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

This was 1 percent lower than the state average of 31.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 154,679.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	12,372	12.2
Regular high school diploma	29,051	28.7
GED or alternative credential	5,871	5.8
Some college, less than 1 year	6,792	6.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	16,298	16.1
Associate's degree	5,416	5.4
Bachelor's degree	15,726	15.5
Master's degree	7,439	7.4
Professional school degree	1,451	1.4
Doctorate degree	736	0.7

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