| Index | Downtown Sydney | Cape Breton | Nova Scotia |
| Average School Score | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Total public schools | n/a | 32 | 364 |
| Index | Downtown Sydney | Cape Breton | Nova Scotia |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 18.0% | 21.0% | 17.9% |
| High School certificate or equivalent | 81.7% | 78.7% | 82.1% |
| Apprenticeship or trades certificate | 46.6% | 51.7% | 56.8% |
| College or other non-university diploma | 39.5% | 39.7% | 47.3% |
| University certificate or below bachelor | 22.8% | 18.3% | 24.8% |
| Bachelor's degree | 21.5% | 15.9% | 22.7% |
| Above bachelor's degree | 5.2% | 4.5% | 7.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Cape Breton, NS | 94,573 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| North Vancouver, BC | 94,662 | 67.3 | 1.8% |
| Victoria, BC | 94,229 | 64.3 | 2.7% |
| Niagara Falls, ON | 95,282 | 73.3 | 10.9% |
| Chilliwack, BC | 95,663 | 65.6 | 0.8% |
| Pickering, ON | 96,267 | 73.8 | 11.6% |
| Cape Breton, NS | 94,573 | n/a |