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

This was 9 percent higher than the state average of 43.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 3,941.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	48	2
Regular high school diploma	530	22.1
GED or alternative credential	26	1.1
Some college, less than 1 year	81	3.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	459	19.2
Associate's degree	397	16.6
Bachelor's degree	613	25.6
Master's degree	187	7.8
Professional school degree	5	0.2
Doctorate degree	47	2

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