Education in Gatineau, Canada: official figures
34.7% of people aged 25 to 64 in Gatineau held a bachelor's degree or higher in 2021, 34th highest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, above the national 32.9%.
How many adults in Gatineau did not finish high school?
11.6% of people aged 25 to 64 in Gatineau had no certificate, diploma or degree in 2021, 7th highest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, and 18.0% had a high school diploma as their highest qualification (Canada: 9.9% and 23.0%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow many people in Gatineau have a college diploma or trade certificate?
In 2021, 19.4% of people aged 25 to 64 in Gatineau had a college, CEGEP or other non-university diploma as their highest qualification and 12.8% an apprenticeship or trades certificate (Canada: 21.4% and 9.6%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow many people in Gatineau have a master's degree or PhD?
16,335 people aged 25 to 64 in Gatineau, 10.4% 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 Gatineau work in education?
8.1% of the labour force in Gatineau, 12,630 people, worked in educational services in 2021 (Canada: 7.3%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow Gatineau compares with other cities in Canada
Bachelor's degree or higher, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Gatineau ranks 34 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | Bachelor's degree or higher, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo | 35.4% |
| 32 | Regina | 35.2% |
| 33 | London | 35.0% |
| 34 | Gatineau | 34.7% |
| 35 | Kitchener | 34.0% |
| 36 | Surrey | 33.8% |
| 37 | Delta | 32.8% |
No certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Gatineau ranks 7 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | No certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Brantford | 12.1% |
| 5 | Longueuil | 11.7% |
| 6 | Terrebonne | 11.7% |
| 7 | Gatineau | 11.6% |
| 8 | Trois-Rivières | 11.4% |
| 9 | Windsor | 11.2% |
| 10 | Cambridge | 11.1% |
Any postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Gatineau ranks 30 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | Any postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Longueuil | 71.2% |
| 28 | Calgary | 71.0% |
| 29 | Richmond | 70.9% |
| 30 | Gatineau | 70.4% |
| 31 | Terrebonne | 70.0% |
| 32 | Kingston | 69.5% |
| 33 | Guelph | 68.8% |
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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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