| Index | Downtown Nanaimo | Nanaimo | British Columbia |
| Average School Score | n/a | 57.6 | 62.9 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 45 | 2,286 |
| Index | Downtown Nanaimo | Nanaimo | British Columbia |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 10.0% | 14.0% | 14.1% |
| High School certificate or equivalent | 89.6% | 86.3% | 85.9% |
| Apprenticeship or trades certificate | 59.0% | 55.5% | 56.6% |
| College or other non-university diploma | 50.1% | 45.1% | 48.1% |
| University certificate or below bachelor | 33.2% | 24.9% | 29.4% |
| Bachelor's degree | 29.0% | 21.0% | 26.4% |
| Above bachelor's degree | 12.2% | 7.2% | 8.9% |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Lantzville, BC | 3,899 | 68.6 | 3.7% |
| Nanaimo E, BC | 6,812 | 62.5 | 5.4% |
| Nanaimo B, BC | 4,347 | 58.9 | 10.9% |
| Ladysmith, BC | 9,354 | 57.4 | 13.2% |
| Nanaimo, BC | 101,513 | 57.6 | 12.9% |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Kamloops, BC | 101,505 | 61.3 | 7.3% |
| Lethbridge, AB | 101,384 | 63.4 | 4.2% |
| Clarington, ON | 104,855 | 66.5 | 0.5% |
| Brantford, ON | 105,103 | 59.0 | 10.8% |
| Chatham-Kent, ON | 105,414 | 65.4 | 1.1% |
| Nanaimo, BC | 101,513 | 57.6 | 12.9% |