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

This was 20 percent lower than the state average of 48.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 2,539.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	323	19.6
Regular high school diploma	471	28.6
GED or alternative credential	55	3.3
Some college, less than 1 year	153	9.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	179	10.9
Associate's degree	127	7.7
Bachelor's degree	210	12.7
Master's degree	70	4.2
Professional school degree	52	3.2
Doctorate degree	9	0.5

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