| Index | Downtown Ottawa | Ottawa | Ontario |
| Average School Score | 71.0 | 71.3 | 67.5 |
| Total public schools | 9 | 456 | 7,342 |
| Index | Downtown Ottawa | Ottawa | Ontario |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 5.0% | 11.0% | 15.9% |
| High School certificate or equivalent | 95.4% | 89.2% | 84.1% |
| Apprenticeship or trades certificate | 79.2% | 65.5% | 56.9% |
| College or other non-university diploma | 77.2% | 61.6% | 51.1% |
| University certificate or below bachelor | 62.2% | 41.4% | 29.8% |
| Bachelor's degree | 60.9% | 39.7% | 27.9% |
| Above bachelor's degree | 25.0% | 15.0% | 9.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Ottawa, ON | 1,058,126 | 71.3 | 7.8% |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Edmonton, AB | 1,053,392 | 64.5 | 2.4% |
| Mississauga, ON | 764,342 | 69.7 | 5.3% |
| Calgary, AB | 1,371,990 | 68.1 | 3.0% |
| Brampton, ON | 735,754 | 65.6 | 0.9% |
| Vancouver, BC | 694,440 | 67.0 | 1.3% |
| Ottawa, ON | 1,058,126 | 71.3 | 7.8% |
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