The pie charts illustrate the proportion of post-school qualifications held by Canadians aged 25 to 35 years and 45 to 55 years. The measurements were indicated as percentages. Overall, it is evident from the charts that the most popular degree was in the study of Social Science, and Arts in both charts.
The number of younger group holding a degree was higher than the older group. 515,600 Canadians aged 25 to 35 years held a degree compared to those aged 45 to 55 years, with a total of 213,400 people.
In detail, Social Science, and Arts were almost equally popular in both age groups, at 21% and 20%, respectively. Administration was more popular in the younger group, at 19% compared to 15% in the older group. Similarly, 18% of the younger group held a degree in Science, Math, and Computers compared to 10% of the older group. The trend for the study in Education in both age groups was closely similar, at 15% and 13%, respectively. Surprisingly, the older group, at 19%, accounted for almost twice as much as the proportion of the younger group, at 9%, in Engineering study.
As for Nursing, only 11% of the younger group studied it, whereas 7% was represented by the younger group. The proportion of the studies of MBA, Humanities, and Other in both age groups were roughly similar in figures.
It can be understood that Canadians aged 25 to 35 preferred to study Social Science, Arts, Administration, Math, Science, and Computers. Meanwhile, the age group of 45 to 55 years were most likely to focus on Social Science, Arts, Engineering, and Administration.