Education in Saguenay, Canada: official figures
22.1% of people aged 25 to 64 in Saguenay held a bachelor's degree or higher in 2021, 8th lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, below the national 32.9%.
How many adults in Saguenay did not finish high school?
9.8% of people aged 25 to 64 in Saguenay had no certificate, diploma or degree in 2021, joint 24th highest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, and 14.2% had a high school diploma as their highest qualification (Canada: 9.9% and 23.0%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow many people in Saguenay have a college diploma or trade certificate?
In 2021, 22.2% of people aged 25 to 64 in Saguenay had a college, CEGEP or other non-university diploma as their highest qualification and 28.1% an apprenticeship or trades certificate (Canada: 21.4% and 9.6%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow many people in Saguenay have a master's degree or PhD?
3,585 people aged 25 to 64 in Saguenay, 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 Saguenay work in education?
8.0% of the labour force in Saguenay, 5,720 people, worked in educational services in 2021 (Canada: 7.3%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow Saguenay compares with other cities in Canada
Bachelor's degree or higher, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Saguenay ranks 62 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | Bachelor's degree or higher, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Oshawa | 23.5% |
| 60 | Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury | 23.5% |
| 61 | Abbotsford-Mission | 22.2% |
| 62 | Saguenay | 22.1% |
| 63 | Red Deer | 22.0% |
| 64 | Cape Breton | 21.7% |
| 65 | Terrebonne | 20.9% |
No certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Saguenay ranks 25 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | No certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Sherbrooke | 10.2% |
| 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% |
Any postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Saguenay ranks 9 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | Any postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Milton | 77.2% |
| 7 | Ottawa | 76.8% |
| 8 | Burlington | 76.3% |
| 9 | Saguenay | 76.0% |
| 10 | Vancouver | 75.9% |
| 11 | Montréal | 75.2% |
| 12 | Ottawa - Gatineau | 74.4% |
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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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