Education in Oshawa, Canada: official figures
23.5% of people aged 25 to 64 in Oshawa held a bachelor's degree or higher in 2021, joint 10th lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, below the national 32.9%.
How many adults in Oshawa did not finish high school?
10.2% of people aged 25 to 64 in Oshawa had no certificate, diploma or degree in 2021, joint 20th highest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, and 29.1% had a high school diploma as their highest qualification (Canada: 9.9% and 23.0%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow many people in Oshawa have a college diploma or trade certificate?
In 2021, 29.2% of people aged 25 to 64 in Oshawa had a college, CEGEP or other non-university diploma as their highest qualification and 6.1% an apprenticeship or trades certificate (Canada: 21.4% and 9.6%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow many people in Oshawa have a master's degree or PhD?
5,150 people aged 25 to 64 in Oshawa, 5.5% 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 Oshawa work in education?
6.9% of the labour force in Oshawa, 6,060 people, worked in educational services in 2021 (Canada: 7.3%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow Oshawa compares with other cities in Canada
Bachelor's degree or higher, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Oshawa ranks 59 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | Bachelor's degree or higher, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | St. Catharines-Niagara | 24.3% |
| 57 | Abbotsford | 24.1% |
| 58 | Saint John | 23.8% |
| 59 | Oshawa | 23.5% |
| 60 | Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury | 23.5% |
| 61 | Abbotsford-Mission | 22.2% |
| 62 | Saguenay | 22.1% |
No certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Oshawa ranks 21 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | No certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Hamilton | 10.4% |
| 19 | Cape Breton | 10.4% |
| 20 | Kitchener | 10.2% |
| 21 | Oshawa | 10.2% |
| 22 | Sherbrooke | 10.2% |
| 23 | Montréal | 10.0% |
| 24 | Edmonton | 9.8% |
Any postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Oshawa ranks 59 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | Any postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | Lethbridge | 61.9% |
| 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% |
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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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