Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Grand Falls-Windsor, (CA) - Newfoundland and Labrador
Data qualityFigure 1.1 Percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 years who have completed a high school diploma or equivalency certificate,[1] [2] Grand Falls-Windsor, 2006 to 2016
- In 2016, 83.1% of people aged 25 to 64 in Grand Falls-Windsor had a high school diploma or equivalency certificate, compared with 86.3% in Canada.
- In Grand Falls-Windsor, 16.6% of people aged 25 to 64 had a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2016, while 32.1% had a college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma as their highest level of education, and 13.7% had an apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma as their highest.
- In Grand Falls-Windsor, 6.8% of women aged 25 to 64 with a bachelor’s degree or higher studied STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), compared with 16.2% of men. On the other hand, 93.8% of these women studied BHASE (non-STEM) fields of study such as business, humanities, health, arts, social sciences, education, etc., compared with 83.8% of men.
Figure 1.2 Percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 years with selected highest levels of educational attainment,[3] [4] Grand Falls-Windsor, 2006 to 2016
Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 years with selected highest levels of educational attainment,[3] [4] by immigrant status and period of immigration,[10] Grand Falls-Windsor, 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 Grand Falls-Windsor CA, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, 2016
Levels of education and fields of study | Grand Falls-Windsor CA | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada | ||||||
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Number | Percentage | Rank | Number | Percentage | Rank | Number | Percentage | Rank | |
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma9 | |||||||||
Construction trades | 235 | 22.6 | 1 | 9,510 | 26.4 | 1 | 406,595 | 19.9 | 1 |
Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians | 210 | 20.2 | 2 | 5,605 | 15.5 | 2 | 351,580 | 17.2 | 2 |
Transportation and materials moving | 145 | 13.9 | 3 | 4,970 | 13.8 | 3 | 114,070 | 5.6 | 7 |
Precision production | 105 | 10.1 | 4 | 3,325 | 9.2 | 6 | 219,505 | 10.7 | 4 |
Personal and culinary services | 105 | 10.1 | 4 | 3,805 | 10.5 | 4 | 295,075 | 14.4 | 3 |
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma | |||||||||
Business, management, marketing and related support services | 760 | 31.3 | 1 | 24,190 | 29.5 | 1 | 1,082,155 | 25.5 | 1 |
Health professions and related programs | 515 | 21.2 | 2 | 13,420 | 16.4 | 2 | 774,410 | 18.3 | 2 |
Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields | 210 | 8.6 | 3 | 8,275 | 10.1 | 3 | 379,505 | 8.9 | 3 |
Computer and information sciences and support services | 140 | 5.8 | 4 | 5,190 | 6.3 | 4 | 218,700 | 5.2 | 4 |
Construction trades | 120 | 4.9 | 5 | 4,920 | 6.0 | 6 | 109,035 | 2.6 | 10 |
Bachelor’s degree or higher5 | |||||||||
Education | 385 | 30.6 | 1 | 11,415 | 21.6 | 1 | 597,310 | 11.1 | 2 |
Health professions and related programs | 255 | 20.2 | 2 | 6,875 | 13.0 | 3 | 542,885 | 10.1 | 4 |
Business, management, marketing and related support services | 115 | 9.1 | 3 | 7,710 | 14.6 | 2 | 1,046,165 | 19.4 | 1 |
Social sciences | 70 | 5.6 | 4 | 3,215 | 6.1 | 5 | 438,985 | 8.1 | 5 |
Public administration and social service professions | 65 | 5.2 | 5 | 1,820 | 3.4 | 7 | 106,180 | 2.0 | 14 |
Figure 1.4 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] Grand Falls-Windsor, 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 Grand Falls-Windsor, 2016
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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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