Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Cowansville, (CA) - Quebec
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] Cowansville, 2006 to 2016
- In 2016, 78.1% of people aged 25 to 64 in Cowansville had a high school diploma or equivalency certificate, compared with 86.3% in Canada.
- In Cowansville, 12.0% of people aged 25 to 64 had a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2016, while 14.5% had a college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma as their highest level of education, and 23.9% had an apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma as their highest.
- In Cowansville, 7.8% of women aged 25 to 64 with a bachelor’s degree or higher studied STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), compared with 29.4% of men. On the other hand, 92.2% of these women studied BHASE (non-STEM) fields of study such as business, humanities, health, arts, social sciences, education, etc., compared with 70.6% of men.
Figure 1.2 Percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 years with selected highest levels of educational attainment,[3] [4] Cowansville, 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] Cowansville, 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 Cowansville CA, Quebec, Canada, 2016
Levels of education and fields of study | Cowansville CA | Quebec | Canada | ||||||
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Number | Percentage | Rank | Number | Percentage | Rank | Number | Percentage | Rank | |
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma9 | |||||||||
Personal and culinary services | 315 | 20.0 | 1 | 117,660 | 13.6 | 4 | 295,075 | 14.4 | 3 |
Business, management, marketing and related support services | 270 | 17.1 | 2 | 127,105 | 14.7 | 1 | 187,690 | 9.2 | 5 |
Precision production | 220 | 14.0 | 3 | 89,015 | 10.3 | 6 | 219,505 | 10.7 | 4 |
Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians | 195 | 12.4 | 4 | 119,550 | 13.8 | 3 | 351,580 | 17.2 | 2 |
Health professions and related programs | 165 | 10.5 | 5 | 102,885 | 11.9 | 5 | 178,915 | 8.8 | 6 |
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma | |||||||||
Business, management, marketing and related support services | 240 | 25.1 | 1 | 211,095 | 25.4 | 1 | 1,082,155 | 25.5 | 1 |
Health professions and related programs | 165 | 17.3 | 2 | 116,520 | 14.0 | 2 | 774,410 | 18.3 | 2 |
Security and protective services | 75 | 7.9 | 3 | 28,225 | 3.4 | 9 | 125,880 | 3.0 | 9 |
Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields | 75 | 7.9 | 3 | 75,085 | 9.0 | 3 | 379,505 | 8.9 | 3 |
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities | 65 | 6.8 | 5 | 43,980 | 5.3 | 6 | 68,750 | 1.6 | 15 |
Bachelor’s degree or higher5 | |||||||||
Education | 185 | 23.4 | 1 | 137,130 | 12.3 | 2 | 597,310 | 11.1 | 2 |
Business, management, marketing and related support services | 140 | 17.7 | 2 | 259,860 | 23.3 | 1 | 1,046,165 | 19.4 | 1 |
Health professions and related programs | 100 | 12.7 | 3 | 102,925 | 9.2 | 4 | 542,885 | 10.1 | 4 |
Engineering | 50 | 6.3 | 4 | 117,755 | 10.5 | 3 | 554,635 | 10.3 | 3 |
Psychology | 50 | 6.3 | 4 | 38,385 | 3.4 | 8 | 202,080 | 3.7 | 6 |
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] Cowansville, 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 Cowansville, 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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