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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by educational attainment of adults 25–64: Below upper secondary

All 13 provinces and territories with data in Educational attainment of adults 25–64 by province and territory, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 37-10-0130-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated: 2026-10-26

National value: 7 (Canada).

Lowest: 5 to 6 %
Group 2: 6 to 7 %
Group 3: 7 to 8 %
Group 4: 8 to 9 %
Highest: 9 to 42 %

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.


1	Nunavut	42
2	Northwest Territories	15
3	Quebec	9
4	Newfoundland and Labrador	8
4	New Brunswick	8
4	Manitoba	8
7	Prince Edward Island	7
7	Nova Scotia	7
7	Saskatchewan	7
10	Ontario	6
10	Alberta	6
12	British Columbia	5
12	Yukon	5

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 37-10-0130-01: Educational attainment of the population aged 25 to 64, by age group and gender, Canada, provinces and territories. Reference period: 2025.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by educational attainment of adults 25–64: Below upper secondary (2025). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 37-10-0130-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-26. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-educational-attainment-of-adults-25-to-64-below-upper-secondary/

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