Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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Region 2, Region (CD) - Northwest Territories

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Data quality note(s): Region 2, Region (CD) - Northwest Territories

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 9.0%

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 years who have completed a high school diploma or equivalency certificate,[1] [2] Region 2, 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 years who have completed a high school diploma or equivalency certificate,[1] [2] Region 2, 2016

  • In 2016, 58.2% of people aged 25 to 64 in Region 2 had a high school diploma or equivalency certificate, compared with 86.3% in Canada.
  • In Region 2, 15.6% of people aged 25 to 64 had a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2016, while 21.9% had a college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma as their highest level of education, and 12.1% had an apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma as their highest.
  • In Region 2, 9.5% of women aged 25 to 64 with a bachelor’s degree or higher studied STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), compared with 25.0% of men. On the other hand, 85.7% of these women studied BHASE (non-STEM) fields of study such as business, humanities, health, arts, social sciences, education, etc., compared with 75.0% of men.

Figure 1.2 Percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 years with selected highest levels of educational attainment,[3] [4] Region 2, 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 years with selected highest levels of educational attainment,[3] [4] Region 2, 2016

Most common fields of studyFootnote 11 Footnote 12 for the population aged 25 to 64 years by selected highest levels of educational attainment,Footnote 3 Footnote 4 Region 2, Northwest Territories, Canada, 2016

Levels of education and fields of study Region 2 Northwest Territories Canada
Number Percentage Rank Number Percentage Rank Number Percentage Rank
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree
Business, management, marketing and related support services 115 17.4 1 2,680 18.9 1 2,499,620 20.4 1
Education 80 12.1 2 1,325 9.3 3 727,520 5.9 3
Construction trades 60 9.1 3 815 5.7 5 515,630 4.2 6
Transportation and materials moving 55 8.3 4 615 4.3 7 169,400 1.4 19
Health professions and related programs 50 7.6 5 1,630 11.5 2 1,576,945 12.9 2

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 years with a bachelor’s degree or higher,[5] by STEM and BHASE (non-STEM)[13] fields of study,[11] [14] Region 2, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 years with a bachelor’s degree or higher,[5] by STEM and BHASE (non-STEM)[13] fields of study,[11] [14] Region 2, 2016

Figure 1.4 description Figure 1.4 Percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 years with selected highest levels of educational attainment[3] [4] by location of study compared with province or territory of residence [11] [15], Region 2, 2016

Percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 years with selected highest levels of educational attainmentFootnote 3 Footnote 4 by location of study compared with province or territory of residence,Footnote 11 Footnote 15 Region 2, 2016

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Source:

Statistics Canada. 2017. Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-404-X2016001. Ottawa, Ontario. Data products, 2016 Census.

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