Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Vancouver, (CMA) - British Columbia
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] Vancouver, 2006 to 2016
- In 2016, 90.6% of people aged 25 to 64 in Vancouver had a high school diploma or equivalency certificate, compared with 86.3% in Canada.
- In Vancouver, 37.5% of people aged 25 to 64 had a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2016, while 19.2% had a college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma as their highest level of education, and 6.7% had an apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma as their highest.
- In Vancouver, 16.8% of women aged 25 to 64 with a bachelor’s degree or higher studied STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), compared with 36.9% of men. On the other hand, 83.2% of these women studied BHASE (non-STEM) fields of study such as business, humanities, health, arts, social sciences, education, etc., compared with 63.1% of men.
Figure 1.2 Percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 years with selected highest levels of educational attainment,[3] [4] Vancouver, 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] Vancouver, 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 Vancouver CMA, British Columbia, Canada, 2016
Levels of education and fields of study | Vancouver CMA | British Columbia | Canada | ||||||
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Number | Percentage | Rank | Number | Percentage | Rank | Number | Percentage | Rank | |
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma9 | |||||||||
Construction trades | 23,360 | 24.9 | 1 | 59,295 | 25.6 | 1 | 406,595 | 19.9 | 1 |
Personal and culinary services | 17,270 | 18.4 | 2 | 37,500 | 16.2 | 3 | 295,075 | 14.4 | 3 |
Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians | 16,790 | 17.9 | 3 | 45,950 | 19.9 | 2 | 351,580 | 17.2 | 2 |
Precision production | 8,720 | 9.3 | 4 | 23,505 | 10.2 | 4 | 219,505 | 10.7 | 4 |
Health professions and related programs | 6,010 | 6.4 | 5 | 13,890 | 6.0 | 5 | 178,915 | 8.8 | 6 |
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma | |||||||||
Business, management, marketing and related support services | 75,535 | 28.2 | 1 | 138,070 | 26.1 | 1 | 1,082,155 | 25.5 | 1 |
Health professions and related programs | 46,775 | 17.5 | 2 | 108,395 | 20.5 | 2 | 774,410 | 18.3 | 2 |
Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields | 21,435 | 8.0 | 3 | 39,595 | 7.5 | 3 | 379,505 | 8.9 | 3 |
Visual and performing arts | 17,090 | 6.4 | 4 | 26,005 | 4.9 | 4 | 179,020 | 4.2 | 7 |
Computer and information sciences and support services | 13,575 | 5.1 | 5 | 21,905 | 4.1 | 6 | 218,700 | 5.2 | 4 |
Bachelor’s degree or higher5 | |||||||||
Business, management, marketing and related support services | 106,515 | 20.4 | 1 | 138,140 | 18.2 | 1 | 1,046,165 | 19.4 | 1 |
Engineering | 54,005 | 10.4 | 2 | 66,790 | 8.8 | 4 | 554,635 | 10.3 | 3 |
Health professions and related programs | 50,800 | 9.7 | 3 | 81,395 | 10.7 | 2 | 542,885 | 10.1 | 4 |
Social sciences | 44,810 | 8.6 | 4 | 64,830 | 8.6 | 5 | 438,985 | 8.1 | 5 |
Education | 38,990 | 7.5 | 5 | 75,245 | 9.9 | 3 | 597,310 | 11.1 | 2 |
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] Vancouver, 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 Vancouver, 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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