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16.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Western in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 26.1 percent lower than the state average of 42.5 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 252.

91.8 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Western residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	16	8.2
Regular high school diploma	83	42.6
GED or alternative credential	13	6.7
Some college, less than 1 year	27	13.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	24	12.3
Associate's degree	14	7.2
Bachelor's degree	16	8.2
Master's degree	2	1
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.