Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population

Saint-Lin--Laurentides, Ville

5.6%

5.6% of people aged 25 to 64 in Saint-Lin--Laurentides (Ville) had a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 29.5% in Quebec and 32.9% in Canada.

2.5%

2.5% of people in Saint-Lin--Laurentides (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 Saint-Lin--Laurentides (Ville) was France.

33.8%

Among youth aged 18 to 24 in Saint-Lin--Laurentides (Ville), 33.8% were attending postsecondary school, compared to 59.4% in Quebec and 50.2% in Canada overall.

Highest certificate, diploma or degree

34.3%

Saint-Lin--Laurentides (Ville) was the census subdivision with the highest proportion of people with an apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma, at 34.3% of the population aged 25 to 64. In comparison, Canada overall had 9.6%.

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, Saint-Lin--Laurentides [CSD], Montréal [CMA], Quebec [PR] and Canada, 2021Footnote 2

Where did people in Saint-Lin--Laurentides (Ville) complete their highest certificate, diploma or degree?

97.2%

Among people aged 25 to 64 living in Saint-Lin--Laurentides (Ville), 97.2% had obtained their highest postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree in Quebec, 0.4% had obtained it in another province or territory, and 2.5% 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, Saint-Lin--Laurentides (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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