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32.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Cape Coral in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 8 percent lower than the state average of 40.5 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 189,633.

92.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	10,861	7.6
Regular high school diploma	47,968	33.4
GED or alternative credential	6,444	4.5
Some college, less than 1 year	12,993	9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	18,608	13
Associate's degree	13,510	9.4
Bachelor's degree	22,155	15.4
Master's degree	7,519	5.2
Professional school degree	1,923	1.3
Doctorate degree	1,631	1.1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.