Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Portage la Prairie, (CA) - Manitoba
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] Portage la Prairie, 2006 to 2016
- In 2016, 78.4% of people aged 25 to 64 in Portage la Prairie had a high school diploma or equivalency certificate, compared with 86.3% in Canada.
- In Portage la Prairie, 16.1% of people aged 25 to 64 had a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2016, while 23.3% had a college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma as their highest level of education, and 8.4% had an apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma as their highest.
- In Portage la Prairie, 9.2% of women aged 25 to 64 with a bachelor’s degree or higher studied STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), compared with 19.8% of men. On the other hand, 90.0% of these women studied BHASE (non-STEM) fields of study such as business, humanities, health, arts, social sciences, education, etc., compared with 79.1% of men.
Figure 1.2 Percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 years with selected highest levels of educational attainment,[3] [4] Portage la Prairie, 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] Portage la Prairie, 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 Portage la Prairie CA, Manitoba, Canada, 2016
Levels of education and fields of study | Portage la Prairie CA | Manitoba | Canada | ||||||
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Number | Percentage | Rank | Number | Percentage | Rank | Number | Percentage | Rank | |
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma9 | |||||||||
Construction trades | 120 | 22.2 | 1 | 11,750 | 21.8 | 1 | 406,595 | 19.9 | 1 |
Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians | 115 | 21.3 | 2 | 11,615 | 21.6 | 2 | 351,580 | 17.2 | 2 |
Health professions and related programs | 70 | 13.0 | 3 | 5,235 | 9.7 | 5 | 178,915 | 8.8 | 6 |
Personal and culinary services | 65 | 12.0 | 4 | 8,015 | 14.9 | 3 | 295,075 | 14.4 | 3 |
Business, management, marketing and related support services | 35 | 6.5 | 5 | 2,330 | 4.3 | 7 | 187,690 | 9.2 | 5 |
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma | |||||||||
Health professions and related programs | 440 | 29.8 | 1 | 32,890 | 23.8 | 2 | 774,410 | 18.3 | 2 |
Business, management, marketing and related support services | 440 | 29.8 | 1 | 35,605 | 25.8 | 1 | 1,082,155 | 25.5 | 1 |
Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians | 80 | 5.4 | 3 | 8,775 | 6.4 | 4 | 189,220 | 4.5 | 5 |
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences | 75 | 5.1 | 4 | 5,280 | 3.8 | 6 | 180,260 | 4.2 | 6 |
Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields | 65 | 4.4 | 5 | 11,515 | 8.3 | 3 | 379,505 | 8.9 | 3 |
Bachelor’s degree or higher5 | |||||||||
Education | 260 | 25.4 | 1 | 25,870 | 15.7 | 2 | 597,310 | 11.1 | 2 |
Health professions and related programs | 155 | 15.1 | 2 | 22,775 | 13.8 | 3 | 542,885 | 10.1 | 4 |
Business, management, marketing and related support services | 100 | 9.8 | 3 | 26,130 | 15.8 | 1 | 1,046,165 | 19.4 | 1 |
Social sciences | 75 | 7.3 | 4 | 11,500 | 7.0 | 5 | 438,985 | 8.1 | 5 |
Engineering | 60 | 5.9 | 5 | 11,705 | 7.1 | 4 | 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] Portage la Prairie, 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 Portage la Prairie, 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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