Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Toronto, (CMA) - Ontario

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 years who have completed a high school diploma or equivalency certificate,[1] [2] Toronto, 2006 to 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] Toronto, 2006 to 2016

In 2016, 89.2% of people aged 25 to 64 in Toronto had a high school diploma or equivalency certificate, compared with 86.3% in Canada.
In Toronto, 40.9% of people aged 25 to 64 had a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2016, while 20.1% had a college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma as their highest level of education, and 4.5% had an apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma as their highest.
In Toronto, 18.6% of women aged 25 to 64 with a bachelor’s degree or higher studied STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), compared with 38.2% of men. On the other hand, 81.4% of these women studied BHASE (non-STEM) fields of study such as business, humanities, health, arts, social sciences, education, etc., compared with 61.8% of men.

Figure 1.2 Percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 years with selected highest levels of educational attainment,[3] [4] Toronto, 2006 to 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] Toronto, 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] Toronto, 2016

Figure 1.3 description 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] Toronto, 2016

Most common fields of study^{Footnote 11} ^{Footnote 12} for the population aged 25 to 64 years by selected highest levels of educational attainment,^{Footnote 3} ^{Footnote 4} Toronto CMA, Ontario, Canada, 2016

Most common fields of study^{Footnote 11} ^{Footnote 12} for the population aged 25 to 64 years by selected highest levels of educational attainment^{Footnote 4}, Toronto, 2016
Levels of education and fields of study	Toronto CMA			Ontario			Canada
Levels of education and fields of study	Number	Percentage	Rank	Number	Percentage	Rank	Number	Percentage	Rank
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma⁹
Construction trades	31,570	21.3	1	97,085	21.7	1	406,595	19.9	1
Personal and culinary services	28,525	19.3	2	74,510	16.7	3	295,075	14.4	3
Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians	22,225	15.0	3	82,675	18.5	2	351,580	17.2	2
Business, management, marketing and related support services	12,215	8.3	4	25,640	5.7	6	187,690	9.2	5
Precision production	11,980	8.1	5	48,175	10.8	4	219,505	10.7	4
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma
Business, management, marketing and related support services	190,800	28.9	1	437,680	24.6	1	1,082,155	25.5	1
Health professions and related programs	95,500	14.5	2	328,140	18.4	2	774,410	18.3	2
Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields	55,130	8.3	3	158,735	8.9	3	379,505	8.9	3
Computer and information sciences and support services	42,605	6.5	4	91,515	5.1	4	218,700	5.2	4
Visual and performing arts	41,560	6.3	5	78,835	4.4	7	179,020	4.2	7
Bachelor’s degree or higher⁵
Business, management, marketing and related support services	297,225	22.1	1	427,060	18.5	1	1,046,165	19.4	1
Engineering	157,275	11.7	2	244,130	10.6	2	554,635	10.3	3
Social sciences	125,140	9.3	3	227,895	9.9	3	438,985	8.1	5
Health professions and related programs	110,705	8.2	4	206,800	9.0	5	542,885	10.1	4
Education	89,690	6.7	5	208,195	9.0	4	597,310	11.1	2

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] Toronto, 2016

Figure 1.4 description 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] Toronto, 2016

Figure 1.5 description Figure 1.5 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], Toronto, 2016

Percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 years with selected highest levels of educational attainment^{Footnote 3} ^{Footnote 4} by location of study compared with province or territory of residence,^{Footnote 11} ^{Footnote 15} Toronto, 2016

Note(s):

Footnote 1

Users are advised to consult data quality comments available in the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

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Footnote 2

High school completion is measured using the variable 'Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate'. It includes persons who have completed a high school diploma or equivalency certificate, regardless of any other qualifications obtained.

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Footnote 3

Users are advised to consult data quality comments for 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree,' available in the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

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Footnote 4

The terms 'Educational attainment,' 'Level of educational attainment' and 'Highest level(s) of educational attainment' refer to the 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' completed by a person.

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Footnote 5

The term 'Bachelor's degree or higher' includes the categories 'Bachelor's degree,' 'University certificate or diploma above bachelor level,' 'Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry,' 'Master's degree' and 'Earned doctorate.' This term corresponds to the category 'University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above' in the 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' classification.

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Footnote 6

The term 'Apprenticeship certificate' corresponds to the category 'Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification' in the 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' classification. This category also includes Journeyperson's designations.

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Footnote 7

The term 'Trades certificate or diploma' corresponds to the category 'Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification' in the 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' classification. This category includes trades certificates or diplomas such as pre-employment or vocational certificates and diplomas from brief trade programs completed at community colleges, institutes of technology, vocational centres and similar institutions.

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Footnote 8

The category 'Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate' includes only people who have this as their highest educational qualification. It excludes persons with a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree. Data users are advised to consult the “Comparability with other data sources” section of the Education Reference Guide , Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013 for information regarding the historical comparability of this category.

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Footnote 9

The category 'Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma' includes 'Certificates of Apprenticeship, Certificates of Qualification and Journeyperson's designations,' as well as other trades certificates or diplomas such as pre-employment or vocational certificates and diplomas from brief trade programs completed at community colleges, institutes of technology, vocational centres and similar institutions.

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Footnote 10

'Immigrant status' refers to whether the person is a non-immigrant, an immigrant or a non-permanent resident.

'Period of immigration' refers to the period in which the immigrant first obtained landed immigrant or permanent resident status.

For more information on immigration variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 11

For information on collection, classification and data quality for 'Major field of study' or 'Location of study,' refer to the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

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Footnote 12

'Field of study' in this table is classified based on the 2-digit series from the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2016. It is the major field of study for the highest postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree completed by the person.

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Footnote 13

The term 'Business, humanities, health, arts, social science, and education fields' (BHASE) includes all of the non-STEM fields from the STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) groupings variant, an alternative presentation of the Classification of Instructional Programs, 2016. This includes 'Business and administration,' 'Arts and humanities,' 'Social and behavioural sciences,' 'Legal professions and studies,' 'Health care,' 'Education and teaching' and 'Trades, services, natural resources and conservation.'

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Footnote 14

'Field of study' in this figure is classified based on the STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) groupings variant from the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2016. It is the major field of study for the highest postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree completed by the person.

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Footnote 15

'Location of study' refers to the province, territory or country of the institution where the highest postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree was completed. Here, location of study is compared with province or territory of residence to indicate whether the location of study is the same province or territory as the person's residence in 2016, a different Canadian province or territory, or outside Canada.

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Table-level notes

Table note 1

For information on data quality, as well as random rounding, data suppression, and other methods of disclosure control, please consult the Guide to the Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-304-X, and the reference guides for the individual topics.

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Table note 2

Historical comparison

In order to facilitate data comparisons over time, the data from previous census years in this table may have been adjusted to reflect the current geographic boundaries, as closely as possible. Exercise caution if comparing data from this table to data produced in previous survey cycles. For additional information on the geographic boundary changes over time, please refer to the specific geography definitions in the Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016, catalogue number 98-301-X.

The boundaries and names of municipalities (census subdivisions) can change from one census to the next because of annexations, dissolutions and incorporations. To minimize the impact of these municipal changes on data dissemination, the census team is producing a profile for dissolved census subdivisions.

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Symbols:

···: not applicable
··: incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement
r: revised
E: use with caution

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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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Toronto, (CMA) - Ontario

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 years who have completed a high school diploma or equivalency certificate,[1] [2] Toronto, 2006 to 2016

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

Most common fields of study^{Footnote 11} ^{Footnote 12} for the population aged 25 to 64 years by selected highest levels of educational attainment,^{Footnote 3} ^{Footnote 4} Toronto CMA, Ontario, Canada, 2016

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] Toronto, 2016

Percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 years with selected highest levels of educational attainment^{Footnote 3} ^{Footnote 4} by location of study compared with province or territory of residence,^{Footnote 11} ^{Footnote 15} Toronto, 2016

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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Toronto, (CMA) - Ontario

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 years who have completed a high school diploma or equivalency certificate,[1] [2] Toronto, 2006 to 2016

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

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] Toronto, 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 Toronto, 2016

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Most common fields of study^{Footnote 11} ^{Footnote 12} for the population aged 25 to 64 years by selected highest levels of educational attainment,^{Footnote 3} ^{Footnote 4} Toronto CMA, Ontario, Canada, 2016

Percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 years with selected highest levels of educational attainment^{Footnote 3} ^{Footnote 4} by location of study compared with province or territory of residence,^{Footnote 11} ^{Footnote 15} Toronto, 2016