Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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Oak Bay, District municipality (CSD) - British Columbia

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Data quality note(s): Oak Bay, District municipality (CSD) - British Columbia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 3.1%

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

  • In 2016, 96.9% of people aged 25 to 64 in Oak Bay had a high school diploma or equivalency certificate, compared with 86.3% in Canada.
  • In Oak Bay, 59.0% of people aged 25 to 64 had a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2016, while 16.3% had a college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma as their highest level of education, and 2.5% had an apprenticeship certificate as their highest.
  • In Oak Bay, 9.2% of women aged 25 to 64 with a bachelor’s degree or higher studied STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), compared with 21.6% of men. On the other hand, 90.8% of these women studied BHASE (non-STEM) fields of study such as business, humanities, health, arts, social sciences, education, etc., compared with 78.4% of men.

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

Levels of education and fields of study Oak Bay British Columbia Canada
Number Percentage Rank Number Percentage Rank Number Percentage Rank
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree
Business, management, marketing and related support services 1,055 16.1 1 313,990 19.4 1 2,499,620 20.4 1
Health professions and related programs 1,015 15.4 2 219,800 13.6 2 1,576,945 12.9 2
Social sciences 610 9.3 3 75,670 4.7 5 498,455 4.1 7
Education 605 9.2 4 96,005 5.9 3 727,520 5.9 3
Visual and performing arts 365 5.6 5 64,940 4.0 8 393,375 3.2 11

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] Oak Bay, 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] Oak Bay, 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], Oak Bay, 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 Oak Bay, 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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