Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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Tillsonburg, (CA) - Ontario

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Figure 1.1 Percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 years who have completed a high school diploma or equivalency certificate,[1] [2] Tillsonburg, 2006 to 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] Tillsonburg, 2006 to 2016

  • In 2016, 81.1% of people aged 25 to 64 in Tillsonburg had a high school diploma or equivalency certificate, compared with 86.3% in Canada.
  • In Tillsonburg, 12.7% of people aged 25 to 64 had a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2016, while 29.2% had a college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma as their highest level of education, and 6.1% had an apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma as their highest.
  • In Tillsonburg, 9.2% of women aged 25 to 64 with a bachelor’s degree or higher studied STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), compared with 18.8% of men. On the other hand, 89.9% of these women studied BHASE (non-STEM) fields of study such as business, humanities, health, arts, social sciences, education, etc., compared with 81.3% of men.

Figure 1.2 Percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 years with selected highest levels of educational attainment,[3] [4] Tillsonburg, 2006 to 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] Tillsonburg, 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] Tillsonburg, 2016

Figure 1.3 description 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] Tillsonburg, 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 Tillsonburg CA, Ontario, Canada, 2016

Levels of education and fields of study Tillsonburg CA Ontario Canada
Number Percentage Rank Number Percentage Rank Number Percentage Rank
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma9
Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 125 27.5 1 82,675 18.5 2 351,580 17.2 2
Personal and culinary services 95 20.9 2 74,510 16.7 3 295,075 14.4 3
Construction trades 55 12.1 3 97,085 21.7 1 406,595 19.9 1
Precision production 50 11.0 4 48,175 10.8 4 219,505 10.7 4
Transportation and materials moving 40 8.8 5 25,270 5.7 7 114,070 5.6 7
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma
Health professions and related programs 530 24.4 1 328,140 18.4 2 774,410 18.3 2
Business, management, marketing and related support services 435 20.0 2 437,680 24.6 1 1,082,155 25.5 1
Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 185 8.5 3 158,735 8.9 3 379,505 8.9 3
Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 145 6.7 4 80,175 4.5 6 189,220 4.5 5
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 135 6.2 5 86,050 4.8 5 180,260 4.2 6
Bachelor’s degree or higher5
Education 155 16.4 1 208,195 9.0 4 597,310 11.1 2
Business, management, marketing and related support services 140 14.8 2 427,060 18.5 1 1,046,165 19.4 1
Health professions and related programs 110 11.6 3 206,800 9.0 5 542,885 10.1 4
Social sciences 100 10.6 4 227,895 9.9 3 438,985 8.1 5
Biological and biomedical sciences 55 5.8 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] Tillsonburg, 2016

Figure 1.4 description 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] Tillsonburg, 2016

Figure 1.5 description Figure 1.5 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], Tillsonburg, 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 Tillsonburg, 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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