Education in Thunder Bay, Canada: official figures
27.3% of people aged 25 to 64 in Thunder Bay held a bachelor's degree or higher in 2021, 20th lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, below the national 32.9%.
How many adults in Thunder Bay did not finish high school?
10.5% of people aged 25 to 64 in Thunder Bay had no certificate, diploma or degree in 2021, 17th highest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, and 25.8% had a high school diploma as their highest qualification (Canada: 9.9% and 23.0%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow many people in Thunder Bay have a college diploma or trade certificate?
In 2021, 28.2% of people aged 25 to 64 in Thunder Bay had a college, CEGEP or other non-university diploma as their highest qualification and 6.6% an apprenticeship or trades certificate (Canada: 21.4% and 9.6%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow many people in Thunder Bay have a master's degree or PhD?
3,525 people aged 25 to 64 in Thunder Bay, 6.3% 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 Thunder Bay work in education?
8.8% of the labour force in Thunder Bay, 4,720 people, worked in educational services in 2021 (Canada: 7.3%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow Thunder Bay compares with other cities in Canada
Bachelor's degree or higher, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Thunder Bay ranks 50 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | Bachelor's degree or higher, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 53 | Barrie | 25.4% |
No certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Thunder Bay ranks 17 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | No certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Belleville | 10.7% |
| 15 | Brampton | 10.6% |
| 16 | Chilliwack | 10.6% |
| 17 | Thunder Bay | 10.5% |
| 18 | Hamilton | 10.4% |
| 19 | Cape Breton | 10.4% |
| 20 | Kitchener | 10.2% |
Any postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Thunder Bay ranks 51 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | Any postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Delta | 64.3% |
| 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% |
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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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