Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
London, (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] London, 2006 to 2016
- In 2016, 88.2% of people aged 25 to 64 in London had a high school diploma or equivalency certificate, compared with 86.3% in Canada.
- In London, 27.7% of people aged 25 to 64 had a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2016, while 28.8% had a college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma as their highest level of education, and 6.4% had an apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma as their highest.
- In London, 15.6% of women aged 25 to 64 with a bachelor’s degree or higher studied STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), compared with 33.3% of men. On the other hand, 84.4% of these women studied BHASE (non-STEM) fields of study such as business, humanities, health, arts, social sciences, education, etc., compared with 66.7% of men.
Figure 1.2 Percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 years with selected highest levels of educational attainment,[3] [4] London, 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] London, 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 London CMA, Ontario, Canada, 2016
Levels of education and fields of study | London CMA | Ontario | Canada | ||||||
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Number | Percentage | Rank | Number | Percentage | Rank | Number | Percentage | Rank | |
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma9 | |||||||||
Construction trades | 3,525 | 21.2 | 1 | 97,085 | 21.7 | 1 | 406,595 | 19.9 | 1 |
Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians | 2,955 | 17.8 | 2 | 82,675 | 18.5 | 2 | 351,580 | 17.2 | 2 |
Personal and culinary services | 2,920 | 17.6 | 3 | 74,510 | 16.7 | 3 | 295,075 | 14.4 | 3 |
Precision production | 2,130 | 12.8 | 4 | 48,175 | 10.8 | 4 | 219,505 | 10.7 | 4 |
Health professions and related programs | 1,405 | 8.5 | 5 | 32,520 | 7.3 | 5 | 178,915 | 8.8 | 6 |
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma | |||||||||
Business, management, marketing and related support services | 17,300 | 23.0 | 1 | 437,680 | 24.6 | 1 | 1,082,155 | 25.5 | 1 |
Health professions and related programs | 16,055 | 21.3 | 2 | 328,140 | 18.4 | 2 | 774,410 | 18.3 | 2 |
Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields | 6,580 | 8.7 | 3 | 158,735 | 8.9 | 3 | 379,505 | 8.9 | 3 |
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences | 4,005 | 5.3 | 4 | 86,050 | 4.8 | 5 | 180,260 | 4.2 | 6 |
Computer and information sciences and support services | 3,585 | 4.8 | 5 | 91,515 | 5.1 | 4 | 218,700 | 5.2 | 4 |
Bachelor’s degree or higher5 | |||||||||
Health professions and related programs | 9,270 | 12.8 | 1 | 206,800 | 9.0 | 5 | 542,885 | 10.1 | 4 |
Business, management, marketing and related support services | 8,850 | 12.2 | 2 | 427,060 | 18.5 | 1 | 1,046,165 | 19.4 | 1 |
Social sciences | 8,360 | 11.6 | 3 | 227,895 | 9.9 | 3 | 438,985 | 8.1 | 5 |
Education | 7,670 | 10.6 | 4 | 208,195 | 9.0 | 4 | 597,310 | 11.1 | 2 |
Engineering | 5,500 | 7.6 | 5 | 244,130 | 10.6 | 2 | 554,635 | 10.3 | 3 |
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] London, 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 London, 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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