St. Pete Standard

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

This number was 5.7 percent higher than the state average of 39.7 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 261,338.

91.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many St. Petersburg 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	16,819	8.6
Regular high school diploma	41,202	21
GED or alternative credential	8,755	4.5
Some college, less than 1 year	13,611	7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	26,544	13.6
Associate's degree	18,955	9.7
Bachelor's degree	44,512	22.7
Master's degree	17,165	8.8
Professional school degree	5,206	2.7
Doctorate degree	2,983	1.5

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