# How did the share of adults aged 25 to 64 with tertiary education change in Quebec? > Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with tertiary education increased in Quebec. Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with tertiary education rose from 38% to 58% between 2000 and 2025—an increase of 20 percentage points. It reached an observed high of 59% in 2024 before ending at 58% in 2025. ## Answer scope - Geography: Quebec (QC) - Period: 2000 to 2025 - Frequency: Occasional - Source updated: 2026-03-25 - Education attainment level: Tertiary education - Tertiary coverage: College/CEGEP and other short-cycle tertiary, bachelor's and graduate levels - Reference population: People aged 25–64, all genders - Reference period: January–December average; source frequency: Occasional - Data status: 26 observations: A · data quality: excellent. ## Key figures - Start · 2000: 38% - Latest · 2025: 58% - Overall change: +20 percentage points (Increase) ## Exact observations | Period | Series | Source display value | Value as charted | Chart unit | | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | | 2000 | Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with tertiary education | 38% | 38 | % | | 2001 | Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with tertiary education | 40% | 40 | % | | 2002 | Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with tertiary education | 41% | 41 | % | | 2003 | Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with tertiary education | 41% | 41 | % | | 2004 | Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with tertiary education | 42% | 42 | % | | 2005 | Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with tertiary education | 44% | 44 | % | | 2006 | Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with tertiary education | 44% | 44 | % | | 2007 | Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with tertiary education | 45% | 45 | % | | 2008 | Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with tertiary education | 45% | 45 | % | | 2009 | Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with tertiary education | 46% | 46 | % | | 2010 | Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with tertiary education | 47% | 47 | % | | 2011 | Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with tertiary education | 47% | 47 | % | | 2012 | Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with tertiary education | 49% | 49 | % | | 2013 | Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with tertiary education | 49% | 49 | % | | 2014 | Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with tertiary education | 50% | 50 | % | | 2015 | Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with tertiary education | 51% | 51 | % | | 2016 | Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with tertiary education | 51% | 51 | % | | 2017 | Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with tertiary education | 53% | 53 | % | | 2018 | Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with tertiary education | 54% | 54 | % | | 2019 | Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with tertiary education | 54% | 54 | % | | 2020 | Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with tertiary education | 55% | 55 | % | | 2021 | Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with tertiary education | 57% | 57 | % | | 2022 | Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with tertiary education | 58% | 58 | % | | 2023 | Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with tertiary education | 58% | 58 | % | | 2024 | Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with tertiary education | 59% | 59 | % | | 2025 | Share of adults aged 25 to 64 with tertiary education | 58% | 58 | % | ## How to read this measure Canada includes the provinces only; territorial estimates are calculated separately. Small provincial/territorial estimates and differences over time can have substantial sampling variability. January 2025 revisions use 2021 Census counts and extend back to 2011. ## How this answer was calculated The headline compares the first and last observations shown. Overall change is the last percentage minus the first and is reported in percentage points. Intermediate observations remain visible in the chart and exact values. This is descriptive and does not identify causes. ## Source and provenance - Official source: [Statistics Canada table 37-10-0130-01]() - Table title: Educational attainment of the population aged 25 to 64, by age group and gender, Canada, provinces and territories - Dataset identifier: 37100130 - Canonical human-readable answer: - Province and territory comparison: - Interpretation policy: this answer describes the selected observations; it does not infer causation. - Source acknowledgement: Adapted from Statistics Canada, Educational attainment of the population aged 25 to 64, by age group and gender, Canada, provinces and territories, 2026-03-25. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. ## Evidence version - Snapshot generated: 2026-09-05 - Snapshot SHA-256: `c9882d908d7b8a0374fe7c7c93106506b8d47520df5814c21d767e74984d45cb` - Evidence changelog: - This answer URL represents the latest deployed evidence. Record the digest when reproducibility matters. ## Suggested citation Canada in Data. “How did the share of adults aged 25 to 64 with tertiary education change in Quebec?” Quebec. Source updated 2026-03-25. Canada in Data is an independent public-interest project and is not Statistics Canada. Verify consequential uses against the linked official table.