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

This was 18.6 percent lower than the state average of 48.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 17,804.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,002	15.7
Regular high school diploma	3,579	28
GED or alternative credential	633	5
Some college, less than 1 year	934	7.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,813	14.2
Associate's degree	1,714	13.4
Bachelor's degree	1,423	11.1
Master's degree	432	3.4
Professional school degree	205	1.6
Doctorate degree	33	0.3

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