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Educational attainment in Canada rose from 2015 to 2024, driven by gains at the university level

% of the population aged 25 to 64 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Below upper secondaryBelow upper secondary Upper secondaryUpper secondary Postsecondary non-tertiary educationPostsecondary non-tertiary education Short-cycle tertiaryShort-cycle tertiary Bachelor's levelBachelor's level Master's or doctoral levelMaster's or doctoral level
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Educational attainment in Canada rose from 2015 to 2024, driven by gains at the university level, % of the population aged 25 to 64
  Below upper secondary Upper secondary Postsecondary non-tertiary education Short-cycle tertiary Bachelor's level Master's or doctoral level
2015 10 24 11 26 20 9
2016 10 24 11 26 20 10
2017 9 24 11 26 21 10
2018 8 24 10 26 21 10
2019 8 22 10 26 22 11
2020 8 22 10 26 23 11
2021 7 21 10 26 24 11
2022 7 21 10 26 24 12
2023 7 20 10 26 25 12
2024 6 19 9 26 26 13
2025 7 20 10 25 25 14
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