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| Table 104.20. | Percentage of persons 25 to 29 years old with selected levels of educational attainment, by race/ethnicity and sex: Selected years, 1920 through 2013 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, selected level of
educational attainment, and year |
Total | White1 | Black1 | Hispanic | Asian/Pacific Islander | American Indian/ Alaska Native |
Two or more races | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | Asian | Pacific Islander | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| High school completion or higher2 |
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| 19203 | — | (†) | 22.0 | (—) | 6.3 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 1940 | 38.1 | (—) | 41.2 | (—) | 12.3 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 1950 | 52.8 | (—) | 56.3 | (—) | 23.6 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 1960 | 60.7 | (—) | 63.7 | (—) | 38.6 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 1970 | 75.4 | (—) | 77.8 | (—) | 58.4 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 1975 | 83.1 | (—) | 86.6 | (—) | 71.1 | (—) | 53.1 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 1980 | 85.4 | (0.40) | 89.2 | (0.40) | 76.7 | (1.64) | 58.0 | (2.59) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 1985 | 86.1 | (0.37) | 89.5 | (0.38) | 80.5 | (1.42) | 60.9 | (2.17) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 1990 | 85.7 | (0.38) | 90.1 | (0.37) | 81.7 | (1.37) | 58.2 | (1.94) | 91.5 | (2.09) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 1995 | 86.8 | (0.39) | 92.5 | (0.36) | 86.7 | (1.23) | 57.1 | (1.80) | 90.8 | (2.26) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 2000 | 88.1 | (0.37) | 94.0 | (0.33) | 86.8 | (1.13) | 62.8 | (1.22) | 93.7 | (1.27) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 2003 | 86.5 | (0.27) | 93.7 | (0.25) | 88.5 | (0.78) | 61.7 | (0.75) | 96.3 | (0.67) | 97.3 | (0.60) | ‡ | (†) | 80.5 | (4.33) | 91.7 | (2.18) | |||||
| 2005 | 86.2 | (0.42) | 92.8 | (0.39) | 87.0 | (1.03) | 63.3 | (1.32) | 95.6 | (0.88) | 95.5 | (0.92) | ‡ | (†) | 80.2 | (4.77) | 91.4 | (3.91) | |||||
| 2006 | 86.4 | (0.36) | 93.4 | (0.35) | 86.3 | (1.09) | 63.2 | (1.17) | 96.4 | (0.88) | 96.6 | (0.86) | ‡ | (†) | 79.8 | (5.19) | 89.3 | (3.96) | |||||
| 2007 | 87.0 | (0.36) | 93.5 | (0.33) | 87.7 | (1.16) | 65.0 | (1.06) | 96.8 | (0.91) | 97.5 | (0.73) | ‡ | (†) | 84.5 | (4.41) | 90.5 | (4.30) | |||||
| 2008 | 87.8 | (0.36) | 93.7 | (0.38) | 87.5 | (1.29) | 68.3 | (1.16) | 95.9 | (0.86) | 95.8 | (0.91) | ‡ | (†) | 86.7 | (3.36) | 94.2 | (3.82) | |||||
| 2009 | 88.6 | (0.36) | 94.6 | (0.33) | 88.9 | (0.98) | 68.9 | (1.16) | 95.4 | (0.91) | 95.8 | (0.95) | 91.6 | (3.46) | 81.1 | (4.26) | 88.5 | (3.61) | |||||
| 2010 | 88.8 | (0.32) | 94.5 | (0.31) | 89.6 | (0.93) | 69.4 | (1.22) | 93.7 | (1.18) | 94.0 | (1.24) | 89.7 | (5.05) | 89.9 | (2.98) | 88.5 | (3.86) | |||||
| 2011 | 89.0 | (0.34) | 94.4 | (0.34) | 88.1 | (0.98) | 71.5 | (1.12) | 95.4 | (0.87) | 95.3 | (0.91) | ‡ | (†) | 84.9 | (3.95) | 90.7 | (3.79) | |||||
| 2012 | 89.7 | (0.38) | 94.6 | (0.37) | 88.5 | (0.96) | 75.0 | (1.16) | 96.2 | (0.73) | 96.1 | (0.77) | 98.6 | (0.83) | 84.5 | (3.94) | 92.8 | (2.22) | |||||
| 2013 | 89.9 | (0.35) | 94.1 | (0.35) | 90.3 | (0.92) | 75.8 | (1.10) | 95.4 | (0.77) | 95.4 | (0.81) | 95.5 | (2.72) | 84.7 | (3.47) | 97.4 | (1.11) | |||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree4 |
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| 19203 | — | (†) | 4.5 | (—) | 1.2 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 1940 | 5.9 | (—) | 6.4 | (—) | 1.6 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 1950 | 7.7 | (—) | 8.2 | (—) | 2.8 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 1960 | 11.0 | (—) | 11.8 | (—) | 5.4 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 1970 | 16.4 | (—) | 17.3 | (—) | 10.0 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 1975 | 21.9 | (—) | 23.8 | (—) | 10.5 | (—) | 8.8 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 1980 | 22.5 | (0.47) | 25.0 | (0.55) | 11.6 | (1.24) | 7.7 | (1.39) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 1985 | 22.2 | (0.45) | 24.4 | (0.53) | 11.6 | (1.15) | 11.1 | (1.39) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 1990 | 23.2 | (0.46) | 26.4 | (0.55) | 13.4 | (1.20) | 8.1 | (1.07) | 43.0 | (3.71) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 1995 | 24.7 | (0.49) | 28.8 | (0.62) | 15.4 | (1.31) | 8.9 | (1.04) | 43.1 | (3.87) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 2000 | 29.1 | (0.52) | 34.0 | (0.67) | 17.8 | (1.28) | 9.7 | (0.75) | 54.3 | (2.60) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 2003 | 28.4 | (0.36) | 34.2 | (0.49) | 17.5 | (0.93) | 10.0 | (0.47) | 60.0 | (1.74) | 62.1 | (1.77) | ‡ | (†) | 10.0 | ! | (3.28) | 22.3 | (3.28) | ||||
| 2005 | 28.8 | (0.55) | 34.5 | (0.78) | 17.6 | (1.21) | 11.2 | (0.81) | 60.0 | (2.20) | 62.1 | (2.25) | ‡ | (†) | 16.4 | (3.56) | 28.0 | (3.79) | |||||
| 2006 | 28.4 | (0.52) | 34.3 | (0.78) | 18.7 | (1.33) | 9.5 | (0.66) | 59.6 | (2.39) | 61.9 | (2.44) | ‡ | (†) | 9.5 | ! | (4.26) | 23.3 | (3.14) | ||||
| 2007 | 29.6 | (0.54) | 35.5 | (0.75) | 19.5 | (1.21) | 11.6 | (0.61) | 59.4 | (2.24) | 61.5 | (2.26) | ‡ | (†) | 6.4 | ! | (2.99) | 26.3 | (3.44) | ||||
| 2008 | 30.8 | (0.51) | 37.1 | (0.70) | 20.4 | (1.35) | 12.4 | (0.69) | 57.9 | (2.26) | 60.2 | (2.32) | ‡ | (†) | 14.3 | (3.17) | 26.6 | (3.75) | |||||
| 2009 | 30.6 | (0.57) | 37.2 | (0.85) | 18.9 | (1.36) | 12.2 | (0.80) | 56.4 | (2.25) | 60.3 | (2.28) | 12.5 | ! | (4.44) | 15.9 | (3.73) | 29.7 | (3.84) | ||||
| 2010 | 31.7 | (0.51) | 38.6 | (0.72) | 19.4 | (1.20) | 13.5 | (0.80) | 52.5 | (2.32) | 55.8 | (2.47) | 10.0 | ! | (4.40) | 18.6 | (4.80) | 29.8 | (3.22) | ||||
| 2011 | 32.2 | (0.62) | 39.2 | (0.88) | 20.1 | (1.25) | 12.8 | (0.73) | 56.0 | (2.50) | 57.2 | (2.52) | ‡ | (†) | 17.3 | (4.45) | 32.4 | (3.85) | |||||
| 2012 | 33.5 | (0.58) | 39.8 | (0.78) | 23.2 | (1.38) | 14.8 | (0.90) | 59.6 | (2.17) | 61.7 | (2.24) | 25.5 | (6.12) | 10.4 | (2.87) | 32.9 | (3.72) | |||||
| 2013 | 33.6 | (0.55) | 40.4 | (0.77) | 20.5 | (1.38) | 15.7 | (0.82) | 58.0 | (2.16) | 60.1 | (2.18) | 24.7 | ! | (7.54) | 16.6 | (4.89) | 29.6 | (3.45) | ||||
| Master's or higher degree |
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| 1995 | 4.5 | (0.24) | 5.3 | (0.31) | 1.8 | (0.48) | 1.6 | (0.46) | 10.9 | (1.85) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 2000 | 5.4 | (0.26) | 5.8 | (0.33) | 3.7 | (0.63) | 2.1 | (0.36) | 15.5 | (1.70) | — | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 2003 | 5.7 | (0.19) | 6.6 | (0.26) | 2.6 | (0.39) | 1.4 | (0.18) | 18.4 | (1.37) | 19.1 | (1.44) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 4.4 | ! | (1.61) | ||||
| 2005 | 6.3 | (0.31) | 7.5 | (0.45) | 2.6 | (0.44) | 2.1 | (0.38) | 16.9 | (1.93) | 17.5 | (2.01) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 7.0 | ! | (2.49) | ||||
| 2006 | 6.4 | (0.29) | 7.5 | (0.42) | 3.2 | (0.58) | 1.5 | (0.25) | 20.1 | (2.00) | 21.1 | (2.10) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 7.1 | (1.83) | |||||
| 2007 | 6.3 | (0.30) | 7.6 | (0.42) | 3.5 | (0.59) | 1.5 | (0.25) | 17.5 | (1.84) | 18.5 | (1.93) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 6.2 | ! | (2.38) | ||||
| 2008 | 7.0 | (0.28) | 8.2 | (0.40) | 4.4 | (0.64) | 2.0 | (0.28) | 19.9 | (1.84) | 21.0 | (1.96) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 6.9 | ! | (2.57) | ||||
| 2009 | 7.4 | (0.30) | 8.9 | (0.45) | 4.2 | (0.54) | 1.9 | (0.26) | 21.1 | (1.98) | 22.9 | (2.16) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 6.5 | ! | (2.02) | ||||
| 2010 | 6.8 | (0.26) | 7.7 | (0.38) | 4.7 | (0.60) | 2.5 | (0.37) | 17.9 | (1.87) | 19.2 | (1.99) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 5.3 | ! | (1.63) | ||||
| 2011 | 6.9 | (0.32) | 8.1 | (0.45) | 4.0 | (0.52) | 2.7 | (0.37) | 16.7 | (1.78) | 17.5 | (1.85) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 6.1 | (1.59) | |||||
| 2012 | 7.2 | (0.35) | 8.2 | (0.51) | 5.1 | (0.66) | 2.7 | (0.36) | 17.8 | (1.85) | 18.9 | (1.92) | ‡ | (†) | 2.6 | ! | (1.28) | 4.1 | ! | (1.49) | |||
| 2013 | 7.4 | (0.31) | 8.6 | (0.50) | 3.3 | (0.50) | 3.0 | (0.37) | 20.6 | (1.73) | 21.8 | (1.79) | # | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 4.8 | ! | (1.54) | ||||
| Males | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| High school completion or higher2 |
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| 1980 | 85.4 | (0.49) | 89.1 | (0.48) | 74.7 | (1.97) | 57.0 | (3.45) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 1985 | 85.9 | (0.49) | 89.2 | (0.49) | 80.6 | (1.75) | 58.6 | (2.62) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 1990 | 84.4 | (0.56) | 88.6 | (0.57) | 81.4 | (2.03) | 56.6 | (2.69) | 95.3 | (1.78) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 1995 | 86.3 | (0.56) | 92.0 | (0.53) | 88.4 | (1.72) | 55.7 | (2.51) | 90.5 | (2.37) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 2000 | 86.7 | (0.55) | 92.9 | (0.51) | 87.6 | (1.67) | 59.2 | (1.76) | 92.1 | (1.83) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 2003 | 84.9 | (0.41) | 92.8 | (0.38) | 87.4 | (1.21) | 59.6 | (1.02) | 96.1 | (0.99) | 97.7 | (0.80) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 94.8 | (2.49) | |||||
| 2005 | 85.0 | (0.58) | 91.8 | (0.53) | 86.6 | (1.76) | 63.2 | (1.72) | 96.8 | (1.09) | 96.7 | (1.15) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 89.1 | (3.07) | |||||
| 2006 | 84.4 | (0.54) | 92.3 | (0.52) | 84.2 | (2.02) | 60.5 | (1.64) | 97.2 | (1.01) | 97.2 | (1.06) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 89.2 | (3.81) | |||||
| 2007 | 84.9 | (0.50) | 92.7 | (0.48) | 87.4 | (1.65) | 60.5 | (1.59) | 95.9 | (1.13) | 96.3 | (1.10) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 92.9 | (2.64) | |||||
| 2008 | 85.8 | (0.54) | 92.6 | (0.58) | 85.7 | (1.99) | 65.6 | (1.55) | 95.6 | (1.23) | 95.4 | (1.31) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 92.7 | (2.68) | |||||
| 2009 | 87.5 | (0.51) | 94.4 | (0.46) | 88.8 | (1.56) | 66.2 | (1.54) | 96.4 | (1.17) | 96.2 | (1.25) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 92.0 | (3.01) | |||||
| 2010 | 87.4 | (0.44) | 94.6 | (0.42) | 87.9 | (1.52) | 65.7 | (1.52) | 93.8 | (1.83) | 93.5 | (1.95) | ‡ | (†) | 93.2 | (3.47) | 87.9 | (4.32) | |||||
| 2011 | 87.5 | (0.49) | 93.4 | (0.48) | 88.0 | (1.43) | 69.2 | (1.62) | 94.2 | (1.30) | 93.9 | (1.36) | ‡ | (†) | 84.5 | (5.28) | 86.2 | (4.41) | |||||
| 2012 | 88.4 | (0.51) | 93.8 | (0.50) | 86.2 | (1.58) | 73.3 | (1.57) | 96.1 | (1.04) | 96.0 | (1.09) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 91.0 | (3.58) | |||||
| 2013 | 88.3 | (0.52) | 93.3 | (0.53) | 87.8 | (1.60) | 73.1 | (1.64) | 94.4 | (1.13) | 94.3 | (1.21) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 96.8 | (1.77) | |||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree4 |
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| 1980 | 24.0 | (0.59) | 26.8 | (0.69) | 10.5 | (1.39) | 8.4 | (1.94) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 1985 | 23.1 | (0.59) | 25.5 | (0.69) | 10.3 | (1.35) | 10.9 | (1.66) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 1990 | 23.7 | (0.65) | 26.6 | (0.79) | 15.1 | (1.87) | 7.3 | (1.41) | 47.6 | (4.19) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 1995 | 24.5 | (0.70) | 28.4 | (0.88) | 17.4 | (2.04) | 7.8 | (1.35) | 42.0 | (3.98) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 2000 | 27.9 | (0.73) | 32.3 | (0.93) | 18.4 | (1.96) | 8.3 | (0.98) | 55.5 | (3.37) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 2003 | 26.0 | (0.50) | 31.4 | (0.68) | 17.7 | (1.39) | 8.4 | (0.58) | 59.2 | (2.52) | 61.7 | (2.58) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 17.5 | (4.27) | |||||
| 2005 | 25.5 | (0.68) | 30.7 | (0.98) | 14.2 | (1.57) | 10.2 | (0.99) | 58.5 | (3.11) | 61.0 | (3.17) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 24.5 | (4.13) | |||||
| 2006 | 25.3 | (0.67) | 31.4 | (0.98) | 15.2 | (1.66) | 6.9 | (0.70) | 58.7 | (3.46) | 60.9 | (3.52) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 20.8 | (4.65) | |||||
| 2007 | 26.3 | (0.72) | 31.9 | (0.98) | 18.9 | (1.86) | 8.6 | (0.71) | 58.5 | (3.45) | 60.4 | (3.54) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 23.3 | (4.88) | |||||
| 2008 | 26.8 | (0.64) | 32.6 | (0.89) | 19.0 | (1.94) | 10.0 | (0.86) | 54.1 | (3.41) | 55.8 | (3.53) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 25.7 | (4.45) | |||||
| 2009 | 26.6 | (0.66) | 32.6 | (1.04) | 14.8 | (1.82) | 11.0 | (1.04) | 55.2 | (3.07) | 59.2 | (3.24) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 24.6 | (5.77) | |||||
| 2010 | 27.8 | (0.68) | 34.8 | (0.96) | 15.0 | (1.72) | 10.8 | (1.06) | 49.0 | (3.12) | 52.3 | (3.31) | ‡ | (†) | 18.9 | ! | (7.12) | 24.9 | (4.91) | ||||
| 2011 | 28.4 | (0.82) | 35.5 | (1.16) | 17.0 | (1.83) | 9.6 | (0.90) | 50.8 | (3.42) | 52.1 | (3.55) | ‡ | (†) | 15.4 | ! | (4.80) | 34.1 | (6.62) | ||||
| 2012 | 29.8 | (0.82) | 36.0 | (1.06) | 19.1 | (1.74) | 12.5 | (1.20) | 55.0 | (3.15) | 56.9 | (3.16) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 30.4 | (5.44) | |||||
| 2013 | 30.2 | (0.68) | 37.1 | (1.00) | 17.4 | (1.63) | 13.1 | (1.06) | 53.0 | (3.03) | 55.1 | (3.13) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 29.3 | (4.61) | |||||
| Master's or higher degree |
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| 1995 | 4.9 | (0.35) | 5.6 | (0.45) | 2.2 | ! | (0.80) | 2.0 | ! | (0.70) | 12.6 | (2.68) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||
| 2000 | 4.7 | (0.34) | 4.9 | (0.43) | 2.1 | ! | (0.72) | 1.5 | (0.43) | 17.2 | (2.56) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| 2003 | 5.0 | (0.25) | 5.8 | (0.34) | 1.6 | (0.46) | 1.2 | (0.22) | 19.3 | (2.03) | 20.6 | (2.15) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| 2005 | 5.2 | (0.38) | 6.2 | (0.55) | 1.1 | ! | (0.43) | 1.7 | (0.46) | 19.7 | (3.13) | 20.5 | (3.30) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||
| 2006 | 5.1 | (0.37) | 5.8 | (0.51) | 1.7 | ! | (0.52) | 1.1 | (0.32) | 20.5 | (2.68) | 21.8 | (2.83) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 5.9 | ! | (2.66) | |||
| 2007 | 5.0 | (0.39) | 5.7 | (0.50) | 3.3 | (0.99) | 0.6 | ! | (0.19) | 18.4 | (2.89) | 19.3 | (3.00) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 9.8 | ! | (4.28) | |||
| 2008 | 5.3 | (0.34) | 5.9 | (0.49) | 3.4 | (0.90) | 1.2 | (0.32) | 20.9 | (2.94) | 22.1 | (3.07) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 7.8 | ! | (2.85) | ||||
| 2009 | 6.1 | (0.37) | 7.4 | (0.60) | 3.2 | (0.73) | 1.2 | (0.28) | 20.4 | (2.48) | 22.0 | (2.69) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 5.0 | ! | (2.38) | ||||
| 2010 | 5.2 | (0.32) | 6.3 | (0.50) | 2.9 | (0.69) | 1.5 | (0.39) | 15.0 | (2.19) | 16.2 | (2.36) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | # | (†) | |||||
| 2011 | 5.1 | (0.38) | 5.9 | (0.49) | 1.9 | (0.54) | 1.8 | (0.41) | 18.0 | (2.58) | 19.1 | (2.71) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| 2012 | 5.6 | (0.42) | 6.3 | (0.59) | 2.7 | (0.72) | 2.4 | (0.50) | 16.2 | (2.46) | 17.2 | (2.60) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| 2013 | 5.7 | (0.38) | 6.3 | (0.53) | 1.5 | ! | (0.56) | 2.1 | (0.43) | 20.8 | (2.49) | 22.1 | (2.60) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 5.9 | ! | (2.47) | |||
| Females | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| High school completion or higher2 |
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| 1980 | 85.5 | (0.48) | 89.2 | (0.48) | 78.3 | (1.71) | 58.9 | (3.38) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 1985 | 86.4 | (0.47) | 89.9 | (0.48) | 80.5 | (1.61) | 63.1 | (2.48) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 1990 | 87.0 | (0.51) | 91.7 | (0.49) | 82.0 | (1.85) | 59.9 | (2.79) | 85.1 | (2.82) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 1995 | 87.4 | (0.54) | 93.0 | (0.50) | 85.3 | (1.75) | 58.7 | (2.60) | 91.2 | (2.50) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 2000 | 89.4 | (0.49) | 95.2 | (0.43) | 86.2 | (1.53) | 66.4 | (1.69) | 95.2 | (1.39) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 2003 | 88.2 | (0.37) | 94.5 | (0.33) | 89.4 | (1.01) | 64.2 | (1.11) | 96.5 | (0.90) | 96.9 | (0.88) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 88.6 | (3.50) | |||||
| 2005 | 87.4 | (0.44) | 93.8 | (0.47) | 87.3 | (1.22) | 63.4 | (1.54) | 94.6 | (1.36) | 94.4 | (1.41) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 94.2 | (2.26) | |||||
| 2006 | 88.5 | (0.44) | 94.6 | (0.41) | 88.0 | (1.14) | 66.6 | (1.41) | 95.6 | (1.44) | 96.0 | (1.31) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 89.4 | (3.81) | |||||
| 2007 | 89.1 | (0.45) | 94.2 | (0.44) | 87.9 | (1.46) | 70.7 | (1.30) | 97.7 | (1.05) | 98.5 | (0.68) | ‡ | (†) | 90.2 | (4.49) | 87.9 | (3.82) | |||||
| 2008 | 89.9 | (0.39) | 94.7 | (0.44) | 89.2 | (1.43) | 71.9 | (1.34) | 96.1 | (1.12) | 96.2 | (1.18) | ‡ | (†) | 84.2 | (4.68) | 95.9 | (2.44) | |||||
| 2009 | 89.8 | (0.41) | 94.8 | (0.44) | 89.0 | (1.12) | 72.5 | (1.34) | 94.5 | (1.20) | 95.3 | (1.18) | ‡ | (†) | 83.4 | (4.81) | 84.8 | (3.57) | |||||
| 2010 | 90.2 | (0.39) | 94.4 | (0.42) | 91.1 | (0.96) | 74.1 | (1.53) | 93.6 | (1.25) | 94.5 | (1.27) | ‡ | (†) | 86.8 | (4.80) | 89.1 | (3.55) | |||||
| 2011 | 90.7 | (0.36) | 95.5 | (0.42) | 88.2 | (1.24) | 74.3 | (1.26) | 96.6 | (0.89) | 96.6 | (0.92) | ‡ | (†) | 85.3 | (6.02) | 94.0 | (2.52) | |||||
| 2012 | 91.1 | (0.44) | 95.3 | (0.46) | 90.6 | (1.11) | 76.9 | (1.39) | 96.3 | (0.98) | 96.1 | (1.04) | ‡ | (†) | 85.8 | (4.53) | 94.7 | (2.35) | |||||
| 2013 | 91.5 | (0.38) | 94.9 | (0.43) | 92.5 | (0.95) | 78.8 | (1.17) | 96.2 | (0.96) | 96.3 | (1.01) | ‡ | (†) | 82.0 | (5.40) | 98.2 | (1.15) | |||||
| Bachelor's or higher degree4 |
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| 1980 | 21.0 | (0.56) | 23.2 | (0.65) | 12.4 | (1.36) | 6.9 | (1.74) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 1985 | 21.3 | (0.57) | 23.3 | (0.67) | 12.6 | (1.35) | 11.2 | (1.62) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 1990 | 22.8 | (0.64) | 26.2 | (0.78) | 11.9 | (1.56) | 9.1 | (1.64) | 37.4 | (3.83) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 1995 | 24.9 | (0.70) | 29.2 | (0.89) | 13.7 | (1.70) | 10.1 | (1.59) | 44.5 | (4.38) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 2000 | 30.1 | (0.73) | 35.8 | (0.96) | 17.4 | (1.69) | 11.0 | (1.12) | 53.1 | (3.26) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 2003 | 30.9 | (0.53) | 37.1 | (0.71) | 17.4 | (1.25) | 12.0 | (0.75) | 60.7 | (2.39) | 62.4 | (2.44) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 26.9 | (4.89) | |||||
| 2005 | 32.2 | (0.75) | 38.2 | (1.00) | 20.5 | (1.68) | 12.4 | (1.07) | 61.4 | (3.06) | 63.1 | (3.11) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 32.1 | (5.70) | |||||
| 2006 | 31.6 | (0.70) | 37.2 | (0.99) | 21.7 | (1.77) | 12.8 | (1.05) | 60.4 | (2.76) | 62.8 | (2.82) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 25.7 | (4.72) | |||||
| 2007 | 33.0 | (0.72) | 39.2 | (1.03) | 20.0 | (1.38) | 15.4 | (1.10) | 60.3 | (2.83) | 62.5 | (2.88) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 29.6 | (5.17) | |||||
| 2008 | 34.9 | (0.71) | 41.7 | (0.98) | 21.6 | (1.57) | 15.5 | (1.11) | 61.6 | (2.67) | 64.4 | (2.71) | ‡ | (†) | 12.2 | ! | (3.69) | 27.7 | (5.57) | ||||
| 2009 | 34.8 | (0.78) | 42.0 | (1.12) | 22.6 | (1.75) | 13.8 | (1.09) | 57.6 | (3.00) | 61.3 | (3.03) | ‡ | (†) | 16.3 | (4.42) | 35.0 | (5.07) | |||||
| 2010 | 35.7 | (0.68) | 42.4 | (0.96) | 23.3 | (1.72) | 16.8 | (1.20) | 55.8 | (2.93) | 58.9 | (3.00) | ‡ | (†) | 18.4 | ! | (6.68) | 34.0 | (4.96) | ||||
| 2011 | 36.1 | (0.71) | 43.0 | (1.03) | 22.9 | (1.62) | 16.8 | (1.10) | 61.0 | (2.74) | 62.0 | (2.75) | ‡ | (†) | 19.7 | ! | (6.64) | 31.2 | (4.36) | ||||
| 2012 | 37.2 | (0.69) | 43.6 | (0.97) | 26.7 | (1.78) | 17.4 | (1.10) | 64.0 | (2.38) | 66.2 | (2.46) | ‡ | (†) | 14.0 | ! | (4.55) | 35.5 | (5.50) | ||||
| 2013 | 37.0 | (0.71) | 43.8 | (0.95) | 23.2 | (2.03) | 18.6 | (1.10) | 62.4 | (2.51) | 64.3 | (2.54) | ‡ | (†) | 16.4 | ! | (6.57) | 30.0 | (5.26) | ||||
| Master's or higher degree |
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| 1995 | 4.1 | (0.32) | 5.0 | (0.42) | 1.4 | ! | (0.59) | 1.2 | ! | (0.58) | 8.9 | (2.50) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||
| 2000 | 6.2 | (0.38) | 6.7 | (0.50) | 4.9 | (0.96) | 2.7 | (0.58) | 13.9 | (2.26) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| 2003 | 6.4 | (0.28) | 7.4 | (0.38) | 3.3 | (0.59) | 1.7 | (0.30) | 17.5 | (1.86) | 17.7 | (1.93) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 7.3 | ! | (2.86) | ||||
| 2005 | 7.3 | (0.44) | 8.8 | (0.64) | 4.0 | (0.70) | 2.6 | (0.51) | 14.4 | (2.08) | 15.0 | (2.15) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 10.0 | ! | (4.26) | ||||
| 2006 | 7.8 | (0.42) | 9.2 | (0.63) | 4.5 | (0.93) | 2.0 | (0.41) | 19.7 | (2.33) | 20.4 | (2.44) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 8.3 | ! | (2.89) | ||||
| 2007 | 7.6 | (0.43) | 9.4 | (0.63) | 3.7 | (0.66) | 2.6 | (0.53) | 16.5 | (2.39) | 17.7 | (2.54) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| 2008 | 8.7 | (0.44) | 10.4 | (0.64) | 5.2 | (0.87) | 2.9 | (0.46) | 18.9 | (2.30) | 19.9 | (2.44) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| 2009 | 8.8 | (0.45) | 10.4 | (0.66) | 5.1 | (0.80) | 2.7 | (0.43) | 21.7 | (2.45) | 23.7 | (2.70) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 7.9 | ! | (2.84) | ||||
| 2010 | 8.5 | (0.39) | 9.2 | (0.56) | 6.2 | (0.94) | 3.8 | (0.56) | 20.6 | (2.60) | 21.8 | (2.75) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 10.0 | ! | (3.06) | ||||
| 2011 | 8.8 | (0.48) | 10.4 | (0.72) | 5.8 | (0.85) | 3.8 | (0.63) | 15.4 | (1.98) | 15.9 | (2.03) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 9.9 | (2.61) | |||||
| 2012 | 8.8 | (0.45) | 10.0 | (0.67) | 7.1 | (1.00) | 3.0 | (0.45) | 19.3 | (2.23) | 20.4 | (2.31) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 6.3 | ! | (2.49) | ||||
| 2013 | 9.2 | (0.44) | 10.8 | (0.71) | 4.8 | (0.74) | 4.0 | (0.59) | 20.4 | (1.91) | 21.6 | (2.00) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 3.3 | ! | (1.56) | ||||
| —Not available. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Includes persons of Hispanic ethnicity for years prior to 1980. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Data for years prior to 1993 are for persons with 4 or more years of high school. Data for later years are for high school completers--i.e., those persons who graduated from high school with a diploma as well as those who completed high school through equivalency programs, such as a GED program. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Estimates based on Census Bureau reverse projection of 1940 census data on education by age. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Data for years prior to 1993 are for persons with 4 or more years of college. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Beginning in 2005, standard errors were computed using replicate weights, which produced more precise values than the methodology used in prior years. For 1960 and prior years, data were collected in April. For all other years, data were collected in March. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity except where otherwise noted. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, U.S. Census of Population: 1960, Vol. I, Part 1; J.K. Folger and C.B. Nam, Education of the American Population (1960 Census Monograph); Current Population Reports, Series P-20, various years; and Current Population Survey (CPS), March 1970 through March 2013. (This table was prepared October 2013.) |
