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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by educational attainment of adults 25–64: Tertiary

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: 64 (Canada).

Lowest: 33 to 57 %
Group 2: 57 to 59 %
Group 3: 59 to 63 %
Group 4: 63 to 64 %
Highest: 64 to 70 %

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	Ontario	70
2	Yukon	66
3	Prince Edward Island	64
3	British Columbia	64
5	Nova Scotia	63
5	New Brunswick	63
7	Manitoba	59
7	Alberta	59
9	Newfoundland and Labrador	58
9	Quebec	58
11	Northwest Territories	57
12	Saskatchewan	53
13	Nunavut	33

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: Tertiary (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-tertiary/

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