Education Highlight Tables, 2016 Census
Major field of study STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) groupings for selected age groups 15 years and over, both sexes, and selected highest levels of educational attainment (university certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above), % distribution 2016, Canada, provinces and territories, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data
Data table
Geographic name | 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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||
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Canada | 100.0 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 4.8 | 18.3 | 12.4 | 14.9 | 2.5 | 10.1 | 12.0 | 5.2 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 100.0 | 9.8 | 8.3 | 2.7 | 13.5 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 1.5 | 12.7 | 24.0 | 5.9 |
Prince Edward Island | 100.0 | 11.6 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 18.9 | 12.6 | 13.4 | 1.8 | 11.7 | 18.3 | 4.8 |
Nova Scotia | 100.0 | 10.8 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 17.3 | 12.8 | 15.4 | 1.8 | 12.0 | 15.2 | 5.2 |
New Brunswick | 100.0 | 8.4 | 6.8 | 3.1 | 17.2 | 11.5 | 12.1 | 2.0 | 13.1 | 20.0 | 5.7 |
Quebec | 100.0 | 7.6 | 10.1 | 4.3 | 22.0 | 10.6 | 13.0 | 3.5 | 9.6 | 13.9 | 5.3 |
Ontario | 100.0 | 9.9 | 10.6 | 5.6 | 17.6 | 13.7 | 16.9 | 2.4 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 4.8 |
Manitoba | 100.0 | 9.4 | 6.9 | 4.1 | 14.7 | 11.8 | 13.7 | 1.8 | 13.2 | 17.1 | 7.3 |
Saskatchewan | 100.0 | 9.3 | 7.9 | 3.4 | 15.7 | 9.3 | 10.9 | 2.2 | 13.5 | 20.5 | 7.4 |
Alberta | 100.0 | 10.7 | 13.2 | 4.1 | 18.4 | 9.4 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 5.0 |
British Columbia | 100.0 | 10.1 | 8.9 | 4.7 | 17.1 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 2.3 | 10.7 | 11.3 | 5.4 |
Yukon | 100.0 | 11.2 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 17.2 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 18.2 | 10.3 |
Northwest Territories | 100.0 | 11.7 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 14.3 | 9.1 | 14.5 | 2.6 | 12.0 | 19.5 | 8.6 |
Nunavut | 100.0 | 8.5 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 13.6 | 9.1 | 13.2 | 3.9 | 9.8 | 29.3 | 6.9 |
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Related data
- Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016
- Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016, Education
- Census Profile
- Focus on Geography Series
For more information on education, 2016 Census, refer to 2016 Census topic: Education.
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