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



Education attainment

All population

University certificate
Total: 5,315
This city:

12.7%
Province:

17.5%
Male: 2,610
This city:

11.5%
Province:

17.3%
Female: 2,700
Here:

14.1%
Alberta:

17.7%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 1,630
Here:

3.9%
Alberta:

4.0%
Male: 755
Here:

3.3%
Alberta:

3.3%
Female: 870
This city:

4.5%
Province:

4.7%
High school certificate
Total: 10,260
Here:

24.5%
Alberta:

26.2%
Male: 4,640
This city:

20.4%
Alberta:

24.7%
Female: 5,620
This city:

29.3%
Alberta:

27.8%
Apprenticeship
Total: 7,530
This city:

18.0%
Province:

10.9%
Male: 5,950
This city:

26.2%
Alberta:

15.4%
Female: 1,575
Here:

8.2%
Alberta:

6.4%
No certificate
Total: 8,705
This city:

20.8%
Alberta:

23.4%
Male: 4,355
Here:

19.2%
Alberta:

23.9%
Female: 4,355
Here:

22.7%
Province:

22.9%
College
Total: 8,465
This city:

20.2%
Alberta:

18.0%
Male: 4,375
Here:

19.3%
Alberta:

15.4%
Female: 4,085
Here:

21.3%
Alberta:

20.5%

Education attainment in this city

Aged 15 to 24

No certificate
Total: 3,565
Here:

40.2%
Alberta:

41.4%
Male: 1,840
Here:

39.8%
Alberta:

43.0%
Female: 1,725
This city:

40.7%
Province:

39.6%
High school certificate
Total: 3,175
This city:

35.8%
Province:

38.1%
Male: 1,590
Here:

34.4%
Alberta:

38.5%
Female: 1,585
This city:

37.4%
Province:

37.7%
Apprenticeship
Total: 800
Here:

9.0%
Alberta:

4.4%
Male: 555
This city:

12.0%
Alberta:

5.6%
Female: 245
This city:

5.8%
Province:

3.0%
College
Total: 790
This city:

8.9%
Province:

8.6%
Male: 430
This city:

9.3%
Province:

7.0%
Female: 355
This city:

8.4%
Alberta:

10.3%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 180
Here:

2.0%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 60
This city:

1.3%
Alberta:

1.5%
Female: 120
Here:

2.8%
Province:

2.1%
University certificate
Total: 360
Here:

4.1%
Alberta:

5.8%
Male: 145
This city:

3.1%
Alberta:

4.4%
Female: 215
This city:

5.1%
Alberta:

7.2%

Aged 25 to 34

No certificate
Total: 1,185
Here:

12.0%
Province:

13.6%
Male: 630
Here:

11.7%
Alberta:

15.2%
Female: 550
This city:

12.2%
Alberta:

11.9%
High school certificate
Total: 2,245
Here:

22.7%
Province:

24.4%
Male: 1,065
Here:

19.9%
Alberta:

26.1%
Female: 1,175
Here:

26.0%
Alberta:

22.7%
Apprenticeship
Total: 1,805
Here:

18.3%
Alberta:

9.8%
Male: 1,440
Here:

26.8%
Province:

13.7%
Female: 365
This city:

8.1%
Alberta:

5.9%
College
Total: 2,565
This city:

25.9%
Alberta:

22.2%
Male: 1,345
Here:

25.1%
Province:

19.2%
Female: 1,220
This city:

27.0%
Province:

25.2%
University certificate, below bachelor
Total: 330
This city:

3.3%
Province:

4.0%
Male: 130
Here:

2.4%
Province:

3.5%
Female: 195
This city:

4.3%
Province:

4.5%
University certificate
Total: 1,755
This city:

17.8%
Alberta:

26.0%
Male: 750
This city:

14.0%
Alberta:

22.2%
Female: 1,005
This city:

22.2%
Alberta:

29.9%

Aged 35 to 64

No certificate
Total: 3,510
Here:

15.8%
Alberta:

16.1%
Male: 1,660
This city:

13.7%
Alberta:

16.8%
Female: 1,850
This city:

18.5%
Alberta:

15.4%
High school certificate
Total: 4,730
Here:

21.3%
Alberta:

23.9%
Male: 1,960
Here:

16.1%
Province:

20.9%
Female: 2,765
Here:

27.6%
Province:

27.0%
Apprenticeship
Total: 4,775
Here:

21.5%
Province:

13.3%
Male: 3,815
This city:

31.4%
Alberta:

18.8%
Female: 960
This city:

9.6%
Province:

7.7%
College
Total: 4,935
Here:

22.3%
Province:

21.3%
Male: 2,495
Here:

20.5%
Alberta:

18.2%
Female: 2,435
Here:

24.3%
Province:

24.3%
University, below bachelor
Total: 1,085
Here:

4.9%
Province:

4.9%
Male: 545
Here:

4.5%
Alberta:

4.1%
Female: 540
Here:

5.4%
Alberta:

5.6%
University certificate
Total: 3,135
This city:

14.1%
Province:

20.6%
Male: 1,685
Here:

13.9%
Alberta:

21.2%
Female: 1,455
This city:

14.5%
Province:

20.0%

Major field of study

No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 18,970
This city:

45.3%
Alberta:

49.6%
Male: 8,995
This city:

39.6%
Province:

48.6%
Female: 9,970
Here:

51.9%
Province:

50.7%
Health; parks; recreation and fitness
Total: 2,145
This city:

5.1%
Alberta:

7.3%
Male: 370
Here:

1.6%
Alberta:

2.6%
Female: 1,775
Here:

9.2%
Province:

11.9%
Social and behavioural sciences and law
Total: 1,210
Here:

2.9%
Province:

4.0%
Male: 325
This city:

1.4%
Alberta:

2.8%
Female: 890
This city:

4.6%
Alberta:

5.3%
Business; management and public administration
Total: 3,635
This city:

8.7%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 835
This city:

3.7%
Province:

7.1%
Female: 2,805
This city:

14.6%
Alberta:

13.4%
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Total: 10,530
This city:

25.1%
Province:

13.6%
Male: 9,615
This city:

42.4%
Alberta:

25.1%
Female: 915
Here:

4.8%
Alberta:

2.1%
Education
Total: 1,160
This city:

2.8%
Alberta:

4.0%
Male: 270
Here:

1.2%
Alberta:

2.0%
Female: 890
Here:

4.6%
Alberta:

5.9%
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologies
Total: 425
Here:

1.0%
Alberta:

1.5%
Male: 180
This city:

0.8%
Province:

1.4%
Female: 250
Here:

1.3%
Province:

1.6%
Humanities
Total: 570
Here:

1.4%
Alberta:

2.0%
Male: 185
Here:

0.8%
Province:

1.6%
Female: 390
Here:

2.0%
Alberta:

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

1.5%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 315
This city:

1.4%
Alberta:

2.2%
Female: 320
Here:

1.7%
Province:

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

1.6%
Province:

1.7%
Male: 320
This city:

1.4%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 370
Here:

1.9%
Province:

1.4%
Agriculture; natural resources and conservation
Total: 235
This city:

0.6%
Alberta:

1.4%
Male: 140
This city:

0.6%
Alberta:

1.9%
Female: 95
This city:

0.5%
Alberta:

0.8%
Personal; protective and transportation services
Total: 1,690
Here:

4.0%
Alberta:

2.8%
Male: 1,150
Here:

5.1%
Province:

2.7%
Female: 540
Here:

2.8%
Alberta:

2.9%

Major field of study

Location of study

Inside Canada
Total: 20,420
This city:

48.7%
Province:

43.2%
Male: 12,505
This city:

55.1%
Province:

44.0%
Female: 7,910
Here:

41.2%
Province:

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

6.0%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 1,190
Here:

5.2%
Alberta:

7.4%
Female: 1,325
This city:

6.9%
Alberta:

6.9%
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Total: 18,970
Here:

45.3%
Alberta:

49.6%
Male: 8,995
This city:

39.6%
Province:

48.6%
Female: 9,975
This city:

51.9%
Alberta:

50.7%

Location of study


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