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33.1 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Sterling in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 10.1 percent lower than the state average of 43.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 502.

97.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	8	2.3
Regular high school diploma	140	41.1
GED or alternative credential	19	5.6
Some college, less than 1 year	22	6.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	39	11.4
Associate's degree	34	10
Bachelor's degree	60	17.6
Master's degree	15	4.4
Professional school degree	2	0.6
Doctorate degree	2	0.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.