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

This was 4.2 percent lower than the state average of 43.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,173.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	28	3.8
Regular high school diploma	208	28.1
GED or alternative credential	12	1.6
Some college, less than 1 year	33	4.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	170	23
Associate's degree	117	15.8
Bachelor's degree	90	12.2
Master's degree	78	10.6
Professional school degree	3	0.4
Doctorate degree	0	0

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