Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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Cobourg, Town (CSD) - Ontario

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Data quality note(s): Cobourg, Town (CSD) - Ontario

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 3.6%

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

  • In 2016, 88.5% of people aged 25 to 64 in Cobourg had a high school diploma or equivalency certificate, compared with 86.3% in Canada.
  • In Cobourg, 20.4% of people aged 25 to 64 had a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2016, while 29.3% had a college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma as their highest level of education, and 4.1% had an apprenticeship certificate as their highest.
  • In Cobourg, 9.1% of women aged 25 to 64 with a bachelor’s degree or higher studied STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), compared with 24.3% of men. On the other hand, 90.5% of these women studied BHASE (non-STEM) fields of study such as business, humanities, health, arts, social sciences, education, etc., compared with 76.4% of men.

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

Levels of education and fields of study Cobourg Ontario Canada
Number Percentage Rank Number Percentage Rank Number Percentage Rank
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree
Health professions and related programs 880 16.9 1 589,085 12.5 2 1,576,945 12.9 2
Business, management, marketing and related support services 785 15.1 2 936,620 19.9 1 2,499,620 20.4 1
Education 305 5.9 3 243,635 5.2 5 727,520 5.9 3
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 230 4.4 4 111,550 2.4 12 259,850 2.1 13
Construction trades 215 4.1 5 141,515 3.0 10 515,630 4.2 6

Figure 1.3 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] Cobourg, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 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] Cobourg, 2016

Figure 1.4 description Figure 1.4 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], Cobourg, 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 Cobourg, 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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