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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by educational attainment of adults 25–64: Upper secondary / non-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: 30 (Canada).

Lowest: 24 to 28 %
Group 2: 28 to 30 %
Group 3: 30 to 31 %
Group 4: 31 to 34 %
Highest: 34 to 40 %

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	Saskatchewan	40
2	Newfoundland and Labrador	34
2	Manitoba	34
2	Alberta	34
5	Quebec	33
6	British Columbia	31
7	Prince Edward Island	30
7	Nova Scotia	30
9	New Brunswick	29
9	Yukon	29
11	Northwest Territories	28
12	Ontario	24
12	Nunavut	24

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: Upper secondary / non-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-upper-secondary-non-tertiary/

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