Education in Delta, Canada: official figures
32.8% of people aged 25 to 64 in Delta held a bachelor's degree or higher in 2021, 33rd lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, below the national 32.9%.
How many adults in Delta did not finish high school?
7.5% of people aged 25 to 64 in Delta had no certificate, diploma or degree in 2021, 27th lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, and 28.1% had a high school diploma as their highest qualification (Canada: 9.9% and 23.0%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow many people in Delta have a college diploma or trade certificate?
In 2021, 19.6% of people aged 25 to 64 in Delta had a college, CEGEP or other non-university diploma as their highest qualification and 7.6% an apprenticeship or trades certificate (Canada: 21.4% and 9.6%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow many people in Delta have a master's degree or PhD?
4,570 people aged 25 to 64 in Delta, 8.3% of that age group, held a master's degree or an earned doctorate in 2021 (Canada: 8.5%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow many people in Delta work in education?
7.8% of the labour force in Delta, 4,505 people, worked in educational services in 2021 (Canada: 7.3%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow Delta compares with other cities in Canada
Bachelor's degree or higher, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Delta ranks 37 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | Bachelor's degree or higher, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Gatineau | 34.7% |
| 35 | Kitchener | 34.0% |
| 36 | Surrey | 33.8% |
| 37 | Delta | 32.8% |
| 38 | Laval | 32.2% |
| 39 | Sherbrooke | 31.7% |
| 40 | Longueuil | 31.6% |
No certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Delta ranks 43 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | No certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Guelph | 8.2% |
| 41 | Regina | 7.7% |
| 42 | Calgary | 7.6% |
| 43 | Delta | 7.5% |
| 44 | Ajax | 7.3% |
| 45 | St. John's | 7.3% |
| 46 | Saskatoon | 7.2% |
Any postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Delta ranks 48 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | Any postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | Brampton | 64.8% |
| 46 | Regina | 64.5% |
| 47 | Langley | 64.3% |
| 48 | Delta | 64.3% |
| 49 | Peterborough | 63.9% |
| 50 | Nanaimo | 63.8% |
| 51 | Thunder Bay | 63.7% |
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Sources
- Statistics Canada: Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population (98-316-X2021001): census subdivisions, selected characteristics (Census Profile SDMX API extract, dataflow DF_CSD, gender total, counts and rates), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 46d086943a5e…)
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