Education

Educational attainment levels for the population aged 25–64. — 2016 Census of Population

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Bachelor's+ (%)

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

Distribution by riding

Share of 25-to-64-year-olds with a bachelor's degree or higher by federal riding, 2016 Census. Median 23.6%; range 7.6% (Bonavista—Burin—Trinity) to 67.2% (University—Rosedale); half of ridings between 16.3% and 36.8%.

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Median riding 23.6%

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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 (338 with a figure; 2013 Representation Order), placed by its value and spread across the axis so that dots do not overlap. The line marks the median riding (23.6%). 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, 2016 Census of Population.

Highest and lowest ridings

Share of 25-to-64-year-olds with a bachelor's degree or higher by federal riding, 2016 Census. 338 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 (23.6%).

10 highest

The 10 ridings with the highest values: share of 25-to-64-year-olds with a bachelor's degree or higher, 2016 Census
Rank	Riding	Value
1	University—RosedaleON	67.2%
2	Spadina—Fort YorkON	66.3%
3	Vancouver QuadraBC	63.9%
4	Don Valley WestON	62.7%
5	Ottawa CentreON	62.5%
6	WillowdaleON	62.2%
7	Toronto—St. Paul'sON	60.5%
8	Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-SoeursQC	60.2%
9	OutremontQC	59.4%
10	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—WestmountQC	59.3%

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: share of 25-to-64-year-olds with a bachelor's degree or higher, 2016 Census, lowest first
Rank	Riding	Value
338	Bonavista—Burin—TrinityNL	7.6%
337	Mégantic—L'ÉrableQC	9.6%
335	Coast of Bays—Central—Notre DameNL	10.4%
335	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill RiverSK	10.4%
334	Berthier—MaskinongéQC	10.9%
332	Churchill—Keewatinook AskiMB	11.1%
332	YellowheadAB	11.1%
331	MontcalmQC	11.2%
330	Peace River—WestlockAB	11.3%
329	Miramichi—Grand LakeNB	11.4%

All 338 ridings, ranked

All ridings ranked by share of 25-to-64-year-olds with a bachelor's degree or higher, 2016 Census, highest first
Rank	Riding	Province or territory	Value
1	University—Rosedale	Ontario	67.2%
2	Spadina—Fort York	Ontario	66.3%
3	Vancouver Quadra	British Columbia	63.9%
4	Don Valley West	Ontario	62.7%
5	Ottawa Centre	Ontario	62.5%
6	Willowdale	Ontario	62.2%
7	Toronto—St. Paul's	Ontario	60.5%
8	Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs	Quebec	60.2%
9	Outremont	Quebec	59.4%
10	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount	Quebec	59.3%
11	Vancouver Granville	British Columbia	56.8%
12	Toronto Centre	Ontario	56.4%
13	Vancouver Centre	British Columbia	56.3%
14	Calgary Centre	Alberta	55.8%
15	Don Valley North	Ontario	55.2%
16	Laurier—Sainte-Marie	Quebec	55.0%
17	Parkdale—High Park	Ontario	54.6%
18	Calgary Confederation	Alberta	53.3%
18	Eglinton—Lawrence	Ontario	53.3%
20	Thornhill	Ontario	52.8%
21	Oakville North—Burlington	Ontario	52.4%
22	Mont-Royal	Quebec	51.6%
23	Louis-Hébert	Quebec	51.0%
23	Oakville	Ontario	51.0%
25	Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill	Ontario	50.2%
25	Calgary Signal Hill	Alberta	50.2%
27	Mississauga—Erin Mills	Ontario	50.1%
28	Richmond Hill	Ontario	50.0%
29	Edmonton Riverbend	Alberta	49.6%
30	Toronto—Danforth	Ontario	49.5%
31	Halifax	Nova Scotia	49.4%
32	Markham—Unionville	Ontario	49.2%
33	Winnipeg South Centre	Manitoba	49.1%
34	Calgary Rocky Ridge	Alberta	48.2%
35	Lac-Saint-Louis	Quebec	48.1%
35	Waterloo	Ontario	48.1%
37	Beaches—East York	Ontario	46.8%
38	North Vancouver	British Columbia	46.6%
39	Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie	Quebec	46.2%
40	Mississauga Centre	Ontario	45.4%
41	Kanata—Carleton	Ontario	45.3%
42	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Ontario	45.1%
43	Edmonton Strathcona	Alberta	44.9%
43	Saint-Laurent	Quebec	44.9%
43	Victoria	British Columbia	44.9%
46	Nepean	Ontario	44.2%
47	Burnaby South	British Columbia	43.8%
48	Winnipeg South	Manitoba	43.5%
49	Brossard—Saint-Lambert	Quebec	43.2%
49	Ottawa West—Nepean	Ontario	43.2%
51	Richmond Centre	British Columbia	42.6%
52	Etobicoke Centre	Ontario	42.5%
53	Halifax West	Nova Scotia	42.4%
54	Ottawa South	Ontario	42.3%
55	Ottawa—Vanier	Ontario	42.2%
56	Mississauga—Streetsville	Ontario	42.0%
57	Milton	Ontario	41.6%
58	Markham—Stouffville	Ontario	41.3%
59	Carleton	Ontario	40.8%
60	Burnaby North—Seymour	British Columbia	40.5%
60	Don Valley East	Ontario	40.5%
62	Ahuntsic-Cartierville	Quebec	40.2%
62	Calgary Heritage	Alberta	40.2%
62	Saskatoon—University	Saskatchewan	40.2%
65	Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas	Ontario	40.0%
66	Mississauga—Lakeshore	Ontario	39.8%
67	Steveston—Richmond East	British Columbia	39.5%
68	Vancouver East	British Columbia	39.4%
69	Orléans	Ontario	39.1%
69	Québec	Quebec	39.1%
69	West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country	British Columbia	39.1%
72	Saskatoon—Grasswood	Saskatchewan	38.9%
73	London North Centre	Ontario	38.7%
74	Hull—Aylmer	Quebec	38.4%
75	King—Vaughan	Ontario	38.3%
75	Mississauga—Malton	Ontario	38.3%
77	Davenport	Ontario	38.2%
78	Edmonton Centre	Alberta	37.7%
78	London West	Ontario	37.7%
80	Calgary Nose Hill	Alberta	37.3%
80	Pierrefonds—Dollard	Quebec	37.3%
82	St. John's East	Newfoundland and Labrador	37.1%
83	South Surrey—White Rock	British Columbia	37.0%
84	York Centre	Ontario	36.9%
85	Papineau	Quebec	36.8%
86	Newmarket—Aurora	Ontario	36.6%
87	Saanich—Gulf Islands	British Columbia	36.3%
88	New Westminster—Burnaby	British Columbia	36.2%
88	Port Moody—Coquitlam	British Columbia	36.2%
90	Fredericton	New Brunswick	35.9%
91	Guelph	Ontario	35.6%
92	Regina—Wascana	Saskatchewan	35.5%
93	Vancouver Kingsway	British Columbia	35.1%
94	Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam	British Columbia	34.9%
95	Scarborough—Agincourt	Ontario	34.8%
96	Burlington	Ontario	34.5%
96	Markham—Thornhill	Ontario	34.5%
96	Saint Boniface—Saint Vital	Manitoba	34.5%
99	Calgary Midnapore	Alberta	34.4%
100	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	34.3%
101	Montarville	Quebec	34.2%
102	Hochelaga	Quebec	34.1%
102	Vancouver South	British Columbia	34.1%
104	LaSalle—Émard—Verdun	Quebec	33.8%
105	Kingston and the Islands	Ontario	33.7%
106	Mississauga East—Cooksville	Ontario	33.4%
107	Brampton West	Ontario	32.7%
108	Brampton South	Ontario	32.6%
108	Regina—Lewvan	Saskatchewan	32.6%
110	Brampton East	Ontario	32.4%
111	Scarborough Southwest	Ontario	32.1%
112	Vaughan—Woodbridge	Ontario	31.7%
113	Whitby	Ontario	31.1%
114	Pickering—Uxbridge	Ontario	30.7%
115	Edmonton West	Alberta	30.4%
116	Dartmouth—Cole Harbour	Nova Scotia	30.3%
116	Scarborough—Guildwood	Ontario	30.3%
118	Ajax	Ontario	30.2%
118	Calgary Shepard	Alberta	30.2%
120	Yukon	Yukon	30.1%
121	Scarborough—Rouge Park	Ontario	30.0%
122	Fleetwood—Port Kells	British Columbia	29.9%
123	Winnipeg Centre	Manitoba	29.7%
124	Scarborough Centre	Ontario	29.4%
125	Calgary Skyview	Alberta	29.3%
125	Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle	Quebec	29.3%
125	Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères	Quebec	29.3%
128	Laval—Les Îles	Quebec	28.6%
128	Longueuil—Saint-Hubert	Quebec	28.6%
128	Marc-Aurèle-Fortin	Quebec	28.6%
128	Windsor West	Ontario	28.6%
132	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley	Manitoba	28.4%
132	Pontiac	Quebec	28.4%
134	Brampton North	Ontario	28.1%
134	Sherbrooke	Quebec	28.1%
136	Delta	British Columbia	28.0%
137	Kildonan—St. Paul	Manitoba	27.4%
137	Kitchener Centre	Ontario	27.4%
139	Banff—Airdrie	Alberta	27.3%
140	Scarborough North	Ontario	27.2%
141	Louis-Saint-Laurent	Quebec	27.0%
142	Edmonton—Wetaskiwin	Alberta	26.9%
142	St. Albert—Edmonton	Alberta	26.9%
144	Alfred-Pellan	Quebec	26.7%
145	La Prairie	Quebec	26.6%
146	Vimy	Quebec	26.5%
147	Vaudreuil—Soulanges	Quebec	26.4%
148	Flamborough—Glanbrook	Ontario	26.3%
148	Wellington—Halton Hills	Ontario	26.3%
150	Edmonton Mill Woods	Alberta	26.2%
150	Thérèse-De Blainville	Quebec	26.2%
152	Beloeil—Chambly	Quebec	26.1%
152	Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe	New Brunswick	26.1%
154	Kitchener—Conestoga	Ontario	26.0%
155	Winnipeg North	Manitoba	25.5%
156	Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke	British Columbia	25.4%
157	Kitchener South—Hespeler	Ontario	24.8%
157	St. John's South—Mount Pearl	Newfoundland and Labrador	24.8%
159	Niagara West	Ontario	24.7%
160	Northwest Territories	Northwest Territories	24.5%
161	Etobicoke North	Ontario	24.4%
161	Sudbury	Ontario	24.4%
163	Brampton Centre	Ontario	24.2%
164	Essex	Ontario	24.1%
164	Foothills	Alberta	24.1%
166	Thunder Bay—Superior North	Ontario	24.0%
167	Surrey—Newton	British Columbia	23.9%
168	Lévis—Lotbinière	Quebec	23.7%
169	Beauport—Limoilou	Quebec	23.6%
170	Hamilton Centre	Ontario	23.4%
170	Trois-Rivières	Quebec	23.4%
172	Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles	Quebec	23.3%
172	Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan	Alberta	23.3%
174	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	23.2%
175	Lethbridge	Alberta	23.1%
175	Malpeque	Prince Edward Island	23.1%
177	Cardigan	Prince Edward Island	23.0%
177	Cloverdale—Langley City	British Columbia	23.0%
177	Langley—Aldergrove	British Columbia	23.0%
177	Peterborough—Kawartha	Ontario	23.0%
181	Saint John—Rothesay	New Brunswick	22.9%
182	Dufferin—Caledon	Ontario	22.8%
182	Honoré-Mercier	Quebec	22.8%
184	Saskatoon West	Saskatchewan	22.7%
185	St. Catharines	Ontario	22.5%
185	Windsor—Tecumseh	Ontario	22.5%
187	Kelowna—Lake Country	British Columbia	22.2%
188	Nanaimo—Ladysmith	British Columbia	22.0%
189	Rivière-des-Mille-Îles	Quebec	21.8%
189	Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook	Nova Scotia	21.8%
191	Durham	Ontario	21.6%
192	Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte	Ontario	21.4%
192	Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne	Quebec	21.4%
192	Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel	Quebec	21.4%
195	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord	Quebec	21.3%
195	Surrey Centre	British Columbia	21.3%
197	Gatineau	Quebec	20.9%
197	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	20.9%
199	Kings—Hants	Nova Scotia	20.3%
200	Abbotsford	British Columbia	20.2%
200	Elmwood—Transcona	Manitoba	20.2%
200	La Pointe-de-l'Île	Quebec	20.2%
203	Fundy Royal	New Brunswick	19.7%
204	Niagara Falls	Ontario	19.6%
204	Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques	Quebec	19.6%
206	Compton—Stanstead	Quebec	19.4%
206	Edmonton Manning	Alberta	19.4%
206	Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo	British Columbia	19.4%
209	Barrie—Innisfil	Ontario	19.3%
210	Central Nova	Nova Scotia	19.2%
211	Fort McMurray—Cold Lake	Alberta	19.1%
212	Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis	Quebec	19.0%
212	Kootenay—Columbia	British Columbia	19.0%
212	Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge	British Columbia	19.0%
215	Beauséjour	New Brunswick	18.9%
215	Brome—Missisquoi	Quebec	18.9%
217	Brandon—Souris	Manitoba	18.8%
218	Bourassa	Quebec	18.7%
218	Cowichan—Malahat—Langford	British Columbia	18.7%
220	South Shore—St. Margarets	Nova Scotia	18.6%
221	York South—Weston	Ontario	18.5%
222	Humber River—Black Creek	Ontario	18.4%
222	Nipissing—Timiskaming	Ontario	18.4%
224	York—Simcoe	Ontario	18.3%
225	Hamilton Mountain	Ontario	18.2%
226	Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île dOrléans—Charlevoix	Quebec	18.1%
226	Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola	British Columbia	18.1%
228	Cambridge	Ontario	17.9%
228	Simcoe—Grey	Ontario	17.9%
230	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	Ontario	17.7%
230	Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston	Ontario	17.7%
230	Sydney—Victoria	Nova Scotia	17.7%
230	Thunder Bay—Rainy River	Ontario	17.7%
234	Red Deer—Mountain View	Alberta	17.6%
234	Repentigny	Quebec	17.6%
236	Edmonton Griesbach	Alberta	17.5%
236	Regina—Qu'Appelle	Saskatchewan	17.5%
238	Courtenay—Alberni	British Columbia	17.4%
238	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	Ontario	17.4%
240	New Brunswick Southwest	New Brunswick	17.3%
241	Calgary Forest Lawn	Alberta	17.1%
241	Cape Breton—Canso	Nova Scotia	17.1%
241	Niagara Centre	Ontario	17.1%
241	Terrebonne	Quebec	17.1%
245	Cumberland—Colchester	Nova Scotia	17.0%
245	Sarnia—Lambton	Ontario	17.0%
247	Brantford—Brant	Ontario	16.8%
247	Parry Sound—Muskoka	Ontario	16.8%
249	North Island—Powell River	British Columbia	16.6%
249	Northumberland—Peterborough South	Ontario	16.6%
249	South Okanagan—West Kootenay	British Columbia	16.6%
249	Tobique—Mactaquac	New Brunswick	16.6%
253	Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	16.4%
254	Laurentides—Labelle	Quebec	16.3%
254	Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes	Ontario	16.3%
256	Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan	Saskatchewan	16.2%
257	Avalon	Newfoundland and Labrador	16.0%
257	Cariboo—Prince George	British Columbia	16.0%
259	Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek /Sentier Carlton—Eagle Creek	Saskatchewan	15.8%
260	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	Ontario	15.7%
260	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	Ontario	15.7%
260	Saint-Jean	Quebec	15.7%
263	Jonquière	Quebec	15.6%
264	Provencher	Manitoba	15.5%
265	Huron—Bruce	Ontario	15.4%
266	Portage—Lisgar	Manitoba	15.3%
267	Elgin—Middlesex—London	Ontario	15.2%
268	Châteauguay—Lacolle	Quebec	15.0%
268	North Okanagan—Shuswap	British Columbia	15.0%
268	Simcoe North	Ontario	15.0%
271	Chilliwack—Hope	British Columbia	14.9%
271	London—Fanshawe	Ontario	14.9%
273	Bay of Quinte	Ontario	14.8%
273	Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon	British Columbia	14.8%
275	Mirabel	Quebec	14.7%
276	Bow River	Alberta	14.6%
277	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Ontario	14.5%
277	Joliette	Quebec	14.5%
277	Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner	Alberta	14.5%
277	Nickel Belt	Ontario	14.5%
281	Perth—Wellington	Ontario	14.4%
282	Abitibi—Témiscamingue	Quebec	14.3%
282	Nunavut	Nunavut	14.3%
282	Skeena—Bulkley Valley	British Columbia	14.3%
282	Sturgeon River—Parkland	Alberta	14.3%
286	Cypress Hills—Grasslands	Saskatchewan	14.2%
286	Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman	Manitoba	14.2%
286	West Nova	Nova Scotia	14.2%
289	Grande Prairie—Mackenzie	Alberta	14.0%
289	Shefford	Quebec	14.0%
291	Madawaska—Restigouche	New Brunswick	13.9%
292	Egmont	Prince Edward Island	13.7%
292	Oshawa	Ontario	13.7%
292	Red Deer—Lacombe	Alberta	13.7%
292	Richmond—Arthabaska	Quebec	13.7%
296	Battlefords—Lloydminster	Saskatchewan	13.6%
297	Drummond	Quebec	13.4%
297	Oxford	Ontario	13.4%
299	Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies	British Columbia	13.3%
299	Souris—Moose Mountain	Saskatchewan	13.3%
301	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	Ontario	13.2%
301	Kenora	Ontario	13.2%
301	Lakeland	Alberta	13.2%
301	Long Range Mountains	Newfoundland and Labrador	13.2%
301	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup	Quebec	13.2%
301	Rivière-du-Nord	Quebec	13.2%
307	Battle River—Crowfoot	Alberta	13.1%
307	Yorkton—Melville	Saskatchewan	13.1%
309	Chatham-Kent—Leamington	Ontario	13.0%
310	Hastings—Lennox and Addington	Ontario	12.8%
310	Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador	12.8%
312	Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel	Quebec	12.7%
313	Acadie—Bathurst	New Brunswick	12.6%
313	Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry	Ontario	12.6%
315	Beauce	Quebec	12.5%
315	Lac-Saint-Jean	Quebec	12.5%
315	Saint-Maurice—Champlain	Quebec	12.5%
318	Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation	Quebec	12.4%
318	Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine	Quebec	12.4%
320	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing	Ontario	12.3%
320	Manicouagan	Quebec	12.3%
322	Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa	Manitoba	12.0%
322	Haldimand—Norfolk	Ontario	12.0%
322	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot	Quebec	12.0%
325	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou	Quebec	11.8%
326	Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia	Quebec	11.7%
326	Timmins—James Bay	Ontario	11.7%
328	Salaberry—Suroît	Quebec	11.5%
329	Miramichi—Grand Lake	New Brunswick	11.4%
330	Peace River—Westlock	Alberta	11.3%
331	Montcalm	Quebec	11.2%
332	Churchill—Keewatinook Aski	Manitoba	11.1%
332	Yellowhead	Alberta	11.1%
334	Berthier—Maskinongé	Quebec	10.9%
335	Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame	Newfoundland and Labrador	10.4%
335	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	Saskatchewan	10.4%
337	Mégantic—L'Érable	Quebec	9.6%
338	Bonavista—Burin—Trinity	Newfoundland and Labrador	7.6%

Value: Bachelor's degree or higher (aged 25–64). Riding names link to the riding's dissemination-area map for this topic.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2016. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.