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

This was 10.8 percent lower than the state average of 47.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 55,039.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,613	13.5
Regular high school diploma	4,553	23.5
GED or alternative credential	402	2.1
Some college, less than 1 year	899	4.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	3,790	19.6
Associate's degree	492	2.5
Bachelor's degree	3,585	18.5
Master's degree	2,310	11.9
Professional school degree	470	2.4
Doctorate degree	226	1.2

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