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

This was 17.7 percent lower than the state average of 48.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 598.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	50	11.5
Regular high school diploma	154	35.3
GED or alternative credential	23	5.3
Some college, less than 1 year	16	3.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	59	13.5
Associate's degree	55	12.6
Bachelor's degree	62	14.2
Master's degree	11	2.5
Professional school degree	5	1.1
Doctorate degree	1	0.2

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