Education in Surrey, Canada: official figures
33.8% of people aged 25 to 64 in Surrey held a bachelor's degree or higher in 2021, 34th lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, above the national 32.9%.
How many adults in Surrey did not finish high school?
10.8% of people aged 25 to 64 in Surrey had no certificate, diploma or degree in 2021, joint 12th highest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, and 27.7% had a high school diploma as their highest qualification (Canada: 9.9% and 23.0%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow many people in Surrey have a college diploma or trade certificate?
In 2021, 16.8% of people aged 25 to 64 in Surrey had a college, CEGEP or other non-university diploma as their highest qualification and 6.1% an apprenticeship or trades certificate (Canada: 21.4% and 9.6%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow many people in Surrey have a master's degree or PhD?
25,690 people aged 25 to 64 in Surrey, 8.4% 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 Surrey work in education?
5.6% of the labour force in Surrey, 17,120 people, worked in educational services in 2021 (Canada: 7.3%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow Surrey compares with other cities in Canada
Bachelor's degree or higher, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Surrey ranks 36 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | Bachelor's degree or higher, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | London | 35.0% |
| 34 | Gatineau | 34.7% |
| 35 | Kitchener | 34.0% |
| 36 | Surrey | 33.8% |
| 37 | Delta | 32.8% |
| 38 | Laval | 32.2% |
| 39 | Sherbrooke | 31.7% |
No certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Surrey ranks 12 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | No certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Windsor | 11.2% |
| 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% |
Any postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Surrey ranks 58 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | Any postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Cape Breton | 62.2% |
| 56 | Lethbridge | 61.9% |
| 57 | St. Catharines-Niagara | 61.6% |
| 58 | Surrey | 61.5% |
| 59 | Oshawa | 60.7% |
| 60 | Cambridge | 60.1% |
| 61 | Red Deer | 59.7% |
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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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