Education in Sherbrooke, Canada: official figures
31.7% of people aged 25 to 64 in Sherbrooke held a bachelor's degree or higher in 2021, 31st lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, below the national 32.9%.
How many adults in Sherbrooke did not finish high school?
10.2% of people aged 25 to 64 in Sherbrooke had no certificate, diploma or degree in 2021, joint 20th highest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, and 15.6% had a high school diploma as their highest qualification (Canada: 9.9% and 23.0%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow many people in Sherbrooke have a college diploma or trade certificate?
In 2021, 19.1% of people aged 25 to 64 in Sherbrooke had a college, CEGEP or other non-university diploma as their highest qualification and 20.0% an apprenticeship or trades certificate (Canada: 21.4% and 9.6%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow many people in Sherbrooke have a master's degree or PhD?
8,630 people aged 25 to 64 in Sherbrooke, 10.1% 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 Sherbrooke work in education?
11.0% of the labour force in Sherbrooke, 9,815 people, worked in educational services in 2021 (Canada: 7.3%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow Sherbrooke compares with other cities in Canada
Bachelor's degree or higher, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Sherbrooke ranks 39 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | Bachelor's degree or higher, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Surrey | 33.8% |
| 37 | Delta | 32.8% |
| 38 | Laval | 32.2% |
| 39 | Sherbrooke | 31.7% |
| 40 | Longueuil | 31.6% |
| 41 | Kelowna | 31.3% |
| 42 | Lévis V | 31.1% |
No certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Sherbrooke ranks 22 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | No certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Cape Breton | 10.4% |
| 20 | Kitchener | 10.2% |
| 21 | Oshawa | 10.2% |
| 22 | Sherbrooke | 10.2% |
| 23 | Montréal | 10.0% |
| 24 | Edmonton | 9.8% |
| 25 | Saguenay | 9.8% |
Any postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Sherbrooke ranks 14 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | Any postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Montréal | 75.2% |
| 12 | Ottawa - Gatineau | 74.4% |
| 13 | Victoria | 74.4% |
| 14 | Sherbrooke | 74.2% |
| 15 | Burnaby | 73.8% |
| 16 | Coquitlam | 73.4% |
| 17 | Vaughan | 73.3% |
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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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