Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population

33.8%

33.8% of people aged 25 to 64 in Québec (CMA) had a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 29.5% in Quebec and 32.9% in Canada.

7.6%

7.6% of people in Québec (CMA) 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 Québec (CMA) was France.

63.6%

Among youth aged 18 to 24 in Québec (CMA), 63.6% were attending postsecondary school, compared to 59.4% in Quebec and 50.2% in Canada overall.

1.8%

Québec (CMA) was the census metropolitan area with the third-highest proportion of people who studied law, at 1.8% of the population aged 25 to 64 with a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree. In comparison, Canada overall had 1.2%.

90.7%

Among people aged 25 to 64 living in Québec (CMA), 90.7% had obtained their highest postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree in Quebec, 1.7% had obtained it in another province or territory, and 7.6% 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.