Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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North Vancouver, City (CSD) - British Columbia

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Data quality note(s): North Vancouver, City (CSD) - British Columbia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.6%

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

  • In 2016, 95.1% of people aged 25 to 64 in North Vancouver had a high school diploma or equivalency certificate, compared with 86.3% in Canada.
  • In North Vancouver, 43.3% of people aged 25 to 64 had a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2016, while 20.6% had a college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma as their highest level of education, and 3.9% had an apprenticeship certificate as their highest.
  • In North Vancouver, 16.4% of women aged 25 to 64 with a bachelor’s degree or higher studied STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), compared with 36.4% of men. On the other hand, 83.6% of these women studied BHASE (non-STEM) fields of study such as business, humanities, health, arts, social sciences, education, etc., compared with 63.7% of men.

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

Levels of education and fields of study North Vancouver British Columbia Canada
Number Percentage Rank Number Percentage Rank Number Percentage Rank
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree
Business, management, marketing and related support services 5,260 21.7 1 313,990 19.4 1 2,499,620 20.4 1
Health professions and related programs 2,900 12.0 2 219,800 13.6 2 1,576,945 12.9 2
Engineering 1,670 6.9 3 76,935 4.8 4 612,265 5.0 4
Visual and performing arts 1,395 5.8 4 64,940 4.0 8 393,375 3.2 11
Education 1,290 5.3 5 96,005 5.9 3 727,520 5.9 3

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] North Vancouver, 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] North Vancouver, 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], North 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 North Vancouver, 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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