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

This number was 0.6 percent higher than the state average of 39.7 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 2,584.

95.8 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Madrid 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	79	4.2
Regular high school diploma	570	30.6
GED or alternative credential	81	4.3
Some college, less than 1 year	144	7.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	238	12.8
Associate's degree	256	13.7
Bachelor's degree	393	21.1
Master's degree	87	4.7
Professional school degree	16	0.9
Doctorate degree	0	0

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