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

This number was 6.3 percent lower than the state average of 45.4 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 85,169.

88.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Clifton 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	6,979	11.8
Regular high school diploma	17,268	29.2
GED or alternative credential	1,672	2.8
Some college, less than 1 year	2,956	5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	7,167	12.1
Associate's degree	3,608	6.1
Bachelor's degree	13,082	22.1
Master's degree	4,293	7.3
Professional school degree	1,634	2.8
Doctorate degree	503	0.9

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