Table 4
Population aged 15 and over with a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree by major field of study, Canada, 2011
| Major field of study | Females | Males | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian-born | Total immigrants | Recent immigrants | Canadian-born | Total immigrants | Recent immigrants | |
| percentage | ||||||
| Population with a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Education | 12.1 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| Humanities | 6.0 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| Social and behavioural sciences and law | 13.1 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| Business, management and public administration | 26.4 | 26.5 | 26.8 | 15.9 | 17.6 | 20.7 |
| Physical and life sciences and technologies | 2.9 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Mathematics, computer and information sciences | 2.3 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 7.4 | 9.1 |
| Architecture, engineering, and related technologies | 2.6 | 5.9 | 7.4 | 40.7 | 40.3 | 33.9 |
| Agriculture, natural resources and conservation | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| Health and related fields | 22.8 | 20.2 | 18.2 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 7.8 |
| Personal, protective and transportation services | 6.3 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 7.4 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, National Household Survey, 2011. | ||||||
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