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23.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Lehigh Acres in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 16.1 percent lower than the state average of 39.7 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 123,378.

80.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Lehigh Acres residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	15,672	19.9
Regular high school diploma	23,783	30.2
GED or alternative credential	5,405	6.9
Some college, less than 1 year	5,290	6.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	10,055	12.8
Associate's degree	7,097	9
Bachelor's degree	8,062	10.2
Master's degree	2,383	3
Professional school degree	518	0.7
Doctorate degree	553	0.7

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.