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

This was 12.5 percent lower than the state average of 48.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 497.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	27	8.4
Regular high school diploma	90	28.1
GED or alternative credential	13	4.1
Some college, less than 1 year	23	7.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	52	16.2
Associate's degree	47	14.7
Bachelor's degree	41	12.8
Master's degree	23	7.2
Professional school degree	4	1.2
Doctorate degree	0	0

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