Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population

20.2%

20.2% of people aged 25 to 64 in Portage la Prairie (CA) had a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 28.8% in Manitoba and 32.9% in Canada.

18.6%

18.6% of people in Portage la Prairie (CA) had a location of study outside Canada, out of those aged 25 to 64 with a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree. This compares to 21.8% in Manitoba and 20.1% in Canada overall. The most common location of study outside Canada for Portage la Prairie (CA) was the Philippines.

20.4%

Among youth aged 18 to 24 in Portage la Prairie (CA), 20.4% were attending postsecondary school, compared to 38.9% in Manitoba and 50.2% in Canada overall.

22.8%

Portage la Prairie (CA) was the census agglomeration with the third-highest proportion of people who studied health care, at 22.8% of the population aged 25 to 64 with a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree. In comparison, Canada overall had 12.6%.

67.0%

Among people aged 25 to 64 living in Portage la Prairie (CA), 67.0% had obtained their highest postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree in Manitoba, 14.4% had obtained it in another province or territory, and 18.6% 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.