Education in Barrie, Canada: official figures
25.4% of people aged 25 to 64 in Barrie held a bachelor's degree or higher in 2021, 17th lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, below the national 32.9%.
How many adults in Barrie did not finish high school?
8.9% of people aged 25 to 64 in Barrie had no certificate, diploma or degree in 2021, 32nd highest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, and 28.0% had a high school diploma as their highest qualification (Canada: 9.9% and 23.0%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow many people in Barrie have a college diploma or trade certificate?
In 2021, 29.9% of people aged 25 to 64 in Barrie had a college, CEGEP or other non-university diploma as their highest qualification and 5.7% an apprenticeship or trades certificate (Canada: 21.4% and 9.6%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow many people in Barrie have a master's degree or PhD?
3,890 people aged 25 to 64 in Barrie, 4.9% of that age group, held a master's degree or an earned doctorate in 2021 (Canada: 8.5%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow many people in Barrie work in education?
6.7% of the labour force in Barrie, 5,365 people, worked in educational services in 2021 (Canada: 7.3%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow Barrie compares with other cities in Canada
Bachelor's degree or higher, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Barrie ranks 53 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | Bachelor's degree or higher, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | Thunder Bay | 27.3% |
| 51 | St. Catharines | 26.8% |
| 52 | Kamloops | 25.6% |
| 53 | Barrie | 25.4% |
| 54 | Trois-Rivières | 25.0% |
| 55 | Cambridge | 24.7% |
| 56 | St. Catharines-Niagara | 24.3% |
No certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Barrie ranks 32 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | No certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | London | 9.1% |
| 30 | Markham | 9.1% |
| 31 | Peterborough | 9.0% |
| 32 | Barrie | 8.9% |
| 33 | Winnipeg | 8.7% |
| 34 | Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury | 8.7% |
| 35 | St. Catharines | 8.7% |
Any postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Barrie ranks 52 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | Any postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | Peterborough | 63.9% |
| 50 | Nanaimo | 63.8% |
| 51 | Thunder Bay | 63.7% |
| 52 | Barrie | 63.0% |
| 53 | Kamloops | 62.6% |
| 54 | St. Catharines | 62.2% |
| 55 | Cape Breton | 62.2% |
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Sources
- Statistics Canada: Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population (98-316-X2021001): census subdivisions, selected characteristics (Census Profile SDMX API extract, dataflow DF_CSD, gender total, counts and rates), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 46d086943a5e…)
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