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Ages 55–64 with a postsecondary credential: Canadian provinces ranked

Measure: Share of 55- to 64-year-olds 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.

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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: 55 (Canada).

British Columbia: 56Alberta: 52Saskatchewan: 44Manitoba: 50Ontario: 61Quebec: 49New Brunswick: 49Yukon: 58Nunavut: 28Newfoundland and Labrador: 47Nova Scotia: 51Northwest Territories: 50Prince Edward Island: 54
  • Lowest: 28 to 47 %
  • Group 2: 47 to 50 %
  • Group 3: 50 to 51 %
  • Group 4: 51 to 56 %
  • Highest: 56 to 61 %
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.

1Ontario61
2Yukon58
3British Columbia56
4Prince Edward Island54
5Alberta52
6Nova Scotia51
7Manitoba50
7Northwest Territories50
9New Brunswick49
9Quebec49
11Newfoundland and Labrador47
12Saskatchewan44
13Nunavut28

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 55- to 64-year-olds 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-55-to-64-year-olds-with-a-college-or-university-credential/

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