Cologne city: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Cologne city's bachelor's degree or higher changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
31.1%
2023
43.0%
Total change
+11.9 pp
% change
+38.3%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 31.1% | — |
| 2019 | 30.2% | -0.9 pp (-2.9%) |
| 2020 | 38.3% | +8.1 pp (26.8%) |
| 2021 | 38.8% | +0.5 pp (1.3%) |
| 2022 | 40.1% | +1.3 pp (3.4%) |
| 2023 | 43.0% | +2.9 pp (7.2%) |