San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 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
49.2%
2023
54.8%
Total change
+5.6 pp
% change
+11.4%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 49.2% | — |
| 2019 | 51.5% | +2.3 pp (4.7%) |
| 2020 | 52.5% | +1.0 pp (1.9%) |
| 2021 | 53.4% | +0.9 pp (1.7%) |
| 2022 | 54.3% | +0.9 pp (1.7%) |
| 2023 | 54.8% | +0.5 pp (0.9%) |