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

This number was 29.2 percent lower than the state average of 40 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 921.

70.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Whitakers 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	180	29.4
Regular high school diploma	203	33.1
GED or alternative credential	36	5.9
Some college, less than 1 year	48	7.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	80	13.1
Associate's degree	33	5.4
Bachelor's degree	17	2.8
Master's degree	10	1.6
Professional school degree	6	1
Doctorate degree	0	0

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