Canada's educational portrait, 2016 Census of Population
Release date: November 29, 2017
Description: Canada's educational portrait, 2016 Census of Population
Have completed… | Women | Men |
---|---|---|
Postsecondary education | 67% | 63% |
Non-apprenticeship trades certificate | 5% | 7% |
Apprenticeship certificateFootnote 2 |
2% | 8% |
College diploma | 25% | 19% |
Bachelor's degree or higher | 31% | 26% |
Top 5 major postsecondary fields of study
Business is the most common field of study of both women and men
Women
- Business
- Health
- Education
- Personal and culinary services
- Social sciences
Men
- Business
- Mechanic and repair technologies
- Construction trades
- Engineering
- Engineering technologies
Country of recent immigrants | Canada | Birth country | Other country |
---|---|---|---|
India | 8% | 86% | 6% |
Philippines | 1% | 98% | 1% |
China | 34% | 54% | 11% |
Iran | 15% | 77% | 8% |
Pakistan | 8% | 81% | 10% |
Level of education | Median earnings | |
---|---|---|
Women | Men | |
Bachelor's | $68,342 | $82,082 |
College | $48,599 | $72,955 |
High school | $43,254 | $67,965 |
Apprenticeship | $38,230 | $55,774 |
Aboriginal population
Aboriginal population | % with high school or postsecondary qualification in 2016 | % point increase from 2006 to 2016 |
---|---|---|
First Nations people | 70% | +8.2% |
Métis | 82% | +8.2% |
Inuit | 56% | +7.0% |
The data in this infographic represent the population aged 25 to 64.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.
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