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Women+ 25–64 with a postsecondary credential

Measure: Share of women+ 25 to 64 with a college or university credential (%). All 13 provinces and territories with data in University and college education by age and gender, Canada, 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: 2026-11-09

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National value: 71 (Canada).

Lowest: 39 to 66 %
Group 2: 66 to 67 %
Group 3: 67 to 70 %
Group 4: 70 to 74 %
Highest: 74 to 76 %

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	76
2	Prince Edward Island	74
2	Yukon	74
4	British Columbia	73
5	Nova Scotia	71
6	New Brunswick	70
7	Alberta	68
8	Newfoundland and Labrador	67
9	Quebec	66
9	Manitoba	66
9	Northwest Territories	66
12	Saskatchewan	64
13	Nunavut	39

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 37-10-0130-01: Educational attainment of the population aged 25 to 64, by age group and gender, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Canada, provinces and territories. Reference period: 2025.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by share of women+ 25 to 64 with a college or university credential (%) (2025). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 37-10-0130-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-09. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-share-of-women-plus-25-to-64-with-a-college-or-university-credential/

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