Education Highlight Tables, 2016 Census

Major field of study STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) groupings for selected age groups 25 to 64, both sexes, and selected highest levels of educational attainment (university certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above), % distribution 2016, Canada and census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data

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This table shows Major field of study STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) groupings for selected age groups 25 to 64, both sexes, and selected highest levels of educational attainment (university certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above), % distribution 2016, Canada and census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data. The column headings are: Geographic name; type; prov/terr;Total – STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) groupings - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016;STEM fields of study - Science and science technology;STEM fields of study - Engineering and engineering technology;STEM fields of study - Mathematics and computer and information science;BHASE (non-STEM) fields of study - Business and administration;BHASE (non-STEM) fields of study - Arts and humanities;BHASE (non-STEM) fields of study - Social and behavioural sciences;BHASE (non-STEM) fields of study - Legal professions and studies;BHASE (non-STEM) fields of study - Health care;BHASE (non-STEM) fields of study - Education and teaching;BHASE (non-STEM) fields of study - Trades, services, natural resources and conservation
Geographic name Type Prov. / Terr. Total – STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) groupings - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 Footnote 1 STEM fields of study BHASE (non-STEM) fields of study
Science and science technology Engineering and engineering technology Mathematics and computer and information science Business and administration Arts and humanities Social and behavioural sciences Legal professions and studies Health care Education and teaching Trades, services, natural resources and conservation
Canada ... ... 100.0 9.2 10.3 5.3 19.5 11.8 14.9 2.5 10.3 11.0 5.2
Quesnel CA B.C. 100.0 8.6 5.9 1.4 9.0 11.7 7.9 2.4 15.5 24.5 13.4
Williams Lake CA B.C. 100.0 9.1 5.2 1.3 8.2 8.6 14.7 3.0 18.1 18.5 13.4
Prince Rupert CA B.C. 100.0 9.8 1.6 2.2 13.1 12.0 14.8 2.2 12.0 18.0 13.1
Thompson CA Man. 100.0 10.6 8.0 3.3 13.9 6.9 9.9 2.2 15.0 16.4 12.8
Terrace CA B.C. 100.0 8.4 3.2 2.3 9.0 10.6 15.8 1.3 16.1 20.6 12.3
Baie-Comeau CA Que. 100.0 5.8 12.4 1.2 14.7 3.9 11.3 3.5 14.3 20.7 12.2
Matane CA Que. 100.0 3.7 4.9 1.2 19.8 8.2 11.1 2.5 12.8 25.1 11.5
Elliot Lake CA Ont. 100.0 10.4 2.6 0.0 7.8 11.3 17.4 2.6 13.0 22.6 11.3
Swift Current CA Sask. 100.0 7.6 3.7 0.9 18.9 8.5 9.5 1.8 17.4 20.1 11.0
Yorkton CA Sask. 100.0 6.3 7.1 2.2 15.8 6.3 7.4 2.2 19.4 22.4 10.9
Prince Albert CA Sask. 100.0 4.8 4.5 2.6 10.0 6.9 9.2 3.3 19.9 28.3 10.8
Whitehorse CA Y.T. 100.0 11.6 5.3 2.1 11.4 10.5 17.1 3.7 11.4 16.3 10.7
Prince George CA B.C. 100.0 12.1 4.6 3.0 15.0 9.1 13.0 1.4 16.3 14.9 10.6
Val-d'Or CA Que. 100.0 8.2 11.2 1.4 18.8 4.6 10.5 4.1 11.0 20.0 10.6
Dolbeau-Mistassini CA Que. 100.0 1.9 8.0 0.0 24.7 5.6 5.6 0.0 14.8 27.8 10.5
Portage la Prairie CA Man. 100.0 5.9 5.9 2.4 10.2 9.8 15.1 0.0 15.6 25.9 10.2
Rouyn-Noranda CA Que. 100.0 7.8 11.6 0.5 21.6 6.3 12.3 2.1 9.2 19.0 10.0
Sylvan Lake CA Alta. 100.0 4.7 4.7 0.9 15.2 9.0 14.2 0.0 16.6 23.7 10.0
Strathmore CA Alta. 100.0 9.4 3.0 2.1 15.5 6.9 13.7 1.3 12.0 27.0 9.9
Owen Sound CA Ont. 100.0 8.0 4.1 2.9 8.7 14.8 16.8 1.8 18.2 15.2 9.8
Powell River CA B.C. 100.0 10.6 3.3 0.8 7.3 10.2 19.9 1.6 16.7 19.9 9.8
Kamloops CA B.C. 100.0 9.7 4.8 2.5 17.3 10.9 12.8 2.1 15.1 15.0 9.7
Salmon Arm CA B.C. 100.0 7.2 3.4 2.2 14.1 14.1 9.4 1.6 16.3 22.3 9.7
Cranbrook CA B.C. 100.0 11.4 4.8 0.5 14.4 8.0 8.2 3.4 18.9 21.2 9.6
Penticton CA B.C. 100.0 9.7 4.1 2.1 12.8 11.1 14.0 2.3 17.9 16.6 9.3
Truro CA N.S. 100.0 12.4 4.4 1.9 14.0 9.7 14.5 1.3 12.7 19.9 9.3
Weyburn CA Sask. 100.0 6.9 5.4 2.9 16.2 8.8 10.8 2.0 16.7 20.6 9.3
Campbell River CA B.C. 100.0 12.0 6.5 1.6 12.5 8.8 13.3 1.6 17.0 17.7 9.0
Estevan CA Sask. 100.0 6.3 11.8 2.7 18.6 9.0 7.7 1.8 10.9 21.7 9.0
Moose Jaw CA Sask. 100.0 8.2 5.7 1.8 14.1 11.1 11.8 1.8 14.4 22.3 9.0
Nelson CA B.C. 100.0 10.0 7.1 3.2 8.0 16.0 16.6 1.7 13.9 14.4 8.8
Squamish CA B.C. 100.0 11.4 7.6 2.7 15.4 10.4 17.0 2.0 14.1 10.7 8.8
Gander CA N.L. 100.0 8.7 4.0 2.0 8.3 8.7 7.9 1.6 18.6 32.0 8.7
Pembroke CA Ont. 100.0 9.2 7.5 1.1 7.0 10.3 18.2 5.0 14.0 18.4 8.7
Dawson Creek CA B.C. 100.0 5.1 4.5 3.5 17.2 10.1 9.6 1.5 19.7 18.7 8.6
Petawawa CA Ont. 100.0 10.9 11.5 0.9 9.5 14.6 14.9 1.1 15.2 13.2 8.6
Thunder Bay CMA Ont. 100.0 11.7 5.8 1.8 11.6 10.7 15.5 1.7 14.8 17.8 8.6
Corner Brook CA N.L. 100.0 11.5 5.1 2.5 10.3 8.7 9.7 2.4 19.8 21.6 8.5
Bathurst CA N.B. 100.0 5.9 4.6 1.5 18.1 5.3 7.6 0.6 26.1 22.1 8.4
Orillia CA Ont. 100.0 9.0 4.7 2.2 11.8 13.8 15.9 2.6 12.3 18.9 8.4
Port Alberni CA B.C. 100.0 7.6 4.0 1.2 14.7 8.4 13.5 1.2 14.3 26.3 8.4
Rimouski CA Que. 100.0 10.9 6.0 1.7 21.2 6.8 10.8 1.4 13.3 19.5 8.4
Sept-Îles CA Que. 100.0 5.8 9.6 0.9 19.6 6.4 12.0 3.3 11.8 22.2 8.4
Medicine Hat CA Alta. 100.0 8.5 6.0 2.1 15.0 8.4 8.8 1.5 19.7 21.7 8.3
Vernon CA B.C. 100.0 10.8 4.0 2.1 14.5 10.3 12.6 1.8 16.9 18.8 8.3
Sault Ste. Marie CA Ont. 100.0 9.9 4.8 3.5 14.3 9.8 20.1 2.5 12.4 14.4 8.2
Winkler CA Man. 100.0 5.8 7.6 1.6 7.4 11.3 10.5 0.5 15.5 31.6 8.2
Edmundston CA N.B. 100.0 7.3 4.6 2.6 18.7 6.8 7.7 1.5 25.7 17.1 8.1
Norfolk CA Ont. 100.0 9.4 3.0 2.3 10.2 15.2 19.1 1.6 9.5 21.2 8.1
Yellowknife CA N.W.T. 100.0 11.7 6.7 1.8 16.5 8.0 15.9 3.3 12.7 15.1 8.1
Campbellton CA N.B. / Que. 100.0 5.4 3.6 2.2 9.8 7.6 11.6 2.2 31.3 18.8 8.0
Campbellton (New Brunswick part) CA N.B. 100.0 5.6 4.0 2.5 9.6 7.6 10.6 2.0 33.8 16.2 7.6
Campbellton (Quebec part) CA Que. 100.0 0.0 0.0 7.4 7.4 0.0 18.5 0.0 7.4 37.0 11.1
Chilliwack CA B.C. 100.0 7.9 3.3 2.4 11.4 14.0 16.7 1.4 14.7 20.2 8.0
Kenora CA Ont. 100.0 9.3 2.1 0.7 12.0 7.2 13.4 1.4 15.5 29.9 7.9
Wetaskiwin CA Alta. 100.0 5.1 5.1 2.8 18.0 6.7 9.0 1.1 17.4 27.0 7.9
Centre Wellington CA Ont. 100.0 14.5 5.7 2.5 8.9 14.9 19.1 1.2 10.6 14.8 7.8
Fort St. John CA B.C. 100.0 10.0 10.4 1.7 15.6 10.2 11.9 1.5 11.9 19.0 7.8
Sainte-Marie CA Que. 100.0 6.6 8.6 2.5 24.3 5.8 5.8 2.9 12.3 23.5 7.8
Steinbach CA Man. 100.0 8.4 6.5 2.3 14.6 11.0 6.5 1.6 19.7 22.0 7.8
Alma CA Que. 100.0 4.1 7.5 0.7 21.3 6.6 7.5 2.8 15.7 25.5 7.7
Guelph CMA Ont. 100.0 18.0 7.6 4.5 13.0 13.7 16.7 0.9 8.5 9.5 7.7
Kawartha Lakes CA Ont. 100.0 10.4 4.0 2.0 10.0 14.2 19.3 1.8 11.1 19.4 7.7
Grand Falls-Windsor CA N.L. 100.0 6.0 2.8 2.0 9.6 10.0 10.8 0.8 20.7 30.3 7.6
Nanaimo CA B.C. 100.0 10.4 4.5 2.5 15.1 12.9 16.1 1.7 14.5 14.7 7.6
North Bay CA Ont. 100.0 8.6 5.4 2.4 13.1 10.2 19.1 1.4 12.6 19.5 7.6
Leamington CA Ont. 100.0 8.9 7.4 2.5 14.9 11.4 17.4 1.4 10.6 17.7 7.4
Saguenay CMA Que. 100.0 7.0 11.0 2.4 22.7 7.4 9.6 1.7 12.2 18.5 7.4
Thetford Mines CA Que. 100.0 6.0 9.2 1.6 20.6 5.7 8.2 3.2 17.1 21.8 7.3
Canmore CA Alta. 100.0 15.0 7.9 2.4 16.6 9.6 14.0 2.4 12.5 12.5 7.2
High River CA Alta. 100.0 9.9 6.7 2.7 21.5 7.6 12.6 0.0 11.2 20.2 7.2
Parksville CA B.C. 100.0 8.4 5.1 2.7 14.1 11.5 13.7 3.7 13.5 19.7 7.2
Brandon CA Man. 100.0 10.2 4.2 2.8 12.2 10.7 12.1 1.5 18.8 20.2 7.1
Cobourg CA Ont. 100.0 8.2 4.7 2.5 12.1 19.2 20.0 2.2 9.9 14.2 7.1
Courtenay CA B.C. 100.0 9.4 4.4 2.0 12.3 13.4 13.6 1.5 17.5 19.1 6.9
Duncan CA B.C. 100.0 12.0 4.2 1.5 10.1 12.0 16.1 1.9 17.0 18.4 6.9
Peterborough CMA Ont. 100.0 12.8 5.9 2.6 10.3 14.8 18.7 1.8 10.9 15.3 6.9
Port Hope CA Ont. 100.0 9.3 3.8 3.1 8.2 19.2 23.7 1.7 9.3 14.8 6.9
Stratford CA Ont. 100.0 7.2 5.6 4.2 10.0 22.0 17.5 0.9 11.3 14.6 6.9
Tillsonburg CA Ont. 100.0 9.0 1.6 2.7 15.4 17.0 19.1 0.0 11.7 16.5 6.9
Bay Roberts CA N.L. 100.0 4.1 4.8 3.4 10.9 11.6 8.8 1.4 12.9 35.4 6.8
North Battleford CA Sask. 100.0 5.2 4.7 1.1 12.1 7.1 10.1 3.6 19.2 30.1 6.8
Chatham-Kent CA Ont. 100.0 8.6 5.6 3.0 11.5 13.7 17.6 1.3 12.7 19.3 6.7
Lachute CA Que. 100.0 8.4 6.7 0.0 22.7 3.4 11.8 0.0 11.8 25.2 6.7
St. Catharines - Niagara CMA Ont. 100.0 9.2 6.0 3.4 15.3 13.5 19.3 1.4 10.3 14.9 6.7
Winnipeg CMA Man. 100.0 9.1 7.8 5.0 17.4 11.3 14.4 2.0 13.5 12.7 6.7
Lethbridge CMA Alta. 100.0 13.1 4.2 2.7 16.4 11.0 12.6 1.4 14.5 17.6 6.6
Timmins CA Ont. 100.0 13.1 6.3 2.1 8.0 9.1 17.4 3.5 14.4 19.2 6.6
Victoriaville CA Que. 100.0 5.3 7.2 1.4 19.0 5.4 11.0 2.1 13.5 28.4 6.6
Greater Sudbury CMA Ont. 100.0 11.5 7.6 2.9 11.4 10.7 17.7 3.3 14.7 13.7 6.5
Midland CA Ont. 100.0 9.2 5.3 1.4 9.2 15.1 19.0 1.4 14.5 18.4 6.5
Saskatoon CMA Sask. 100.0 11.9 8.9 3.6 16.2 9.6 12.0 2.1 14.4 14.7 6.5
Sherbrooke CMA Que. 100.0 9.4 10.3 2.8 18.1 8.5 12.1 3.0 12.6 16.7 6.5
Brantford CMA Ont. 100.0 11.0 6.2 2.4 12.0 16.2 17.2 1.2 11.2 16.3 6.4
Collingwood CA Ont. 100.0 8.0 6.6 2.9 14.6 14.8 20.3 0.8 10.5 15.0 6.4
Grande Prairie CA Alta. 100.0 7.1 9.3 2.7 15.7 7.0 11.1 1.2 16.6 22.7 6.4
Belleville CMA Ont. 100.0 9.0 7.1 2.7 11.6 13.9 17.8 1.8 11.3 18.6 6.3
Kelowna CMA B.C. 100.0 10.5 6.6 2.9 17.6 11.8 13.2 2.5 14.6 14.0 6.3
Lacombe CA Alta. 100.0 14.2 4.5 1.5 15.7 10.1 9.7 0.7 14.2 23.5 6.3
Saint-Hyacinthe CA Que. 100.0 12.5 5.5 2.7 19.3 6.8 9.3 2.8 15.9 19.3 6.3
Québec CMA Que. 100.0 8.5 8.1 5.2 23.0 9.2 13.1 3.9 10.4 12.2 6.2
Abbotsford - Mission CMA B.C. 100.0 7.8 4.5 4.0 13.6 19.3 14.3 1.7 13.1 15.7 6.1
Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo CMA Ont. 100.0 10.4 12.6 8.6 13.7 14.3 16.5 1.5 7.5 8.8 6.1
Woodstock CA Ont. 100.0 10.9 5.6 3.3 10.4 14.4 19.6 2.5 11.4 15.9 6.1
Barrie CMA Ont. 100.0 8.8 6.3 2.7 13.5 12.0 20.4 1.7 12.9 15.9 6.0
Drummondville CA Que. 100.0 6.6 10.1 1.4 20.3 7.8 10.5 2.5 11.8 23.3 6.0
Sorel-Tracy CA Que. 100.0 6.2 14.8 1.6 19.8 4.9 11.3 3.3 13.4 19.0 6.0
Victoria CMA B.C. 100.0 10.7 5.8 4.5 14.4 14.5 19.7 2.6 11.0 10.9 6.0
Summerside CA P.E.I. 100.0 5.9 3.8 2.1 17.2 7.6 17.6 1.4 16.2 22.4 5.9
Camrose CA Alta. 100.0 8.5 3.0 3.0 14.2 9.9 11.8 1.9 20.8 21.1 5.8
Cape Breton CA N.S. 100.0 7.0 3.4 2.2 16.0 10.1 17.3 1.5 16.7 20.0 5.8
New Glasgow CA N.S. 100.0 8.2 4.0 4.0 21.3 10.8 11.5 1.1 14.7 18.6 5.8
Regina CMA Sask. 100.0 7.8 9.5 5.5 21.5 9.4 12.3 2.9 12.1 13.2 5.8
Cowansville CA Que. 100.0 8.2 7.0 1.9 17.7 7.6 14.6 3.8 11.4 23.4 5.7
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield CA Que. 100.0 5.3 8.4 1.4 18.6 6.7 13.4 3.8 10.3 26.7 5.7
Red Deer CA Alta. 100.0 6.3 9.4 3.5 17.0 7.9 11.4 1.6 19.1 18.2 5.6
Brockville CA Ont. 100.0 8.8 7.3 2.5 11.3 13.8 17.7 1.7 12.3 18.8 5.5
Joliette CA Que. 100.0 6.4 5.9 1.5 17.8 7.3 10.9 4.0 15.8 24.9 5.5
Fredericton CA N.B. 100.0 9.3 10.0 5.3 16.1 12.0 15.0 2.5 9.9 14.5 5.4
Hawkesbury CA Ont. / Que. 100.0 4.3 14.0 2.2 15.1 11.8 7.5 4.3 16.1 19.4 5.4
Hawkesbury (Ontario part) CA Ont. 100.0 4.8 14.5 0.0 13.3 13.3 7.2 6.0 15.7 21.7 4.8
Hawkesbury (Quebec part) CA Que. 100.0 0.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.0 0.0 20.0
St. John's CMA N.L. 100.0 10.4 10.8 3.7 17.9 10.5 12.2 1.8 12.6 14.9 5.4
Cornwall CA Ont. 100.0 6.5 6.1 1.1 11.9 11.3 20.9 2.1 11.6 23.1 5.3
Granby CA Que. 100.0 7.9 11.8 1.6 22.4 6.2 9.9 3.0 11.5 20.3 5.3
Kentville CA N.S. 100.0 12.3 4.1 2.5 12.9 13.4 13.6 1.8 14.6 19.4 5.3
Miramichi CA N.B. 100.0 6.6 2.5 1.7 12.1 10.8 14.4 0.4 20.9 25.6 5.3
Moncton CMA N.B. 100.0 7.6 5.1 3.9 23.5 10.5 12.6 2.5 13.9 15.2 5.3
Trois-Rivières CMA Que. 100.0 7.2 9.3 2.2 21.5 7.8 15.0 1.9 12.5 17.4 5.3
London CMA Ont. 100.0 11.2 7.6 4.3 12.2 14.0 19.1 2.0 13.7 10.6 5.2
Edmonton CMA Alta. 100.0 10.4 12.1 4.2 18.1 9.6 12.3 2.0 13.5 12.6 5.1
Oshawa CMA Ont. 100.0 9.3 8.3 4.2 16.2 12.9 18.6 1.6 9.3 14.5 5.1
Carleton Place CA Ont. 100.0 10.8 9.7 5.3 10.3 15.3 20.6 2.1 8.1 13.1 5.0
Rivière-du-Loup CA Que. 100.0 7.3 8.4 1.5 19.1 5.0 8.2 2.5 14.7 28.7 5.0
Sarnia CA Ont. 100.0 9.6 13.8 2.4 10.7 11.6 16.9 1.4 12.5 15.9 5.0
Arnprior CA Ont. 100.0 9.9 11.8 3.0 9.5 14.1 19.0 1.9 6.8 18.6 4.9
Lloydminster CA Alta. / Sask. 100.0 5.3 11.9 3.5 18.8 7.2 10.0 1.3 13.6 23.3 4.9
Lloydminster (Saskatchewan part) CA Sask. 100.0 6.0 11.2 3.4 23.2 7.1 9.0 0.0 12.0 21.7 5.6
Lloydminster (Alberta part) CA Alta. 100.0 5.2 12.6 3.6 16.1 7.2 10.5 1.3 14.8 24.2 4.7
Saint-Georges CA Que. 100.0 4.4 5.7 2.8 22.7 6.4 8.7 2.5 13.1 28.8 4.9
Charlottetown CA P.E.I. 100.0 11.8 4.7 2.7 22.3 11.5 13.8 2.0 11.8 14.5 4.8
Hamilton CMA Ont. 100.0 11.0 8.7 3.7 15.9 14.0 18.6 1.8 10.6 10.9 4.8
Kingston CMA Ont. 100.0 12.5 9.2 3.3 10.0 13.5 18.3 2.2 14.5 11.6 4.8
Windsor CMA Ont. 100.0 9.0 12.7 4.2 16.3 9.5 16.0 1.8 13.1 12.8 4.8
Montréal CMA Que. 100.0 7.6 12.0 5.5 24.7 10.9 13.3 3.7 8.5 9.2 4.7
Brooks CA Alta. 100.0 9.8 6.2 2.2 16.0 7.7 6.8 2.2 16.0 28.3 4.6
Halifax CMA N.S. 100.0 10.5 6.6 4.7 20.9 12.6 16.5 2.1 11.5 9.9 4.6
Ottawa - Gatineau CMA Ont. / Que. 100.0 9.1 10.9 6.5 17.3 11.5 20.5 3.7 7.6 8.3 4.6
Ottawa - Gatineau (Quebec part) CMA Que. 100.0 6.7 6.9 4.7 23.5 10.5 19.4 3.9 7.2 11.7 5.6
Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part) CMA Ont. 100.0 9.7 11.9 6.9 15.9 11.7 20.8 3.6 7.7 7.5 4.3
Okotoks CA Alta. 100.0 10.2 9.5 2.7 18.1 8.9 11.1 0.9 11.9 22.1 4.3
Ingersoll CA Ont. 100.0 12.0 6.6 1.8 11.4 16.8 24.0 0.0 10.8 13.2 4.2
Vancouver CMA B.C. 100.0 9.6 10.4 6.1 20.5 13.9 15.6 2.4 9.9 7.4 4.2
Wood Buffalo CA Alta. 100.0 11.3 22.3 3.2 19.3 8.3 9.3 1.5 10.4 10.2 4.2
Calgary CMA Alta. 100.0 10.5 16.2 5.1 21.9 9.1 12.4 2.3 10.0 8.5 4.1
Saint John CMA N.B. 100.0 8.2 8.5 3.3 22.6 11.0 11.7 1.9 13.7 14.9 4.1
Shawinigan CA Que. 100.0 6.8 5.7 2.0 20.3 6.6 15.9 2.3 14.3 21.9 4.1
Toronto CMA Ont. 100.0 8.8 11.7 7.3 22.2 13.0 15.3 2.7 8.3 6.7 4.0
Cold Lake CA Alta. 100.0 13.7 16.7 3.9 16.3 5.2 9.5 1.3 9.2 19.6 3.9
Wasaga Beach CA Ont. 100.0 8.8 6.2 2.3 15.8 11.5 23.8 1.9 11.9 16.2 3.1
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