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

This was 3.4 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 547.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	31	7.5
Regular high school diploma	118	28.4
GED or alternative credential	8	1.9
Some college, less than 1 year	38	9.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	64	15.4
Associate's degree	39	9.4
Bachelor's degree	107	25.7
Master's degree	11	2.6
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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