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

This was 10.3 percent lower than the state average of 43.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 845.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	34	11.4
Regular high school diploma	65	21.8
GED or alternative credential	9	3
Some college, less than 1 year	16	5.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	76	25.5
Associate's degree	10	3.4
Bachelor's degree	53	17.8
Master's degree	27	9.1
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	8	2.7

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