Figure 1 | The structure of education in the United States |
Figure 2 | Enrollment, total expenditures in constant dollars, and expenditures as a percentage of the gross domestic product (GDP), by level of education: Selected years, 1965-66 through 2013-14 |
Figure 3 | Percentage of persons 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment: Selected years, 1940 through 2014 |
Figure 4 | Percentage of persons 25 through 29 years old, by highest level of educational attainment: Selected years, 1940 through 2014 |
Figure 5 | Highest level of education attained by persons 25 through 29 years old: 2014 |
Figure 6 | Percentage of persons 25 through 29 years old, by selected levels of educational attainment and race/ethnicity: 2004 and 2014 |
Figure 7 | Enrollment, number of teachers, pupil/teacher ratio, and expenditures in public elementary and secondary schools: 1960-61 through 2012-13 |
Figure 8 | Percentage change in public elementary and secondary enrollment, by state: Fall 2007 to fall 2012 |
Figure 9 | Total and full-day preprimary enrollment of 3- to 5-year-olds: October 1970 through October 2013 |
Figure 10 | Percentage of revenue for public elementary and secondary schools, by source of funds: 1970-71 through 2011-12 |
Figure 11 | Current expenditure per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools: 1970-71 through 2011-12 |
Figure 12 | Enrollment, degrees conferred, and expenditures in degree-granting postsecondary institutions: 1960-61 through 2013-14 |
Figure 13 | Percentage change in total enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by state: Fall 2008 to fall 2013 |
Figure 14 | Enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by age: Fall 1970 through fall 2024 |
Figure 15 | Ratio of full-time-equivalent (FTE) students to total FTE staff and to FTE faculty in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by control of institution: 1993, 2003, and 2013 |
Figure 16 | Bachelor’s degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions in selected fields of study: 2002-03, 2007-08, and 2012-13 |
Figure 17 | Percentage distribution of total revenues of public degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by source of funds: 2012-13 |
Figure 18 | Percentage distribution of total revenues of private nonprofit degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by source of funds: 2012-13 |
Figure 19 | Percentage distribution of total revenues of private for-profit degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by source of funds: 2012-13 |
Figure 20 | Federal on-budget funds for education, by level or other educational purpose: Selected years, 1965 through 2014 |
Figure 21 | Percentage of federal on-budget funds for education, by agency: Fiscal year 2013 |
Figure 22 | Unemployment rates of persons 25 to 34 years old, by highest level of educational attainment: Selected years,1990 through 2014 |
Figure 23 | Employment to population ratios of persons 25 to 34 years old, by highest level of educational attainment: Selected years, 1990 through 2014 |
Figure 24 | Percentage distribution of 2012-13 high school dropouts and high school completers not enrolled in college, by labor force status: October 2013 |
Figure 25 | Median annual earnings of full-time year-round workers 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment and sex: 2013 |
Figure 26 | Median annual salaries of bachelor’s degree recipients employed full time 1 year after graduation, by field of study: 1991, 2001, and 2009 |
Figure 27 | Percentage change in enrollment, by major areas of the world and level of education: 2000 to 2012 |
Figure 28 | Percentage of the population 25 to 34 years old with a bachelor’s or higher degree, by OECD country: 2012 |
Figure 29 | Public direct expenditures on education institutions as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), by OECD country: 2011 |