Most Educated in Quebec

Top 100 cities ranked by most educated

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Most Educated - Quebec

1 Sainte-Catherine 32.9%
2 Hampstead 32.4%
3 Beaconsfield 30.3%
4 Westmount 29.7%
5 Chelsea 28.6%
6 Mont-Royal 28.6%
7 Montréal-Ouest 28.0%
8 Kirkland 27.0%
9 Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville 26.3%
10 Pointe-Claire 25.5%
11 Côte-Saint-Luc 24.7%
12 Boucherville 24.6%
13 Lorraine 24.2%
14 Hudson 24.1%
15 Candiac 23.9%
16 Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures 23.8%
17 Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue 23.7%
18 Lac-Beauport 23.6%
19 Bromont 23.5%
20 Orford 23.0%
21 Dollard-Des Ormeaux 22.5%
22 Brossard 22.0%
23 Dorval 21.7%
24 Rosemère 21.5%
25 Boischatel 20.6%
26 Mont-Saint-Hilaire 20.5%
27 La Prairie 20.4%
28 Montréal 20.3%
29 Lac-Brome 19.3%
30 Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot 18.9%
31 Saint-Lazare 18.7%
32 Sainte-Julie 18.3%
33 Saint-Basile-le-Grand 18.2%
34 Otterburn Park 18.1%
35 Cantley 17.9%
36 Québec 17.3%
37 Chambly 17.2%
38 Gatineau 17.2%
39 Vaudreuil-Dorion 17.2%
40 Carignan 17.1%
41 L'Ancienne-Lorette 16.6%
42 Pincourt 16.5%
43 Lévis 16.3%
44 Blainville 16.3%
45 Laval 16.2%
46 Varennes 16.2%
47 La Pêche 15.9%
48 Val-David 15.8%
49 Saint-Sauveur 15.6%
50 Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury 15.5%
51 Longueuil 15.4%
52 Rimouski 15.3%
53 Beloeil 15.1%
54 Prévost 15.1%
55 Shefford 15.0%
56 Sherbrooke 14.7%
57 Mont-Tremblant 14.6%
58 Sainte-Adèle 14.6%
59 McMasterville 14.4%
60 Deux-Montagnes 14.3%
61 Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac 13.9%
62 L'Île-Perrot 13.7%
63 Boisbriand 13.7%
64 Richelieu 13.4%
65 Saint-Philippe 13.3%
66 Saint-Constant 13.2%
67 Trois-Rivières 13.0%
68 Delson 12.8%
69 Bois-des-Filion 12.7%
70 Repentigny 12.7%
71 Verchères 12.6%
72 Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval 12.6%
73 Rigaud 12.6%
74 Sainte-Thérèse 12.5%
75 Bécancour 12.5%
76 Nicolet 12.3%
77 Mercier 12.2%
78 Les Cèdres 12.1%
79 Magog 11.9%
80 L'Assomption 11.9%
81 Saguenay 11.9%
82 Shannon 11.7%
83 Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon 11.6%
84 Baie-Saint-Paul 11.5%
85 Rouyn-Noranda 11.4%
86 Notre-Dame-des-Prairies 11.4%
87 Sainte-Marie 11.4%
88 Mascouche 11.3%
89 Sainte-Catherine 11.3%
90 Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier 11.3%
91 Saint-Joseph-du-Lac 11.3%
92 Châteauguay 11.3%
93 Rivière-du-Loup 11.3%
94 Terrebonne 11.3%
95 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu 11.2%
96 Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce 11.1%
97 Coteau-du-Lac 11.0%
98 Pontiac 11.0%
99 Saint-Hippolyte 11.0%
100 L'Ange-Gardien 10.9%

The most educated cities in Quebec have the highest percentages of residents with bachelor's degrees or higher. Sainte-Catherine leads with 32.9% of residents holding a bachelor's degree.

High education levels typically correlate with higher incomes, lower unemployment, better health outcomes, and more civic engagement. These cities often host or are adjacent to major universities and research institutions that drive both education and economic development.

Highly educated communities tend to attract knowledge-based industries and employers in technology, healthcare, finance, and professional services, creating a self-reinforcing cycle of educational attainment and economic opportunity.

Did You Know?

  • 1. In Sainte-Catherine, 32.9% of residents have a bachelor's degree - more than double the national average of about 33%.
  • 2. Cities near major research universities consistently rank among the most educated in the country.
  • 3. Higher education rates correlate with higher incomes, lower crime, and better health outcomes across communities.

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