Highest level of educational attainment for the population aged 25 to 64 2006 counts for both sexes for Canada and census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations - 20% sample data Geocode Geographic name Total - Highest certificate; diploma or degree(1) No certificate; diploma or degree High school certificate or equivalent(2) Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma College; CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma(3) University certificate or diploma below the bachelor level(4) University certificate; diploma or degree at bachelor's level or above 01 Canada 17382115 2683510 4156740 2156010 3533375 866735 3985745 932 Abbotsford - CMA (B.C.) 81835 14485 24855 11000 14930 4315 12255 410 Alma - CA (Que.) 17890 2915 3500 5045 3340 870 2215 481 Amos - CA (Que.) 9815 2495 1935 2405 1350 465 1165 406 Baie-Comeau - CA (Que.) 17420 2975 4180 4340 3385 695 1835 568 Barrie - CMA (Ont.) 95495 13415 27245 9940 26095 3485 15315 328 Bathurst - CA (N.B.) 18160 4430 4000 2785 4075 520 2355 005 Bay Roberts - CA (N.L.) 5995 1590 1395 1135 1055 160 660 522 Belleville - CA (Ont.) 47920 7865 14395 5155 13200 1135 6165 610 Brandon - CA (Man.) 24870 4190 6660 3075 5185 1055 4705 543 Brantford - CMA (Ont.) 66000 12880 18690 7100 15915 2165 9250 512 Brockville - CA (Ont.) 20740 3290 5760 2005 6310 590 2775 806 Brooks - CA (Alta.) 12115 3040 3695 1760 2155 405 1055 825 Calgary - CMA (Alta.) 620120 69375 138225 57785 130120 34805 189805 944 Campbell River - CA (B.C.) 20640 3410 5945 3385 4790 765 2345 330 Campbellton - CA (N.B.) 9650 2730 2175 1325 1950 270 1205 Campbellton (New-Brunswick part) 8035 2190 1840 1010 1705 230 1055 Campbellton (Quebec part) 1620 535 335 310 245 35 150 833 Camrose - CA (Alta.) 7535 1275 1995 1135 1580 305 1240 828 Canmore - CA (Alta.) 7485 455 1585 775 1555 430 2680 225 Cape Breton - CA (N.S.) 56255 11760 12770 9380 10975 3180 8190 531 Centre Wellington - CA (Ont.) 13625 2105 3805 1450 3265 495 2505 105 Charlottetown - CA (P.E.I.) 31635 3760 6865 3440 8285 1550 7730 556 Chatham-Kent - CA (Ont.) 56345 11775 16940 5505 14510 1315 6300 930 Chilliwack - CA (B.C.) 40585 6475 12685 6370 8225 2195 4640 527 Cobourg - CA (Ont.) 8650 1350 2420 890 2180 325 1480 845 Cold Lake - CA (Alta.) 6605 595 1875 1375 1615 185 955 567 Collingwood - CA (Ont.) 8860 1355 2470 975 2120 285 1655 015 Corner Brook - CA (N.L.) 14830 2940 3160 2140 3705 590 2300 501 Cornwall - CA (Ont.) 30455 6365 9255 3445 7400 765 3215 943 Courtenay - CA (B.C.) 26435 3375 7570 4110 5680 1310 4390 437 Cowansville - CA (Que.) 6580 1375 1945 1350 975 310 620 905 Cranbrook - CA (B.C.) 13110 1810 3770 1970 3540 515 1495 975 Dawson Creek - CA (B.C.) 5685 1150 1720 825 1070 170 755 411 Dolbeau-Mistassini - CA (Que.) 8090 2025 1555 2180 1070 290 965 447 Drummondville - CA (Que.) 43390 8120 10085 9535 8275 1635 5730 937 Duncan - CA (B.C.) 21535 3490 6090 3400 4375 1160 3020 835 Edmonton - CMA (Alta.) 570300 80065 134625 71920 125885 27110 130690 335 Edmundston - CA (N.B.) 12550 2575 3490 2105 1840 710 1820 582 Elliot Lake - CA (Ont.) 5495 1240 1435 795 1375 115 535 750 Estevan - CA (Sask.) 5630 1180 1640 1010 1150 180 470 977 Fort St. John - CA (B.C.) 13730 2710 3880 2250 2885 455 1540 320 Fredericton - CA (N.B.) 48060 5440 11350 4190 10165 2040 14875 450 Granby - CA (Que.) 37970 7400 10125 7195 6275 1670 5310 010 Grand Falls-Windsor - CA (N.L.) 7625 1855 1430 1185 1775 235 1145 850 Grande Prairie - CA (Alta.) 38550 7200 10580 6355 8590 1300 4520 580 Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury - CMA (Ont.) 86660 13515 21230 10570 24905 2185 14255 550 Guelph - CMA (Ont.) 69190 8200 17775 5550 14190 2735 20745 205 Halifax - CMA (N.S.) 214200 26445 43210 24395 47125 10700 62320 537 Hamilton - CMA (Ont.) 370590 49865 95620 35390 91370 14975 83370 502 Hawkesbury - CA (Ont.) 6480 1890 1955 915 1135 190 395 Hawkesbury (Ontario part) 5680 1655 1770 720 990 155 385 Hawkesbury (Quebec part) 795 235 180 195 140 30 10 533 Ingersoll - CA (Ont.) 6405 1280 2020 570 1740 130 665 456 Joliette - CA (Que.) 23355 4480 5650 4390 4155 1160 3515 925 Kamloops - CA (B.C.) 50305 6765 14580 7565 10515 3375 7500 530 Kawartha Lakes - CA (Ont.) 38900 7050 11615 4870 9935 1050 4375 915 Kelowna - CMA (B.C.) 84670 9310 23915 13465 19955 4650 13375 598 Kenora - CA (Ont.) 8060 1395 2220 1080 1820 355 1195 210 Kentville - CA (N.S.) 14250 2610 3025 1880 3630 475 2620 521 Kingston - CMA (Ont.) 80980 8885 20240 7110 20945 2615 21185 541 Kitchener - CMA (Ont.) 245805 37340 65015 22100 55410 8140 57795 960 Kitimat - CA (B.C.) 5175 985 1550 895 1025 180 545 446 La Tuque - CA (Que.) 8200 2310 1600 2190 1185 305 610 468 Lachute - CA (Que.) 6310 1910 1585 1305 770 195 555 557 Leamington - CA (Ont.) 25630 7730 7125 2160 4900 595 3120 810 Lethbridge - CA (Alta.) 47845 7170 12055 5845 11815 1605 9355 840 Lloydminster - CA (Alta.) 13870 2755 3510 2505 3105 400 1595 Lloydminster (Alberta part) 8475 1485 2080 1430 1970 300 1205 Lloydminster (Saskatchewan part) 5395 1270 1425 1075 1135 105 390 555 London - CMA (Ont.) 246080 31405 64490 21920 63215 8145 56900 403 Matane - CA (Que.) 9375 1990 1620 2115 2015 460 1175 805 Medicine Hat - CA (Alta.) 36235 7365 10270 5010 8160 1255 4185 571 Midland - CA (Ont.) 18540 3725 5335 2265 4595 515 2100 329 Miramichi - CA (N.B.) 13610 2395 4035 1850 3020 450 1860 305 Moncton - CMA (N.B.) 71065 10675 18265 7375 17845 2630 14270 462 Montréal - CMA (Que.) 2044195 292060 423975 301655 354440 130170 541900 715 Moose Jaw - CA (Sask.) 16165 2895 4250 2560 3630 695 2135 938 Nanaimo - CA (B.C.) 49280 6505 13065 7390 10565 3265 8485 220 New Glasgow - CA (N.S.) 19850 4160 4405 2930 5075 680 2600 547 Norfolk - CA (Ont.) 32655 7040 8990 4215 8055 700 3655 735 North Battleford - CA (Sask.) 8510 1935 2030 1175 1820 375 1175 575 North Bay - CA (Ont.) 33610 4770 8320 3830 9795 945 5945 820 Okotoks - CA (Alta.) 9235 860 2335 1300 2280 525 1935 569 Orillia - CA (Ont.) 20670 3680 5770 2225 5665 540 2780 532 Oshawa - CMA (Ont.) 180170 23580 51900 17745 50785 6210 29950 505 Ottawa - Gatineau - CMA (Ont.) 637020 65425 133430 52830 130770 29090 225475 Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part) 472670 38450 98240 28975 101115 21165 184725 Ottawa - Gatineau (Quebec part) 164345 26970 35185 23855 29650 7925 40755 566 Owen Sound - CA (Ont.) 16730 2920 4965 1820 4210 430 2385 939 Parksville - CA (B.C.) 12375 1340 3525 1915 2710 725 2155 515 Pembroke - CA (Ont.) 12070 2240 3580 1455 3080 235 1480 913 Penticton - CA (B.C.) 21855 3405 6370 3010 5015 1260 2785 516 Petawawa - CA (Ont.) 7975 890 2685 1095 1965 290 1050 529 Peterborough - CMA (Ont.) 59680 8265 16110 5730 16675 1555 11340 940 Port Alberni - CA (B.C.) 13790 2830 3960 2495 2740 470 1295 528 Port Hope - CA (Ont.) 8725 1390 2390 1030 2355 250 1310 607 Portage la Prairie - CA (Man.) 10115 2760 2580 1335 1650 540 1250 945 Powell River - CA (B.C.) 8820 1320 2420 1555 2015 315 1200 745 Prince Albert - CA (Sask.) 19770 3525 5290 2925 4015 810 3210 970 Prince George - CA (B.C.) 46715 8060 13565 7370 9040 1705 6975 955 Prince Rupert - CA (B.C.) 7340 1790 1910 1060 1230 290 1055 952 Quesnel - CA (B.C.) 12550 2625 4060 1920 2210 495 1240 421 Québec - CMA (Que.) 411120 41945 84550 72560 86645 23055 102365 830 Red Deer - CA (Alta.) 44215 7255 12120 6275 10365 1765 6440 705 Regina - CMA (Sask.) 103420 12965 29820 11430 18485 6025 24690 404 Rimouski - CA (Que.) 26625 3450 5175 4755 6045 1600 5595 405 Rivière-du-Loup - CA (Que.) 13695 2375 2610 3600 2625 650 1830 485 Rouyn-Noranda - CA (Que.) 22335 5045 4475 4590 3820 1090 3315 408 Saguenay - CMA (Que.) 85300 11985 15835 22930 16930 4235 13390 310 Saint John - CMA (N.B.) 67420 9705 19055 7950 16090 2575 12045 428 Saint-Georges - CA (Que.) 17775 3880 3890 3815 3040 770 2385 452 Saint-Hyacinthe - CA (Que.) 30095 6465 7255 5875 5115 1430 3955 459 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu - CA (Que.) 48815 8910 11275 10090 9015 2450 7075 465 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield - CA (Que.) 21585 5200 5335 4680 3880 755 1730 920 Salmon Arm - CA (B.C.) 7980 1130 2045 1165 1885 430 1325 562 Sarnia - CA (Ont.) 46790 5315 13720 6560 13210 1235 6740 725 Saskatoon - CMA (Sask.) 121570 16260 29775 14950 25220 5410 29950 590 Sault Ste. Marie - CA (Ont.) 42570 5785 12135 4480 11160 1540 7465 412 Sept-Îles - CA (Que.) 15715 3655 3115 3515 3025 605 1800 444 Shawinigan - CA (Que.) 30530 5920 6920 6875 6320 1295 3195 433 Sherbrooke - CMA (Que.) 101440 15485 20575 19940 18280 4815 22345 454 Sorel-Tracy - CA (Que.) 27635 6035 6045 6345 5160 1250 2795 934 Squamish - CA (B.C.) 8895 1115 2580 1170 2115 435 1485 539 St. Catharines - Niagara - CMA (Ont.) 204980 28840 61340 22370 51845 6235 34350 001 St. John's - CMA (N.L.) 104310 15030 19975 12910 26815 5430 24150 553 Stratford - CA (Ont.) 16225 2700 4835 1515 4080 385 2715 110 Summerside - CA (P.E.I.) 8450 1880 2030 960 2155 345 1080 720 Swift Current - CA (Sask.) 8135 1460 2410 1230 1470 390 1180 584 Temiskaming Shores - CA (Ont.) 6830 1380 1710 1000 1805 110 820 965 Terrace - CA (B.C.) 10150 1930 2805 1520 2125 500 1270 430 Thetford Mines - CA (Que.) 13975 2450 3000 3490 2865 500 1670 640 Thompson - CA (Man.) 7320 1900 1805 975 1350 330 960 595 Thunder Bay - CMA (Ont.) 66075 10020 16525 7990 16635 2320 12590 546 Tillsonburg - CA (Ont.) 7280 1520 2140 815 1735 215 855 586 Timmins - CA (Ont.) 23815 5310 5800 3155 6390 590 2565 535 Toronto - CMA (Ont.) 2861780 335440 647360 197590 534020 185190 962180 442 Trois-Rivières - CMA (Que.) 78290 11165 16970 16320 16095 4205 13535 215 Truro - CA (N.S.) 24495 5255 5500 3455 5305 1100 3875 480 Val-d'Or - CA (Que.) 18290 4925 3640 3930 2690 865 2240 933 Vancouver - CMA (B.C.) 1208770 122370 290040 113225 225865 86060 371215 918 Vernon - CA (B.C.) 28415 3775 8415 4030 6080 1395 4715 935 Victoria - CMA (B.C.) 180550 15660 44275 21000 37520 9790 52300 440 Victoriaville - CA (Que.) 26485 5945 5270 5640 5110 1120 3390 865 Wetaskiwin - CA (Alta.) 5705 1405 1445 805 1170 150 730 990 Whitehorse - CA (Y.T.) 13635 1675 2860 1755 3350 570 3420 950 Williams Lake - CA (B.C.) 10340 2180 3045 1515 1940 440 1215 559 Windsor - CMA (Ont.) 175045 22900 50910 15845 39455 6435 39495 602 Winnipeg - CMA (Man.) 375185 56075 96595 39830 73230 18920 90535 860 Wood Buffalo - CA (Alta.) 32055 4690 6975 6585 7505 1415 4895 544 Woodstock - CA (Ont.) 18430 3580 6060 1970 4065 550 2205 995 Yellowknife - CA (N.W.T.) 11110 1330 2500 1130 2625 505 3030 710 Yorkton - CA (Sask.) 8470 1390 2670 1245 1615 470 1070 Notes: (1) 'Highest certificate; diploma or degree' refers to the highest certificate; diploma or degree completed based on a hierarchy which is generally related to the amount of time spent 'in-class.' For postsecondary completers; a university education is considered to be a higher level of schooling than a college education; while a college education is considered to be a higher level of education than in the trades. Although some trades requirements may take as long or longer to complete than a given college or university program; the majority of time is spent in on-the-job paid training and less time is spent in the classroom. (2) 'High school certificate or equivalent' includes persons who have graduated from a secondary school or equivalent. Excludes persons with a postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree. Examples of postsecondary institutions include community colleges; institutes of technology; CEGEPs; private trade schools; private business colleges; schools of nursing and universities. (3) 'College; CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma' replaces the category 'Other non-university certificate or diploma' in previous censuses. This category includes accreditation by non-degree-granting institutions such as community colleges; CEGEPs; private business colleges and technical institutes. (4) The overall quality of the education variables from the 2006 Census is acceptable. However; users of the 'University certificate or diploma below the bachelor level' category of the 'Highest certificate; diploma or degree' variable should know that an unexpected growth in this category was noted compared to the 2001 Census. In fact; in the 2001 Census; 2.5% of respondents aged 15 years or over declared such a diploma; compared to 4.4% in 2006; representing 89% growth. This phenomenon was not found in other sources like the Labour Force Survey. We recommend users interpret the 2006 Census results for this category with caution. For more information on factors that may explain such variances in census data; such as response errors and processing errors; please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary; Appendix B: Data quality; sampling and weighting; confidentiality and random rounding. More information will be available in the Education Reference Guide; 2006 Census; to be published later in 2008. Source: Statistics Canada; 2006 Census of population. How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2007; Highest level of educational attainment for the population aged 25 to 64 2006 counts for both sexes for Canada and census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations - 20% sample data (table). Education Highlight Tables. 2006 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-560-XWE2006002. Ottawa. Released March 4 2008.