Percentage distribution of 18- to 24-year-olds, by sex and educational attainment: Selected years, 1980, 1995, and 2009

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December 2011

Youth Indicators 2011
America’s Youth: Transitions to Adulthood

Figure 24.

Percentage distribution of 18- to 24-year-olds, by sex and educational attainment: Selected years, 1980, 1995, and 2009

¹ Includes equivalency certification in 1995 and 2009.
² In 1980, "some college" refers to completing 1 or more years of college. In 1995 and 2009, the term refers to completing any college at all.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), March and Annual Social and Economic Supplement, selected years, 1980–2009.