| Index | Guysborough | Nova Scotia | National |
| Average School Score | n/a | n/a | 66.1 |
| Total public schools | 2 | 364 | 17,366 |
| Index | Guysborough | Nova Scotia | National |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 33.0% | 17.9% | 16.7% |
| High School certificate or equivalent | 67.4% | 82.1% | 83.3% |
| Apprenticeship or trades certificate | 44.2% | 56.8% | 56.8% |
| College or other non-university diploma | 31.8% | 47.3% | 47.4% |
| University certificate or below bachelor | 10.2% | 24.8% | 27.5% |
| Bachelor's degree | 8.0% | 22.7% | 25.1% |
| Above bachelor's degree | 3.2% | 7.2% | 8.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Guysborough, NS | 4,337 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Cumberland, BC | 4,331 | 57.7 | 12.8% |
| Nanaimo H, BC | 4,347 | 56.9 | 14.0% |
| Nanaimo B, BC | 4,347 | 58.9 | 10.9% |
| Northern Bruce Peninsula, ON | 4,355 | 82.9 | 25.4% |
| Deep River, ON | 4,370 | 70.6 | 6.8% |
| Guysborough, NS | 4,337 | n/a |