Education in Toronto, Canada: official figures
49.4% of people aged 25 to 64 in Toronto held a bachelor's degree or higher in 2021, 7th highest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, above the national 32.9%.
How many adults in Toronto did not finish high school?
8.6% of people aged 25 to 64 in Toronto had no certificate, diploma or degree in 2021, joint 33rd lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, and 19.0% had a high school diploma as their highest qualification (Canada: 9.9% and 23.0%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow many people in Toronto have a college diploma or trade certificate?
In 2021, 16.7% of people aged 25 to 64 in Toronto had a college, CEGEP or other non-university diploma as their highest qualification and 3.3% an apprenticeship or trades certificate (Canada: 21.4% and 9.6%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow many people in Toronto have a master's degree or PhD?
231,430 people aged 25 to 64 in Toronto, 14.4% 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 Toronto work in education?
7.1% of the labour force in Toronto, 107,480 people, worked in educational services in 2021 (Canada: 7.3%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow Toronto compares with other cities in Canada
Bachelor's degree or higher, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Toronto ranks 7 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | Bachelor's degree or higher, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Vancouver | 52.8% |
| 5 | Milton | 50.3% |
| 6 | Ottawa | 49.5% |
| 7 | Toronto | 49.4% |
| 8 | Markham | 48.7% |
| 9 | Victoria | 48.1% |
| 10 | Mississauga | 47.2% |
No certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Toronto ranks 36 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | No certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Winnipeg | 8.7% |
| 34 | Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury | 8.7% |
| 35 | St. Catharines | 8.7% |
| 36 | Toronto | 8.6% |
| 37 | Nanaimo | 8.6% |
| 38 | St. Catharines-Niagara | 8.4% |
| 39 | Moncton | 8.4% |
Any postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Toronto ranks 19 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | Any postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Coquitlam | 73.4% |
| 17 | Vaughan | 73.3% |
| 18 | Mississauga | 72.9% |
| 19 | Toronto | 72.5% |
| 20 | Trois-Rivières | 72.3% |
| 21 | Saanich | 72.1% |
| 22 | St. John's | 72.0% |
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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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