Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Peterborough, (CMA) - Ontario
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] Peterborough, 2006 to 2016
- In 2016, 88.1% of people aged 25 to 64 in Peterborough had a high school diploma or equivalency certificate, compared with 86.3% in Canada.
- In Peterborough, 23.5% of people aged 25 to 64 had a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2016, while 31.6% had a college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma as their highest level of education, and 7.7% had an apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma as their highest.
- In Peterborough, 14.4% of women aged 25 to 64 with a bachelor’s degree or higher studied STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), compared with 30.8% 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 69.3% of men.
Figure 1.2 Percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 years with selected highest levels of educational attainment,[3] [4] Peterborough, 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] Peterborough, 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 Peterborough CMA, Ontario, Canada, 2016
Levels of education and fields of study | Peterborough CMA | Ontario | Canada | ||||||
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Number | Percentage | Rank | Number | Percentage | Rank | Number | Percentage | Rank | |
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma9 | |||||||||
Construction trades | 1,195 | 25.5 | 1 | 97,085 | 21.7 | 1 | 406,595 | 19.9 | 1 |
Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians | 950 | 20.2 | 2 | 82,675 | 18.5 | 2 | 351,580 | 17.2 | 2 |
Personal and culinary services | 720 | 15.3 | 3 | 74,510 | 16.7 | 3 | 295,075 | 14.4 | 3 |
Precision production | 550 | 11.7 | 4 | 48,175 | 10.8 | 4 | 219,505 | 10.7 | 4 |
Health professions and related programs | 360 | 7.7 | 5 | 32,520 | 7.3 | 5 | 178,915 | 8.8 | 6 |
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma | |||||||||
Health professions and related programs | 4,640 | 24.0 | 1 | 328,140 | 18.4 | 2 | 774,410 | 18.3 | 2 |
Business, management, marketing and related support services | 3,860 | 19.9 | 2 | 437,680 | 24.6 | 1 | 1,082,155 | 25.5 | 1 |
Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields | 1,515 | 7.8 | 3 | 158,735 | 8.9 | 3 | 379,505 | 8.9 | 3 |
Security and protective services | 1,140 | 5.9 | 4 | 67,580 | 3.8 | 8 | 125,880 | 3.0 | 9 |
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences | 795 | 4.1 | 5 | 86,050 | 4.8 | 5 | 180,260 | 4.2 | 6 |
Bachelor’s degree or higher5 | |||||||||
Education | 2,230 | 15.4 | 1 | 208,195 | 9.0 | 4 | 597,310 | 11.1 | 2 |
Health professions and related programs | 1,490 | 10.3 | 2 | 206,800 | 9.0 | 5 | 542,885 | 10.1 | 4 |
Social sciences | 1,485 | 10.3 | 3 | 227,895 | 9.9 | 3 | 438,985 | 8.1 | 5 |
Business, management, marketing and related support services | 1,460 | 10.1 | 4 | 427,060 | 18.5 | 1 | 1,046,165 | 19.4 | 1 |
Biological and biomedical sciences | 865 | 6.0 | 5 | 79,665 | 3.5 | 8 | 181,495 | 3.4 | 8 |
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] Peterborough, 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 Peterborough, 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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