Erie County Times

30.1 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Erie in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 9.8 percent lower than the state average of 39.9 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 97,263.

86.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Erie residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	8,891	13.9
Regular high school diploma	21,061	33
GED or alternative credential	4,430	6.9
Some college, less than 1 year	3,804	6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	6,445	10.1
Associate's degree	5,445	8.5
Bachelor's degree	9,464	14.8
Master's degree	3,342	5.2
Professional school degree	506	0.8
Doctorate degree	477	0.7

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.