Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (15), Major Field of Study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 (14), School Attendance (3), Age (13A) and Sex (3) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

• Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 (14): Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016
• School attendance (3): Total - School attendance
• Age (13A): Total - Age

This table details highest certificate, diploma or degree , major field of study - classification of instructional programs 2016 , school attendance , age and sex for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Québec

Highest certificate, diploma or degree (15)	Sex (3)
	Total - Sex	Male	Female
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree^Footnote 3	472,065	228,970	243,095
No certificate, diploma or degree	64,755	31,215	33,540
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate^Footnote 4	95,905	43,605	52,300
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	311,405	154,150	157,250
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma	73,750	44,480	29,265
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^Footnote 5	53,650	28,370	25,280
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^Footnote 6	20,095	16,110	3,990
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	96,925	43,385	53,535
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level	18,340	6,970	11,365
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above	122,400	59,310	63,080
Bachelor's degree	75,595	35,235	40,360
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level	9,160	4,350	4,815
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry	3,865	2,000	1,870
Master's degree	27,805	13,900	13,900
Earned doctorate^Footnote 7	5,965	3,830	2,140

Symbol(s)

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not applicable

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suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

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too unreliable to be published

Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

This variable shows the 'primary groupings' variant of CIP. For more information on the CIP classification, see the Classification of Instructional Programs, Canada 2016: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/concepts/classification.

For information on collection, classification and data quality for this variable, refer to the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

Footnote 2

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

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.

Footnote 4

'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.

Footnote 5

'Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification' 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.

Footnote 6

'Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification' also includes Journeyperson's designations.

Footnote 7

'Earned doctorate' refers to persons who have completed a doctorate degree awarded by a university. This includes, for example, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.). It does not include honorary doctorates.

Data quality note(s) – Québec

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Long-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.4%.
• Long-form income data quality flag
  Default. Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016242.