Education in Moncton, Canada: official figures
31.0% of people aged 25 to 64 in Moncton held a bachelor's degree or higher in 2021, joint 26th lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, below the national 32.9%.
How many adults in Moncton did not finish high school?
8.4% of people aged 25 to 64 in Moncton had no certificate, diploma or degree in 2021, joint 31st lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, and 26.0% had a high school diploma as their highest qualification (Canada: 9.9% and 23.0%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow many people in Moncton have a college diploma or trade certificate?
In 2021, 27.0% of people aged 25 to 64 in Moncton had a college, CEGEP or other non-university diploma as their highest qualification and 5.4% an apprenticeship or trades certificate (Canada: 21.4% and 9.6%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow many people in Moncton have a master's degree or PhD?
3,030 people aged 25 to 64 in Moncton, 7.2% 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 Moncton work in education?
6.7% of the labour force in Moncton, 2,845 people, worked in educational services in 2021 (Canada: 7.3%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow Moncton compares with other cities in Canada
Bachelor's degree or higher, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Moncton ranks 44 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | Bachelor's degree or higher, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Kelowna | 31.3% |
| 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% |
No certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Moncton ranks 39 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | No certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Toronto | 8.6% |
| 37 | Nanaimo | 8.6% |
| 38 | St. Catharines-Niagara | 8.4% |
| 39 | Moncton | 8.4% |
| 40 | Guelph | 8.2% |
| 41 | Regina | 7.7% |
| 42 | Calgary | 7.6% |
Any postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Moncton ranks 41 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | Any postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury | 67.1% |
| 39 | Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo | 66.8% |
| 40 | Edmonton | 66.6% |
| 41 | Moncton | 65.6% |
| 42 | Winnipeg | 65.5% |
| 43 | Kitchener | 65.2% |
| 44 | Hamilton | 65.0% |
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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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