Education in Cambridge, Canada: official figures
24.7% of people aged 25 to 64 in Cambridge held a bachelor's degree or higher in 2021, 15th lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, below the national 32.9%.
How many adults in Cambridge did not finish high school?
11.1% of people aged 25 to 64 in Cambridge had no certificate, diploma or degree in 2021, 10th highest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, and 28.8% had a high school diploma as their highest qualification (Canada: 9.9% and 23.0%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow many people in Cambridge have a college diploma or trade certificate?
In 2021, 27.0% of people aged 25 to 64 in Cambridge had a college, CEGEP or other non-university diploma as their highest qualification and 6.2% an apprenticeship or trades certificate (Canada: 21.4% and 9.6%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow many people in Cambridge have a master's degree or PhD?
4,175 people aged 25 to 64 in Cambridge, 5.6% 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 Cambridge work in education?
6.2% of the labour force in Cambridge, 4,605 people, worked in educational services in 2021 (Canada: 7.3%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow Cambridge compares with other cities in Canada
Bachelor's degree or higher, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Cambridge ranks 55 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | Bachelor's degree or higher, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | Kamloops | 25.6% |
| 53 | Barrie | 25.4% |
| 54 | Trois-Rivières | 25.0% |
| 55 | Cambridge | 24.7% |
| 56 | St. Catharines-Niagara | 24.3% |
| 57 | Abbotsford | 24.1% |
| 58 | Saint John | 23.8% |
No certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Cambridge ranks 10 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | No certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Gatineau | 11.6% |
| 8 | Trois-Rivières | 11.4% |
| 9 | Windsor | 11.2% |
| 10 | Cambridge | 11.1% |
| 11 | Laval | 10.9% |
| 12 | Surrey | 10.8% |
| 13 | Red Deer | 10.8% |
Any postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Cambridge ranks 60 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | Any postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | St. Catharines-Niagara | 61.6% |
| 58 | Surrey | 61.5% |
| 59 | Oshawa | 60.7% |
| 60 | Cambridge | 60.1% |
| 61 | Red Deer | 59.7% |
| 62 | Belleville | 58.8% |
| 63 | Windsor | 58.4% |
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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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