Education in Red Deer, Canada: official figures
22.0% of people aged 25 to 64 in Red Deer held a bachelor's degree or higher in 2021, 7th lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, below the national 32.9%.
How many adults in Red Deer did not finish high school?
10.8% of people aged 25 to 64 in Red Deer had no certificate, diploma or degree in 2021, joint 12th highest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, and 29.5% had a high school diploma as their highest qualification (Canada: 9.9% and 23.0%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow many people in Red Deer have a college diploma or trade certificate?
In 2021, 23.6% of people aged 25 to 64 in Red Deer had a college, CEGEP or other non-university diploma as their highest qualification and 11.0% an apprenticeship or trades certificate (Canada: 21.4% and 9.6%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow many people in Red Deer have a master's degree or PhD?
1,895 people aged 25 to 64 in Red Deer, 3.5% 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 Red Deer work in education?
5.9% of the labour force in Red Deer, 3,160 people, worked in educational services in 2021 (Canada: 7.3%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow Red Deer compares with other cities in Canada
Bachelor's degree or higher, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Red Deer ranks 63 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | Bachelor's degree or higher, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury | 23.5% |
| 61 | Abbotsford-Mission | 22.2% |
| 62 | Saguenay | 22.1% |
| 63 | Red Deer | 22.0% |
| 64 | Cape Breton | 21.7% |
| 65 | Terrebonne | 20.9% |
| 66 | Belleville | 20.4% |
No certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Red Deer ranks 13 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | No certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cambridge | 11.1% |
| 11 | Laval | 10.9% |
| 12 | Surrey | 10.8% |
| 13 | Red Deer | 10.8% |
| 14 | Belleville | 10.7% |
| 15 | Brampton | 10.6% |
| 16 | Chilliwack | 10.6% |
Any postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Red Deer ranks 61 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | Any postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 58 | Surrey | 61.5% |
| 59 | Oshawa | 60.7% |
| 60 | Cambridge | 60.1% |
| 61 | Red Deer | 59.7% |
| 62 | Belleville | 58.8% |
| 63 | Windsor | 58.4% |
| 64 | Saint John | 58.0% |
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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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