Illinois Valley Times

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

This was 29.9 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 411.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	31	11.3
Regular high school diploma	108	39.3
GED or alternative credential	29	10.5
Some college, less than 1 year	24	8.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	45	16.4
Associate's degree	23	8.4
Bachelor's degree	8	2.9
Master's degree	3	1.1
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	4	1.5

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