Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population

39.0%

39.0% of people aged 25 to 64 in Victoria (CMA) had a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 35.0% in British Columbia and 32.9% in Canada.

16.7%

16.7% of people in Victoria (CMA) had a location of study outside Canada, out of those aged 25 to 64 with a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree. This compares to 26.1% in British Columbia and 20.1% in Canada overall. The most common location of study outside Canada for Victoria (CMA) was the United States of America.

50.7%

Among youth aged 18 to 24 in Victoria (CMA), 50.7% were attending postsecondary school, compared to 49.2% in British Columbia and 50.2% in Canada overall.

13.7%

Victoria (CMA) was the census metropolitan area with the third-highest proportion of people who studied social and behavioural sciences, at 13.7% of the population aged 25 to 64 with a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree. In comparison, Canada overall had 10.0%.

61.2%

Among people aged 25 to 64 living in Victoria (CMA), 61.2% had obtained their highest postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree in British Columbia, 22.1% had obtained it in another province or territory, and 16.7% had obtained it outside Canada.

70.4%

For comparison, in Canada overall, 70.4% of people aged 25 to 64 had obtained their highest postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree in the same province or territory where they lived in 2021; 9.4% had obtained it in another province or territory; and 20.1% had obtained it outside Canada.