Education in Windsor, Canada: official figures
27.9% of people aged 25 to 64 in Windsor held a bachelor's degree or higher in 2021, 22nd lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, below the national 32.9%.
How many adults in Windsor did not finish high school?
11.2% of people aged 25 to 64 in Windsor had no certificate, diploma or degree in 2021, 9th highest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, and 30.4% had a high school diploma as their highest qualification (Canada: 9.9% and 23.0%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow many people in Windsor have a college diploma or trade certificate?
In 2021, 23.6% of people aged 25 to 64 in Windsor had a college, CEGEP or other non-university diploma as their highest qualification and 5.0% an apprenticeship or trades certificate (Canada: 21.4% and 9.6%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow many people in Windsor have a master's degree or PhD?
9,790 people aged 25 to 64 in Windsor, 8.2% 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 Windsor work in education?
6.8% of the labour force in Windsor, 7,225 people, worked in educational services in 2021 (Canada: 7.3%).
Source: Statistics Canada · saved copyHow Windsor compares with other cities in Canada
Bachelor's degree or higher, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Windsor ranks 48 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | Bachelor's degree or higher, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | Langley | 29.1% |
| 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% |
No certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Windsor ranks 9 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | No certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Terrebonne | 11.7% |
| 7 | Gatineau | 11.6% |
| 8 | Trois-Rivières | 11.4% |
| 9 | Windsor | 11.2% |
| 10 | Cambridge | 11.1% |
| 11 | Laval | 10.9% |
| 12 | Surrey | 10.8% |
Any postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census (2021)
Windsor ranks 63 of 69, highest first.
| Rank | City | Any postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, ages 25 to 64, 2021 Census |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | Cambridge | 60.1% |
| 61 | Red Deer | 59.7% |
| 62 | Belleville | 58.8% |
| 63 | Windsor | 58.4% |
| 64 | Saint John | 58.0% |
| 65 | Brantford | 57.2% |
| 66 | Chilliwack | 55.1% |
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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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