Ranking of Hawaii Cities and Places By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of Hawaii (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 34.34%. Among all Hawaii cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, East Honolulu CDP had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (58.86%), followed by Mililani Mauka CDP (50.34%), and Kailua CDP (Honolulu County) (50.27%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Hawaii cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Hawaii cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

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Ranking of Hawaii Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
East Honolulu CDP
Mililani Mauka CDP
Kailua CDP (Honolulu County)
Hickam Housing CDP
Ocean Pointe CDP
Waimea CDP (Hawaii County)
Mililani Town CDP
Urban Honolulu CDP
Kaneohe CDP
Pearl City CDP
Ranking of Hawaii Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 East Honolulu CDP 58.86
2 Mililani Mauka CDP 50.34
3 Kailua CDP (Honolulu County) 50.27
4 Hickam Housing CDP 49.43
5 Ocean Pointe CDP 43.11
6 Waimea CDP (Hawaii County) 40.14
7 Mililani Town CDP 39.43
8 Urban Honolulu CDP 38.41
9 Kaneohe CDP 36.62
10 Pearl City CDP 36.31
11 Kapaa CDP 35.15
12 Hilo CDP 34.09
13 Makakilo CDP 33.99
14 Kapolei CDP 33.55
15 Kailua CDP (Hawaii County) 33.39
16 Wailuku CDP 33.33
17 Waimalu CDP 31.77
18 Waipio CDP 31.44
19 Royal Kunia CDP 31.43
20 Kihei CDP 31.24
21 Halawa CDP 30.16
22 Kaneohe Base CDP 29.95
23 Schofield Barracks CDP 29.56
24 Ewa Gentry CDP 28.03
25 Kaiminani CDP 27.58
26 Lahaina CDP 24.48
27 Kahului CDP 23.94
28 Wahiawa CDP 23.92
29 Maili CDP 22.61
30 Ewa Beach CDP 20.87
31 Hawaiian Paradise Park CDP 19.30
32 Waihee-Waiehu CDP 18.26
33 Waipahu CDP 17.93
34 Waianae CDP 14.37
35 Nanakuli CDP 11.19