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 Quebec / Québec

Highest certificate, diploma or degree (15)	Sex (3)
	Total - Sex	Male	Female
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree^Footnote 3	6,634,280	3,260,040	3,374,240
No certificate, diploma or degree	1,323,070	674,955	648,115
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate^Footnote 4	1,426,980	674,820	752,155
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	3,884,235	1,910,260	1,973,970
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma	1,120,730	681,515	439,215
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^Footnote 5	806,585	435,090	371,500
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^Footnote 6	314,145	246,430	67,720
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	1,165,515	506,770	658,740
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level	236,260	93,680	142,580
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above	1,361,735	628,295	733,435
Bachelor's degree	872,060	384,275	487,785
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level	118,955	54,255	64,695
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry	39,045	19,865	19,185
Master's degree	281,215	139,280	141,935
Earned doctorate^Footnote 7	50,460	30,615	19,840

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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) – Quebec / Québec

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
• Long-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.3%.
• 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.