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21.1 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Echo in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 25.7 percent lower than the state average of 46.8 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 282.

94.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Echo residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	10	5.7
Regular high school diploma	64	36.6
GED or alternative credential	8	4.6
Some college, less than 1 year	14	8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	42	24
Associate's degree	13	7.4
Bachelor's degree	19	10.9
Master's degree	3	1.7
Professional school degree	2	1.1
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.