Education in Langley, Canada: official figures
29.1% of people aged 25 to 64 in Langley held a bachelor's degree or higher in 2021, 25th lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, below the national 32.9%.
How many adults in Langley did not finish high school?
6.3% of people aged 25 to 64 in Langley had no certificate, diploma or degree in 2021, 15th lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, and 29.4% had a high school diploma as their highest qualification (Canada: 9.9% and 23.0%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow many people in Langley have a college diploma or trade certificate?
In 2021, 20.4% of people aged 25 to 64 in Langley had a college, CEGEP or other non-university diploma as their highest qualification and 9.8% an apprenticeship or trades certificate (Canada: 21.4% and 9.6%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow many people in Langley have a master's degree or PhD?
4,690 people aged 25 to 64 in Langley, 6.7% 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 Langley work in education?
7.7% of the labour force in Langley, 5,475 people, worked in educational services in 2021 (Canada: 7.3%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow Langley compares with other cities in Canada
Bachelor's degree or higher, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Langley ranks 45 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | Bachelor's degree or higher, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Lévis V | 31.1% |
| 43 | Hamilton | 31.0% |
| 44 | Moncton | 31.0% |
| 45 | Langley | 29.1% |
| 46 | Nanaimo | 28.6% |
| 47 | Peterborough | 28.5% |
| 48 | Windsor | 27.9% |
No certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Langley ranks 55 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | No certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | Halifax | 6.7% |
| 53 | Kelowna | 6.5% |
| 54 | Lévis V | 6.5% |
| 55 | Langley | 6.3% |
| 56 | Kingston | 6.2% |
| 57 | Richmond | 6.1% |
| 58 | Burnaby | 5.8% |
Any postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Langley ranks 47 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | Any postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Hamilton | 65.0% |
| 45 | Brampton | 64.8% |
| 46 | Regina | 64.5% |
| 47 | Langley | 64.3% |
| 48 | Delta | 64.3% |
| 49 | Peterborough | 63.9% |
| 50 | Nanaimo | 63.8% |
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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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