 In Ayer about 215 or (37.7%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 57 or (10.0%) have completed additional higher education (either University or a "Fachhochschule").Of the 57 who completed tertiary schooling, 56.1% were Swiss men, 31.6% were Swiss women., there were 61 students from Ayer who attended schools outside the village.