Waterloo city: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Waterloo 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
27.8%
2023
36.4%
Total change
+8.6 pp
% change
+30.9%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27.8% | — |
| 2019 | 31.3% | +3.5 pp (12.6%) |
| 2020 | 33.0% | +1.7 pp (5.4%) |
| 2021 | 35.8% | +2.8 pp (8.5%) |
| 2022 | 34.7% | -1.1 pp (-3.1%) |
| 2023 | 36.4% | +1.7 pp (4.9%) |