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

This was 6.3 percent lower than the state average of 38.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 9,692.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	543	6.7
Regular high school diploma	2,093	25.7
GED or alternative credential	531	6.5
Some college, less than 1 year	922	11.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,402	17.2
Associate's degree	947	11.6
Bachelor's degree	1,171	14.4
Master's degree	467	5.7
Professional school degree	38	0.5
Doctorate degree	31	0.4

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