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35.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Perham in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 10.6 percent lower than the state average of 45.9 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 3,261.

89.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Perham residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	240	10.8
Regular high school diploma	655	29.5
GED or alternative credential	72	3.2
Some college less than 1 year	111	5
Some college 1 or more years no degree	359	16.2
Associate's degree	201	9.1
Bachelor's degree	437	19.7
Master's degree	88	4
Professional school degree	57	2.6
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.