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

This number was 5.6 percent lower than the state average of 35.9 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 10,654.

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

Bolivar 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	488	8.1
Regular high school diploma	1,754	29.3
GED or alternative credential	387	6.5
Some college less than 1 year	540	9
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,005	16.8
Associate's degree	377	6.3
Bachelor's degree	905	15.1
Master's degree	459	7.7
Professional school degree	51	0.9
Doctorate degree	24	0.4

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