Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area'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
27.2%
2023
30.8%
Total change
+3.6 pp
% change
+13.2%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27.2% | — |
| 2019 | 28.2% | +1.0 pp (3.7%) |
| 2020 | 28.5% | +0.3 pp (1.1%) |
| 2021 | 29.0% | +0.5 pp (1.8%) |
| 2022 | 30.1% | +1.1 pp (3.8%) |
| 2023 | 30.8% | +0.7 pp (2.3%) |