberta:

2.1%
University certificate
Total: 355
This municipality:

4.1%
Alberta:

5.8%
Male: 145
Here:

3.2%
Province:

4.4%
Female: 215
Here:

5.2%
Alberta:

7.2%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 1,090
This municipality:

11.2%
Alberta:

13.6%
Male: 585
This municipality:

11.0%
Alberta:

15.2%
Female: 505
Here:

11.4%
Province:

11.9%
High school certificate
Total: 2,210
Here:

22.7%
Alberta:

24.4%
Male: 1,055
This municipality:

19.9%
Alberta:

26.1%
Female: 1,155
This municipality:

26.0%
Alberta:

22.7%
Apprenticeship
Total: 1,805
Here:

18.5%
Alberta:

9.8%
Male: 1,435
Here:

27.1%
Alberta:

13.7%
Female: 370
Here:

8.3%
Province:

5.9%
College
Total: 2,555
This municipality:

26.2%
Alberta:

22.2%
Male: 1,345
Here:

25.4%
Province:

19.2%
Female: 1,210
Here:

27.3%
Alberta:

25.2%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 325
Here:

3.3%
Province:

4.0%
Male: 130
Here:

2.5%
Alberta:

3.5%
Female: 195
This municipality:

4.4%
Alberta:

4.5%
University certificate
Total: 1,755
Here:

18.0%
Alberta:

26.0%
Male: 750
Here:

14.2%
Province:

22.2%
Female: 1,005
This municipality:

22.6%
Province:

29.9%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 3,245
Here:

14.9%
Province:

16.1%
Male: 1,525
Here:

12.8%
Alberta:

16.8%
Female: 1,725
Here:

17.6%
Province:

15.4%
High school certificate
Total: 4,660
This municipality:

21.4%
Province:

23.9%
Male: 1,935
This municipality:

16.2%
Alberta:

20.9%
Female: 2,730
This municipality:

27.8%
Province:

27.0%
Apprenticeship
Total: 4,740
This municipality:

21.8%
Province:

13.3%
Male: 3,790
Here:

31.7%
Province:

18.8%
Female: 950
Here:

9.7%
Province:

7.7%
College
Total: 4,900
This municipality:

22.5%
Province:

21.3%
Male: 2,485
This municipality:

20.8%
Alberta:

18.2%
Female: 2,415
Here:

24.6%
Alberta:

24.3%
University, below bachelor
Total: 1,080
This municipality:

5.0%
Province:

4.9%
Male: 540
Here:

4.5%
Alberta:

4.1%
Female: 540
This municipality:

5.5%
Alberta:

5.6%
University certificate
Total: 3,130
Here:

14.4%
Alberta:

20.6%
Male: 1,680
Here:

14.1%
Province:

21.2%
Female: 1,450
This municipality:

14.8%
Province:

20.0%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 18,240
This municipality:

44.4%
Province:

49.6%
Male: 8,630
This municipality:

38.8%
Province:

48.6%
Female: 9,610
Here:

51.2%
Alberta:

50.7%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 2,130
Here:

5.2%
Alberta:

7.3%
Male: 370
This municipality:

1.7%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 1,765
This municipality:

9.4%
Province:

11.9%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 1,205
This municipality:

2.9%
Province:

4.0%
Male: 325
Here:

1.5%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 880
Here:

4.7%
Alberta:

5.3%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 3,615
This municipality:

8.8%
Alberta:

10.3%
Male: 830
Here:

3.7%
Province:

7.1%
Female: 2,780
This municipality:

14.8%
Province:

13.4%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 10,490
This municipality:

25.6%
Alberta:

13.6%
Male: 9,580
Here:

43.0%
Province:

25.1%
Female: 910
Here:

4.8%
Province:

2.1%
Education
Total: 1,155
Here:

2.8%
Province:

4.0%
Male: 270
This municipality:

1.2%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 885
Here:

4.7%
Alberta:

5.9%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 430
This municipality:

1.0%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 180
Here:

0.8%
Province:

1.4%
Female: 250
This municipality:

1.3%
Alberta:

1.6%
Humanities
Total: 565
Here:

1.4%
Province:

2.0%
Male: 180
Here:

0.8%
Alberta:

1.6%
Female: 385
This municipality:

2.1%
Alberta:

2.4%
Physical and life sciences and technologies
Total: 635
Here:

1.5%
Alberta:

1.9%
Male: 315
Here:

1.4%
Alberta:

2.2%
Female: 320
This municipality:

1.7%
Province:

1.6%
Mathematics; computer and information sciences
Total: 690
This municipality:

1.7%
Province:

1.7%
Male: 320
This municipality:

1.4%
Alberta:

2.0%
Female: 370
Here:

2.0%
Alberta:

1.4%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 230
Here:

0.6%
Alberta:

1.4%
Male: 135
Here:

0.6%
Alberta:

1.9%
Female: 95
Here:

0.5%
Province:

0.8%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 1,670
Here:

4.1%
Alberta:

2.8%
Male: 1,140
Here:

5.1%
Alberta:

2.7%
Female: 535
This municipality:

2.8%
Province:

2.9%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 20,295
This municipality:

49.4%
Alberta:

43.2%
Male: 12,450
This municipality:

55.9%
Alberta:

44.0%
Female: 7,850
Here:

41.8%
Alberta:

42.4%
Outside Canada
Total: 2,520
This municipality:

6.1%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 1,190
Here:

5.3%
Alberta:

7.4%
Female: 1,325
Here:

7.1%
Province:

6.9%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 18,240
This municipality:

44.4%
Alberta:

49.6%
Male: 8,630
This municipality:

38.8%
Alberta:

48.6%
Female: 9,610
Here:

51.2%
Province:

50.7%

Location of study


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