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

This was 16.5 percent lower than the state average of 40.5 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 124,523.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	15,267	19.5
Regular high school diploma	23,235	29.7
GED or alternative credential	5,872	7.5
Some college, less than 1 year	4,999	6.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	10,071	12.9
Associate's degree	7,959	10.2
Bachelor's degree	7,574	9.7
Master's degree	2,391	3.1
Professional school degree	452	0.6
Doctorate degree	392	0.5

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