Southern Illinois News

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

This number was 14.5 percent lower than the state average of 42 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 2,528.

79.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Cairo 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	339	20.1
Regular high school diploma	471	27.9
GED or alternative credential	89	5.3
Some college, less than 1 year	95	5.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	231	13.7
Associate's degree	213	12.6
Bachelor's degree	203	12
Master's degree	25	1.5
Professional school degree	17	1
Doctorate degree	6	0.4

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