South ABQ News

10.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Lemitar in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 24.8 percent lower than the state average of 35.7 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 653.

98.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Lemitar residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	8	1.7
Regular high school diploma	403	84.1
GED or alternative credential	16	3.3
Some college, less than 1 year	0	0
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	0	0
Associate's degree	0	0
Bachelor's degree	52	10.9
Master's degree	0	0
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.