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

This number was 10.7 percent lower than the state average of 35.2 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 36,648.

90 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Portage 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	2,551	10
Regular high school diploma	9,551	37.6
GED or alternative credential	1,306	5.1
Some college, less than 1 year	1,566	6.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	4,190	16.5
Associate's degree	2,095	8.3
Bachelor's degree	2,839	11.2
Master's degree	1,083	4.3
Professional school degree	142	0.6
Doctorate degree	62	0.2

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