🎓 Ranking · 152 metro areas

Most educated cities in Canada

Share of 25 to 64 year olds with a bachelor's degree or higher (2021 Census). Top three: Toronto (46.5%), Canmore (46.1%), Ottawa (43.7%). Canada overall: 32.9%.

#	City	Value
1	Toronto ON	46.5%
2	Canmore AB	46.1%
3	Ottawa ON	43.7%
4	Vancouver BC	43.2%
5	Calgary AB	41.2%
6	Squamish BC	40.3%
7	Guelph ON	39.7%
8	Halifax NS	39.3%
9	Victoria BC	39.0%
10	Fredericton NB	38.4%
11	Yellowknife NT	37.0%
12	Charlottetown PE	36.8%
13	Montréal QC	36.5%
14	Whitehorse YT	36.5%
15	Winnipeg MB	35.6%
16	Nelson BC	35.6%
17	Kitchener ON	35.4%
18	Saskatoon SK	35.3%
19	Regina SK	34.5%
20	Hamilton ON	34.3%
21	Québec QC	33.8%
22	Kingston ON	33.0%
23	London ON	32.1%
24	St. John's NL	32.1%
25	Edmonton AB	31.8%
26	Sherbrooke QC	30.4%
27	Moncton NB	29.3%
28	Collingwood ON	29.0%
29	Rimouski QC	28.9%
30	Oshawa ON	28.4%
31	Kelowna BC	27.5%
32	Nanaimo BC	27.4%
33	Windsor ON	27.2%
34	Okotoks AB	27.2%
35	Centre Wellington ON	26.8%
36	Saint John NB	26.7%
37	Thunder Bay ON	26.7%
38	Peterborough ON	26.6%
39	Kentville NS	26.3%
40	Courtenay BC	26.0%
41	Brandon MB	25.8%
42	Stratford ON	25.5%
43	Lethbridge AB	25.3%
44	Kamloops BC	24.5%
45	St. Catharines ON	24.3%
46	Sault Ste. Marie ON	24.3%
47	Lacombe AB	24.3%
48	Barrie ON	24.2%
49	Trois-Rivières QC	24.2%
50	Thompson MB	24.0%
51	Steinbach MB	23.2%
52	Greater Sudbury ON	23.1%
53	Cobourg ON	23.1%
54	Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts QC	22.6%
55	Kenora ON	22.5%
56	Salmon Arm BC	22.3%
57	Abbotsford BC	22.2%
58	Truro NS	22.1%
59	Corner Brook NL	22.1%
60	Red Deer AB	22.0%
61	Wood Buffalo AB	22.0%
62	Swift Current SK	22.0%
63	Prince George BC	21.9%
64	North Bay ON	21.9%
65	Parksville BC	21.9%
66	Sainte-Marie QC	21.7%
67	Cape Breton NS	21.6%
68	Vernon BC	21.5%
69	North Battleford SK	21.4%
70	Saguenay QC	21.1%
71	Penticton BC	20.9%
72	Weyburn SK	20.9%
73	Rouyn-Noranda QC	20.8%
74	Terrace BC	20.7%
75	Yorkton SK	20.7%
76	Camrose AB	20.7%
77	Port Hope ON	20.7%
78	Brantford ON	20.6%
79	Ladysmith BC	20.6%
80	Edmundston NB	20.4%
81	Summerside PE	20.3%
82	Petawawa ON	20.2%
83	Portage la Prairie MB	20.2%
84	Sarnia ON	20.1%
85	Rivière-du-Loup QC	20.0%
86	Duncan BC	19.8%
87	Prince Albert SK	19.8%
88	Owen Sound ON	19.8%
89	Orillia ON	19.7%
90	Granby QC	19.6%
91	Moose Jaw SK	19.4%
92	Gander NL	19.2%
93	Grande Prairie AB	19.1%
94	New Glasgow NS	18.9%
95	Miramichi NB	18.6%
96	Strathmore AB	18.6%
97	Chilliwack BC	18.5%
98	Fort St. John BC	18.5%
99	Victoriaville QC	18.4%
100	Woodstock ON	18.4%
101	Lloydminster AB	18.4%
102	High River AB	18.3%
103	Saint-Hyacinthe QC	18.2%
104	Val-d'Or QC	18.2%
105	Grand Falls-Windsor NL	18.2%
106	Prince Rupert BC	18.2%
107	Brockville ON	18.1%
108	Campbell River BC	17.9%
109	Medicine Hat AB	17.8%
110	Essa ON	17.8%
111	Joliette QC	17.7%
112	Powell River BC	17.7%
113	Cranbrook BC	17.5%
114	Belleville ON	17.1%
115	Saint-Georges QC	17.0%
116	Midland ON	17.0%
117	Drummondville QC	16.6%
118	Winkler MB	16.6%
119	Amos QC	16.5%
120	Bathurst NB	16.4%
121	Campbellton NB	16.4%
122	Estevan SK	16.2%
123	Alma QC	16.1%
124	Trail BC	16.1%
125	Baie-Comeau QC	16.0%
126	Sept-Îles QC	15.9%
127	Kawartha Lakes ON	15.7%
128	Timmins ON	15.6%
129	Pembroke ON	15.6%
130	Chatham-Kent ON	15.5%
131	Wetaskiwin AB	15.4%
132	Wasaga Beach ON	15.3%
133	Sylvan Lake AB	15.3%
134	Matane QC	15.3%
135	Cowansville QC	15.0%
136	Shawinigan QC	14.8%
137	Williams Lake BC	14.7%
138	Ingersoll ON	14.7%
139	Brooks AB	14.5%
140	Norfolk ON	14.2%
141	Tillsonburg ON	14.2%
142	Cornwall ON	14.1%
143	Dawson Creek BC	13.9%
144	Dolbeau-Mistassini QC	13.9%
145	Thetford Mines QC	13.8%
146	Sorel-Tracy QC	13.5%
147	Port Alberni BC	13.5%
148	Quesnel BC	12.5%
149	Elliot Lake ON	12.1%
150	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield QC	11.4%
151	Hawkesbury ON	10.1%
152	Lachute QC	9.4%

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0384-01. Includes census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations.