Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
St. John's, (CMA) - Newfoundland and Labrador
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] St. John's, 2006 to 2016
- In 2016, 90.2% of people aged 25 to 64 in St. John's had a high school diploma or equivalency certificate, compared with 86.3% in Canada.
- In St. John's, 29.4% of people aged 25 to 64 had a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2016, while 29.4% had a college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma as their highest level of education, and 9.0% had an apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma as their highest.
- In St. John's, 15.4% of women aged 25 to 64 with a bachelor’s degree or higher studied STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), compared with 37.1% of men. On the other hand, 84.6% of these women studied BHASE (non-STEM) fields of study such as business, humanities, health, arts, social sciences, education, etc., compared with 62.9% of men.
Figure 1.2 Percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 years with selected highest levels of educational attainment,[3] [4] St. John's, 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] St. John's, 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 St. John's CMA, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, 2016
Levels of education and fields of study | St. John's CMA | Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||||
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Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Rank | |||||
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma9 | |||||||||
Construction trades | 2,930 | 27.7 | 406,595 | 19.9 | 1 | ||||
Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians | 1,700 | 16.1 | 351,580 | 17.2 | 2 | ||||
Personal and culinary services | 1,595 | 15.1 | 295,075 | 14.4 | 3 | ||||
Precision production | 940 | 8.9 | 219,505 | 10.7 | 4 | ||||
Business, management, marketing and related support services | 915 | 8.6 | 187,690 | 9.2 | 5 | ||||
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma | |||||||||
Business, management, marketing and related support services | 10,470 | 30.4 | 1,082,155 | 25.5 | 1 | ||||
Health professions and related programs | 5,705 | 16.6 | 774,410 | 18.3 | 2 | ||||
Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields | 4,090 | 11.9 | 379,505 | 8.9 | 3 | ||||
Computer and information sciences and support services | 3,030 | 8.8 | 218,700 | 5.2 | 4 | ||||
Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians | 1,760 | 5.1 | 189,220 | 4.5 | 5 | ||||
Bachelor’s degree or higher5 | |||||||||
Business, management, marketing and related support services | 6,135 | 17.8 | 1,046,165 | 19.4 | 1 | ||||
Education | 5,170 | 15.0 | 597,310 | 11.1 | 2 | ||||
Health professions and related programs | 4,105 | 11.9 | 542,885 | 10.1 | 4 | ||||
Engineering | 3,700 | 10.7 | 554,635 | 10.3 | 3 | ||||
Social sciences | 2,410 | 7.0 | 438,985 | 8.1 | 5 |
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] St. John's, 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 St. John's, 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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