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

This number was 6.9 percent lower than the state average of 31.8 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 7,180.

88.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Mount Sterling 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	545	11.5
Regular high school diploma	1,513	32
GED or alternative credential	407	8.6
Some college, less than 1 year	201	4.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	882	18.7
Associate's degree	195	4.1
Bachelor's degree	629	13.3
Master's degree	262	5.5
Professional school degree	89	1.9
Doctorate degree	4	less than 0.1

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