Education

Educational attainment levels for the population aged 25–64. — 2011 Census of Population

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Bachelor's+ (%)

Bachelor's degree or higher (aged 25–64)

Riding-level detail is not available for this topic in 2011. The National Household Survey (which covers this topic) was not published at the Dissemination Area level.

Distribution by riding

Share of 25-to-64-year-olds with a bachelor's degree or higher by federal riding, 2011 Census. Median 21.0%; range 8.4% (Random—Burin—St. George's) to 63.3% (Westmount—Ville-Marie); half of ridings between 14.7% and 32.1%.

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Vertical axis: Share of 25-to-64-year-olds with a bachelor's degree or higher (%)

Each dot is one federal riding (308 with a figure; 2003 Representation Order), placed by its value and spread across the axis so that dots do not overlap. The line marks the median riding (21.0%). Prairies: Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Atlantic: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador. North: Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey.

Highest and lowest ridings

Share of 25-to-64-year-olds with a bachelor's degree or higher by federal riding, 2011 Census. 308 ridings ranked from highest (1) to lowest; tied values share a rank. Bars start at zero on one scale; the vertical line marks the median riding (21.0%).

10 highest

The 10 ridings with the highest values: share of 25-to-64-year-olds with a bachelor's degree or higher, 2011 Census
Rank	Riding	Value
1	Westmount—Ville-MarieQC	63.3%
2	Vancouver QuadraBC	61.4%
3	Trinity—SpadinaON	60.0%
4	WillowdaleON	59.9%
5	Ottawa CentreON	59.5%
6	St. Paul'sON	58.0%
7	OutremontQC	56.2%
8	Toronto CentreON	55.7%
9	Don Valley WestON	54.4%
10	Laurier—Sainte-MarieQC	53.6%

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: share of 25-to-64-year-olds with a bachelor's degree or higher, 2011 Census, lowest first
Rank	Riding	Value
308	Random—Burin—St. George'sNL	8.4%
307	Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—WindsorNL	8.9%
306	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill RiverSK	9.5%
304	Beauharnois—SalaberryQC	9.6%
304	Mégantic—L'ÉrableQC	9.6%
303	YellowheadAB	9.8%
302	Saint-Maurice—ChamplainQC	10.1%
301	AvalonNL	10.3%
300	Roberval—Lac-Saint-JeanQC	10.4%
299	ChurchillMB	10.6%

All 308 ridings, ranked

All ridings ranked by share of 25-to-64-year-olds with a bachelor's degree or higher, 2011 Census, highest first
Rank	Riding	Province or territory	Value
1	Westmount—Ville-Marie	Quebec	63.3%
2	Vancouver Quadra	British Columbia	61.4%
3	Trinity—Spadina	Ontario	60.0%
4	Willowdale	Ontario	59.9%
5	Ottawa Centre	Ontario	59.5%
6	St. Paul's	Ontario	58.0%
7	Outremont	Quebec	56.2%
8	Toronto Centre	Ontario	55.7%
9	Don Valley West	Ontario	54.4%
10	Laurier—Sainte-Marie	Quebec	53.6%
11	Vancouver Centre	British Columbia	53.1%
12	Thornhill	Ontario	51.2%
13	Eglinton—Lawrence	Ontario	50.9%
14	Calgary West	Alberta	50.6%
15	Parkdale—High Park	Ontario	49.8%
16	Louis-Hébert	Quebec	48.9%
17	Mont-Royal	Quebec	48.5%
18	Richmond Hill	Ontario	47.9%
19	Calgary Centre	Alberta	47.0%
20	Halifax	Nova Scotia	46.8%
21	Lac-Saint-Louis	Quebec	45.8%
22	Winnipeg South Centre	Manitoba	44.8%
23	Oakville	Ontario	44.7%
24	Toronto—Danforth	Ontario	44.1%
25	Don Valley East	Ontario	43.8%
26	Kitchener—Waterloo	Ontario	43.2%
27	Beaches—East York	Ontario	42.7%
28	Edmonton—Strathcona	Alberta	42.4%
29	Calgary—Nose Hill	Alberta	42.0%
30	Mississauga—Erindale	Ontario	41.7%
30	Ottawa—Vanier	Ontario	41.7%
32	Victoria	British Columbia	41.6%
33	North Vancouver	British Columbia	41.4%
33	Winnipeg South	Manitoba	41.4%
35	Carleton—Mississippi Mills	Ontario	40.8%
35	Ottawa South	Ontario	40.8%
37	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Ontario	40.6%
37	Saint-Laurent—Cartierville	Quebec	40.6%
39	Ottawa West—Nepean	Ontario	40.5%
40	Halton	Ontario	40.4%
41	Jeanne-Le Ber	Quebec	40.2%
41	Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie	Quebec	40.2%
43	Oak Ridges—Markham	Ontario	40.0%
44	Nepean—Carleton	Ontario	39.7%
45	Edmonton—Leduc	Alberta	39.4%
45	Richmond	British Columbia	39.4%
47	Calgary Centre-North	Alberta	39.1%
48	Etobicoke Centre	Ontario	39.0%
49	Hull—Aylmer	Quebec	38.6%
50	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale	Ontario	38.4%
50	Halifax West	Nova Scotia	38.4%
52	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine	Quebec	37.7%
53	Ahuntsic	Quebec	37.5%
54	Ottawa—Orléans	Ontario	37.0%
55	Brossard—La Prairie	Quebec	36.8%
55	Burnaby—Douglas	British Columbia	36.8%
57	Calgary Southwest	Alberta	36.7%
58	Mississauga—Streetsville	Ontario	36.5%
59	Mississauga—Brampton South	Ontario	36.4%
60	Burnaby—New Westminster	British Columbia	36.2%
61	Mississauga East—Cooksville	Ontario	35.9%
61	Mississauga South	Ontario	35.9%
61	York Centre	Ontario	35.9%
64	Québec	Quebec	35.4%
65	Markham—Unionville	Ontario	35.1%
65	Pierrefonds—Dollard	Quebec	35.1%
65	Vancouver East	British Columbia	35.1%
68	London West	Ontario	34.9%
69	West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country	British Columbia	34.6%
70	Vancouver South	British Columbia	34.3%
71	Saanich—Gulf Islands	British Columbia	33.8%
72	London North Centre	Ontario	33.3%
72	Newmarket—Aurora	Ontario	33.3%
74	Vancouver Kingsway	British Columbia	33.1%
75	Saskatoon—Humboldt	Saskatchewan	32.7%
76	Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam	British Columbia	32.2%
77	Scarborough—Agincourt	Ontario	32.1%
78	Edmonton Centre	Alberta	32.0%
78	Guelph	Ontario	32.0%
78	Papineau	Quebec	32.0%
78	St. John's East	Newfoundland and Labrador	32.0%
82	Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher	Quebec	31.8%
83	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	31.6%
84	Davenport	Ontario	31.5%
84	Wascana	Saskatchewan	31.5%
86	Kingston and the Islands	Ontario	31.0%
87	Burlington	Ontario	30.9%
87	Fredericton	New Brunswick	30.9%
87	New Westminster—Coquitlam	British Columbia	30.9%
90	Blackstrap	Saskatchewan	30.8%
91	Calgary Southeast	Alberta	30.7%
92	Pickering—Scarborough East	Ontario	30.4%
93	Delta—Richmond East	British Columbia	30.3%
94	Saint Boniface	Manitoba	29.9%
95	South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale	British Columbia	29.4%
96	Vaughan	Ontario	28.8%
97	Marc-Aurèle-Fortin	Quebec	28.6%
97	Saint-Lambert	Quebec	28.6%
97	Scarborough Southwest	Ontario	28.6%
100	Hochelaga	Quebec	28.5%
101	Dartmouth—Cole Harbour	Nova Scotia	27.5%
102	Winnipeg Centre	Manitoba	26.9%
103	Palliser	Saskatchewan	26.6%
104	Whitby—Oshawa	Ontario	26.5%
105	Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe	New Brunswick	26.3%
105	Scarborough—Rouge River	Ontario	26.3%
107	Scarborough Centre	Ontario	26.1%
107	Wellington—Halton Hills	Ontario	26.1%
107	Windsor West	Ontario	26.1%
110	Ajax—Pickering	Ontario	26.0%
110	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia	Manitoba	26.0%
112	Yukon	Yukon	25.8%
113	Scarborough—Guildwood	Ontario	25.7%
114	Sherbrooke	Quebec	25.5%
115	Fleetwood—Port Kells	British Columbia	25.4%
115	Verchères—Les Patriotes	Quebec	25.4%
117	Kildonan—St. Paul	Manitoba	25.2%
117	Laval—Les Îles	Quebec	25.2%
119	Brampton West	Ontario	25.1%
120	Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont	Alberta	24.9%
121	Edmonton—Spruce Grove	Alberta	24.6%
122	Bramalea—Gore—Malton	Ontario	24.5%
123	Louis-Saint-Laurent	Quebec	24.3%
124	Brampton—Springdale	Ontario	23.9%
124	LaSalle—Émard	Quebec	23.9%
126	Chambly—Borduas	Quebec	23.8%
127	Alfred-Pellan	Quebec	23.6%
128	Kitchener Centre	Ontario	23.2%
129	Laval	Quebec	23.1%
129	Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert	Quebec	23.1%
131	Calgary Northeast	Alberta	22.9%
131	Edmonton—St. Albert	Alberta	22.9%
131	Newton—North Delta	British Columbia	22.9%
134	St. John's South—Mount Pearl	Newfoundland and Labrador	22.7%
134	Western Arctic	Northwest Territories	22.7%
134	Wild Rose	Alberta	22.7%
137	Vaudreuil-Soulanges	Quebec	22.6%
138	Hamilton Centre	Ontario	22.5%
139	Kitchener—Conestoga	Ontario	22.4%
139	Saskatoon—Wanuskewin	Saskatchewan	22.4%
139	Sudbury	Ontario	22.4%
142	Honoré-Mercier	Quebec	22.3%
142	Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière	Quebec	22.3%
144	Etobicoke North	Ontario	22.2%
145	Macleod	Alberta	22.1%
145	Niagara West—Glanbrook	Ontario	22.1%
147	Gatineau	Quebec	21.8%
147	Lethbridge	Alberta	21.8%
147	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	21.8%
150	Peterborough	Ontario	21.4%
151	Edmonton—Sherwood Park	Alberta	21.2%
151	Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca	British Columbia	21.2%
151	Thunder Bay—Superior North	Ontario	21.2%
154	Sackville—Eastern Shore	Nova Scotia	21.0%
154	Windsor—Tecumseh	Ontario	21.0%
156	Dufferin—Caledon	Ontario	20.8%
157	Kelowna—Lake Country	British Columbia	20.6%
157	Saint John	New Brunswick	20.6%
159	Essex	Ontario	20.4%
160	Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel	Quebec	20.3%
161	Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles	Quebec	20.2%
161	St. Catharines	Ontario	20.2%
163	Langley	British Columbia	19.9%
164	Trois-Rivières	Quebec	19.4%
165	Malpeque	Prince Edward Island	19.3%
166	Cardigan	Prince Edward Island	19.2%
167	Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre	Saskatchewan	19.1%
168	Kings—Hants	Nova Scotia	18.9%
169	Beauport—Limoilou	Quebec	18.8%
169	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord	Quebec	18.8%
169	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	18.8%
172	Terrebonne—Blainville	Quebec	18.6%
173	Winnipeg North	Manitoba	18.5%
174	Central Nova	Nova Scotia	18.4%
175	Surrey North	British Columbia	18.3%
176	Abbotsford	British Columbia	18.2%
176	Barrie	Ontario	18.2%
176	Compton—Stanstead	Quebec	18.2%
176	Simcoe—Grey	Ontario	18.2%
180	Brome—Missisquoi	Quebec	18.1%
180	Durham	Ontario	18.1%
180	Nanaimo—Alberni	British Columbia	18.1%
180	Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques	Quebec	18.1%
184	Fundy Royal	New Brunswick	18.0%
184	Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo	British Columbia	18.0%
186	Lévis—Bellechasse	Quebec	17.9%
187	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	Ontario	17.8%
188	British Columbia Southern Interior	British Columbia	17.7%
188	Nanaimo—Cowichan	British Columbia	17.7%
190	South Shore—St. Margaret's	Nova Scotia	17.2%
191	Nipissing—Timiskaming	Ontario	17.1%
192	Brandon—Souris	Manitoba	17.0%
192	Cambridge	Ontario	17.0%
192	Fort McMurray—Athabasca	Alberta	17.0%
192	York West	Ontario	17.0%
196	Hamilton Mountain	Ontario	16.9%
196	Pontiac	Quebec	16.9%
196	York South—Weston	Ontario	16.9%
199	La Pointe-de-l'Île	Quebec	16.7%
199	Sydney—Victoria	Nova Scotia	16.7%
201	New Brunswick Southwest	New Brunswick	16.6%
201	Niagara Falls	Ontario	16.6%
203	Elmwood—Transcona	Manitoba	16.5%
203	Leeds—Grenville	Ontario	16.5%
203	Rivière-des-Mille-Îles	Quebec	16.5%
206	Thunder Bay—Rainy River	Ontario	16.3%
207	Repentigny	Quebec	16.2%
208	Kootenay—Columbia	British Columbia	16.1%
208	Okanagan—Coquihalla	British Columbia	16.1%
210	Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord	Quebec	15.8%
210	Vancouver Island North	British Columbia	15.8%
212	Parry Sound—Muskoka	Ontario	15.7%
212	Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar	Saskatchewan	15.7%
212	Simcoe North	Ontario	15.7%
215	Edmonton East	Alberta	15.6%
215	Laurentides—Labelle	Quebec	15.6%
217	Châteauguay—Saint-Constant	Quebec	15.5%
217	Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington	Ontario	15.5%
217	Red Deer	Alberta	15.5%
220	Beauséjour	New Brunswick	15.3%
221	Cape Breton—Canso	Nova Scotia	15.2%
221	Crowfoot	Alberta	15.2%
221	York—Simcoe	Ontario	15.2%
224	Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission	British Columbia	15.0%
224	Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	15.0%
224	Sarnia—Lambton	Ontario	15.0%
227	Northumberland—Quinte West	Ontario	14.8%
227	Saint-Jean	Quebec	14.8%
229	Huron—Bruce	Ontario	14.7%
229	Okanagan—Shuswap	British Columbia	14.7%
229	Prince Edward—Hastings	Ontario	14.7%
232	Welland	Ontario	14.6%
233	Bourassa	Quebec	14.5%
233	Cariboo—Prince George	British Columbia	14.5%
235	Brant	Ontario	14.4%
235	Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley	Nova Scotia	14.4%
235	Portage—Lisgar	Manitoba	14.4%
238	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	Ontario	14.3%
239	Abitibi—Témiscamingue	Quebec	14.2%
239	Madawaska—Restigouche	New Brunswick	14.2%
239	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	Ontario	14.2%
242	Egmont	Prince Edward Island	14.1%
242	Elgin—Middlesex—London	Ontario	14.1%
242	London—Fanshawe	Ontario	14.1%
242	Nickel Belt	Ontario	14.1%
242	Selkirk—Interlake	Manitoba	14.1%
242	Tobique—Mactaquac	New Brunswick	14.1%
248	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Ontario	14.0%
248	Calgary East	Alberta	14.0%
250	Provencher	Manitoba	13.9%
251	Jonquière—Alma	Quebec	13.8%
252	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	Ontario	13.7%
252	Kenora	Ontario	13.7%
254	Oshawa	Ontario	13.6%
254	Perth—Wellington	Ontario	13.6%
254	Skeena—Bulkley Valley	British Columbia	13.6%
257	Regina—Qu'Appelle	Saskatchewan	13.5%
257	Vegreville—Wainwright	Alberta	13.5%
259	Berthier—Maskinongé	Quebec	13.4%
259	Medicine Hat	Alberta	13.4%
261	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	Ontario	13.2%
261	Shefford	Quebec	13.2%
263	Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador	13.1%
263	West Nova	Nova Scotia	13.1%
265	Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon	British Columbia	13.0%
265	Nunavut	Nunavut	13.0%
265	Oxford	Ontario	13.0%
268	Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette	Manitoba	12.9%
269	Acadie—Bathurst	New Brunswick	12.5%
269	Cypress Hills—Grasslands	Saskatchewan	12.5%
269	Westlock—St. Paul	Alberta	12.5%
272	Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel	Quebec	12.4%
273	Joliette	Quebec	12.3%
274	Chatham-Kent—Essex	Ontario	12.2%
274	Haldimand—Norfolk	Ontario	12.2%
274	Richmond—Arthabaska	Quebec	12.2%
274	Rivière-du-Nord	Quebec	12.2%
278	Drummond	Quebec	12.1%
278	Manicouagan	Quebec	12.1%
278	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup	Quebec	12.1%
281	Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte	Newfoundland and Labrador	12.0%
282	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot	Quebec	11.8%
283	Battlefords—Lloydminster	Saskatchewan	11.7%
284	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou	Quebec	11.6%
284	Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour	Quebec	11.6%
284	Peace River	Alberta	11.6%
284	Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry	Ontario	11.6%
284	Wetaskiwin	Alberta	11.6%
289	Beauce	Quebec	11.5%
289	Miramichi	New Brunswick	11.5%
289	Prince George—Peace River	British Columbia	11.5%
292	Souris—Moose Mountain	Saskatchewan	11.3%
292	Timmins—James Bay	Ontario	11.3%
294	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing	Ontario	11.2%
295	Yorkton—Melville	Saskatchewan	11.1%
296	Montcalm	Quebec	10.9%
297	Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia	Quebec	10.8%
298	Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine	Quebec	10.7%
299	Churchill	Manitoba	10.6%
300	Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean	Quebec	10.4%
301	Avalon	Newfoundland and Labrador	10.3%
302	Saint-Maurice—Champlain	Quebec	10.1%
303	Yellowhead	Alberta	9.8%
304	Beauharnois—Salaberry	Quebec	9.6%
304	Mégantic—L'Érable	Quebec	9.6%
306	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	Saskatchewan	9.5%
307	Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor	Newfoundland and Labrador	8.9%
308	Random—Burin—St. George's	Newfoundland and Labrador	8.4%

Value: Bachelor's degree or higher (aged 25–64).

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2011. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.