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 2015–16 |
Figure 3 |
Percentage of persons 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment: Selected years, 1940 through 2016 |
Figure 4 |
Percentage of persons 25 through 29 years old, by highest level of educational attainment: Selected years, 1940 through 2016 |
Figure 5 |
Percentage distribution of persons 25 through 29 years old, by highest level of educational attainment: 2016 |
Figure 6 |
Percentage of persons 25 through 29 years old, by selected levels of educational attainment and race/ethnicity: 2006 and 2016 |
Figure 12 |
Enrollment, degrees conferred, and expenditures in degree-granting postsecondary institutions: 1960–61 through 2015–16 |
Figure 13 |
Percentage change in total enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by state: Fall 2010 to fall 2015 |
Figure 14 |
Enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by age: Fall 1970 through fall 2026 |
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: 1995, 2005, and 2015 |
Figure 16 |
Number of bachelor's degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions in selected fields of study: 2004–05, 2009–10, and 2014–15 |
Figure 17 |
Percentage distribution of total revenues of public degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by source of funds: 2014–15 |
Figure 18 |
Percentage distribution of total revenues of private nonprofit degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by source of funds: 2014–15 |
Figure 19 |
Percentage distribution of total revenues of private for-profit degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by source of funds: 2014–15 |
Figure 22 |
Unemployment rates of persons 25 to 34 years old, by highest level of educational attainment: Selected years, 1990 through 2016 |
Figure 23 |
Employment to population ratios of persons 25 to 34 years old, by highest level of educational attainment: Selected years, 1990 through 2016 |
Figure 24 |
Percentage distribution of 2014–15 high school dropouts and high school completers not enrolled in college, by labor force status: October 2015 |
Figure 25 |
Median annual earnings of full-time year-round workers 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment and sex: 2015 |
Figure 26 |
Median annual earnings of 25- to 29-year-old bachelor's degree holders employed full time, by field of study: 2010 and 2015 |