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60.2 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Santa Clara County in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 17.5 percent higher than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,924,379.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	150,958	11.3
Regular high school diploma	167,130	12.5
GED or alternative credential	20,647	1.5
Some college, less than 1 year	53,020	4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	141,874	10.6
Associate's degree	90,144	6.7
Bachelor's degree	374,303	27.9
Master's degree	247,493	18.5
Professional school degree	37,780	2.8
Doctorate degree	57,358	4.3

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