Luzerne Times

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

This number was 15.2 percent lower than the state average of 39.9 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 40,867.

84.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Wilkes-Barre city 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	4,033	15.6
Regular high school diploma	9,292	35.9
GED or alternative credential	1,354	5.2
Some college, less than 1 year	1,896	7.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,906	11.2
Associate's degree	2,100	8.1
Bachelor's degree	2,738	10.6
Master's degree	1,187	4.6
Professional school degree	235	0.9
Doctorate degree	116	0.4

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