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22.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Belvidere in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 19.2 percent lower than the state average of 42 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 25,319.

80.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Belvidere residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	3,051	19.1
Regular high school diploma	4,790	29.9
GED or alternative credential	1,182	7.4
Some college, less than 1 year	1,236	7.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,094	13.1
Associate's degree	1,218	7.6
Bachelor's degree	1,610	10.1
Master's degree	560	3.5
Professional school degree	158	1
Doctorate degree	101	0.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.