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21.1 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 14.9 percent lower than the state average of 36 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 11,369.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,170	15.3
Regular high school diploma	2,685	35.1
GED or alternative credential	555	7.3
Some college, less than 1 year	584	7.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,048	13.7
Associate's degree	693	9.1
Bachelor's degree	540	7.1
Master's degree	344	4.5
Professional school degree	30	0.4
Doctorate degree	6	less than 0.1

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