Education in Lethbridge, Canada: official figures
27.5% of people aged 25 to 64 in Lethbridge held a bachelor's degree or higher in 2021, 21st lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, below the national 32.9%.
How many adults in Lethbridge did not finish high school?
9.8% of people aged 25 to 64 in Lethbridge had no certificate, diploma or degree in 2021, joint 24th highest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, and 28.4% had a high school diploma as their highest qualification (Canada: 9.9% and 23.0%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow many people in Lethbridge have a college diploma or trade certificate?
In 2021, 23.4% of people aged 25 to 64 in Lethbridge had a college, CEGEP or other non-university diploma as their highest qualification and 8.8% an apprenticeship or trades certificate (Canada: 21.4% and 9.6%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow many people in Lethbridge have a master's degree or PhD?
3,165 people aged 25 to 64 in Lethbridge, 6.4% 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 Lethbridge work in education?
9.3% of the labour force in Lethbridge, 4,820 people, worked in educational services in 2021 (Canada: 7.3%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow Lethbridge compares with other cities in Canada
Bachelor's degree or higher, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Lethbridge ranks 49 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | Bachelor's degree or higher, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Nanaimo | 28.6% |
| 47 | Peterborough | 28.5% |
| 48 | Windsor | 27.9% |
| 49 | Lethbridge | 27.5% |
| 50 | Thunder Bay | 27.3% |
| 51 | St. Catharines | 26.8% |
| 52 | Kamloops | 25.6% |
No certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Lethbridge ranks 26 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | No certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Montréal | 10.0% |
| 24 | Edmonton | 9.8% |
| 25 | Saguenay | 9.8% |
| 26 | Lethbridge | 9.8% |
| 27 | Saint John | 9.6% |
| 28 | Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo | 9.3% |
| 29 | London | 9.1% |
Any postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Lethbridge ranks 56 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | Any postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | Kamloops | 62.6% |
| 54 | St. Catharines | 62.2% |
| 55 | Cape Breton | 62.2% |
| 56 | Lethbridge | 61.9% |
| 57 | St. Catharines-Niagara | 61.6% |
| 58 | Surrey | 61.5% |
| 59 | Oshawa | 60.7% |
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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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