Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population

Boucherville, Ville

50.8%

50.8% of people aged 25 to 64 in Boucherville (Ville) had a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 29.5% in Quebec and 32.9% in Canada.

8.2%

8.2% of people in Boucherville (Ville) had a location of study outside Canada, out of those aged 25 to 64 with a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree. This compares to 13.1% in Quebec and 20.1% in Canada overall. The most common location of study outside Canada for Boucherville (Ville) was France.

78.9%

Among youth aged 18 to 24 in Boucherville (Ville), 78.9% were attending postsecondary school, compared to 59.4% in Quebec and 50.2% in Canada overall.

Highest certificate, diploma or degree

Major field of study

Distribution of the population aged 25 to 64 with a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree by STEM and BHASE (non-STEM) fields of studyFootnote 1, Boucherville [CSD], Montréal [CMA], Quebec [PR] and Canada, 2021Footnote 2

Where did people in Boucherville (Ville) complete their highest certificate, diploma or degree?

89.8%

Among people aged 25 to 64 living in Boucherville (Ville), 89.8% had obtained their highest postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree in Quebec, 2.0% had obtained it in another province or territory, and 8.2% had obtained it outside Canada.

70.4%

For comparison, in Canada overall, 70.4% of people aged 25 to 64 had obtained their highest postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree in the same province or territory where they lived in 2021; 9.4% had obtained it in another province or territory; and 20.1% had obtained it outside Canada.

Location of study for the population aged 25 to 64 with a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, Boucherville (Ville), 2021

School attendance

  • Postsecondary (college or university)

    Proportion of the population aged 18 to 24 who attended postsecondary school between September 2020 and May 2021, by type of school and geography, 2021 Footnote 3

  • College

    Proportion of the population aged 18 to 24 who attended college or CEGEPFootnote 3 between September 2020 and May 2021, by geography, 2021

  • University

    Proportion of the population aged 18 to 24 who attended university between September 2020 and May 2021, by geography, 2021

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