Baton Rouge Reporter

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

This number was 10.2 percent higher than the state average of 30.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 443,763.

90.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many East Baton Rouge Parish 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	26,721	9.5
Regular high school diploma	67,221	24
GED or alternative credential	9,330	3.3
Some college, less than 1 year	14,816	5.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	48,828	17.4
Associate's degree	15,654	5.6
Bachelor's degree	60,977	21.7
Master's degree	24,041	8.6
Professional school degree	7,257	2.6
Doctorate degree	5,736	2

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