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Education in States and Nations: 1991

(ESN) Table 21b: Percentage of the population aged 25 to 64, by highest level of education attained and state: 1990

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               Less than                         Higher           Higher
                   upper         Upper        education        education
State          secondary     secondary (non-university)     (university)
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Alabama               26            51             5            18
Alaska                11            57             7            24
Arizona               18            52             7            22
Arkansas              26            55             4            15
California            21            45             9            25
Colorado              12            51             8            29
Connecticut           15            46             7            31
Delaware              17            52             8            23
District of Columbia  23            38             2            37
Florida               21            51             8            20
Georgia               23            50             6            21
Hawaii                13            52            10            25
Idaho                 15            56             9            19
Illinois              18            51             7            24
Indiana               19            58             6            17
Iowa                  13            59             9            20
Kansas                13            56             6            24
Kentucky              28            52             5            15
Louisiana             26            53             4            18
Maine                 16            56             7            21
Maryland              16            49             6            29
Massachusetts         15            46             9            31
Michigan              17            56             8            19
Minnesota             11            55            10            25
Mississippi           29            48             6            16
Missouri              19            56             5            20
Montana               13            58             7            22
Nebraska              11            56             8            22
Nevada                18            59             7            16
New Hampshire         13            51             9            27
New Jersey            17            48             5            29
New Mexico            21            52             5            22
New York              20            46             8            26
North Carolina        24            49             8            19
North Dakota          14            53            13            21
Ohio                  19            56             6            19
Oklahoma              19            55             6            20
Oregon                14            55             8            23
Pennsylvania          17            55             6            21
Rhode Island          20            47             7            25
South Carolina        26            49             7            18
South Dakota          15            56             8            20
Tennessee             26            51             4            18
Texas                 23            49             6            22
Utah                  12            55             9            24
Vermont               14            51             8            26
Virginia              20            47             6            27
Washington            12            54             9            25
West Virginia         26            56             4            14
Wisconsin             14            57             8            20
Wyoming               13            59             8            20
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NOTE: Row figures may not sum to 100, due to rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing.



Table 21a Achievement and Attainment Indicators Table 21c