LAX Leader

42 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Los Angeles city in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 0.7 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 3,973,278.

78.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	601,860	21.7
Regular high school diploma	473,020	17.1
GED or alternative credential	47,591	1.7
Some college, less than 1 year	113,071	4.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	370,871	13.4
Associate's degree	175,021	6.3
Bachelor's degree	644,695	23.3
Master's degree	219,500	7.9
Professional school degree	81,925	3
Doctorate degree	40,024	1.4

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.