SW Iowa Times

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

This was 7.9 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 342.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	19	9.3
Regular high school diploma	73	35.6
GED or alternative credential	5	2.4
Some college, less than 1 year	19	9.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	21	10.2
Associate's degree	32	15.6
Bachelor's degree	30	14.6
Master's degree	2	1
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	4	2

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