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Adults with higher education in Quebec
2000 – 2024 · 25 data points
9 of 13 · Regions of Canada
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
59.0%
+1.0 pp
since 2023
Regions of Canada · 2024
9 of 13
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+9.0 pp
vs Canada
−6.0 pp
Canada: 65.0% · 2024
Adults with higher education, 2000 – 2024 percent · Quebec · Canada
+9.0 pp since 2014
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2000
2010
2015
2024
Quebec
Canada
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2024
Compared with Adults with higher education · percent
Quebec
59.0%
Canada
65.0%
Source: OECD Regional Database
The series at a glance Quebec · 2000 – 2024
Latest value
59.0% · 2024
First value
38.0% · 2000
Highest
59.0% · 2024
Lowest
38.0% · 2000
Data points
25
By year
All years · 2000 – 2024
| Year | Quebec | Change | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 59.0% | +1.0 pp | 65.0% |
| 2023 | 58.0% | ±0.0 pp | 63.0% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | +1.0 pp | 63.0% |
| 2021 | 57.0% | +2.0 pp | 62.0% |
| 2020 | 55.0% | +1.0 pp | 60.0% |
| 2019 | 54.0% | ±0.0 pp | 59.0% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | +1.0 pp | 58.0% |
| 2017 | 53.0% | +2.0 pp | 56.0% |
| 2016 | 51.0% | ±0.0 pp | 56.0% |
| 2015 | 51.0% | +1.0 pp | 55.0% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | +1.0 pp | 53.0% |
| 2013 | 49.0% | ±0.0 pp | 53.0% |
| 2012 | 49.0% | +2.0 pp | 52.0% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | ±0.0 pp | 51.0% |
| 2010 | 47.0% | +1.0 pp | 50.0% |
| 2009 | 46.0% | +1.0 pp | 49.0% |
| 2008 | 45.0% | ±0.0 pp | 49.0% |
| 2007 | 45.0% | +1.0 pp | 48.0% |
| 2006 | 44.0% | ±0.0 pp | 47.0% |
| 2005 | 44.0% | +2.0 pp | 46.0% |
| 2004 | 42.0% | +1.0 pp | 45.0% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | ±0.0 pp | 44.0% |
| 2002 | 41.0% | +1.0 pp | 43.0% |
| 2001 | 40.0% | +2.0 pp | 42.0% |
| 2000 | 38.0% | 40.0% |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2024
Ranking · Regions of Canada
2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Adults with higher education | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ontario | 71.0% | |
| 2 | Prince Edward Island | 65.0% | |
| 3 | British Columbia | 64.0% | |
| 4 | Nova Scotia | 63.0% | |
| 5 | New Brunswick | 62.0% | |
| 6 | Yukon | 60.0% | |
| 7 | Manitoba | 60.0% | |
| 8 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 60.0% | |
| 9 | Quebec | 59.0% | |
| 10 | Alberta | 59.0% | |
| 11 | Northwest Territories | 54.0% | |
| 12 | Saskatchewan | 54.0% | |
| 13 | Nunavut | 33.0% |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2024
What it means
The share of adults with a university or other tertiary degree.
How it is calculated
People aged 25–64 whose highest completed education is tertiary (ISCED 5–8) divided by all people of that age.
Education & commute
Quebec in numbers