| Figure 1 |
The structure of education in the United States |
| Figure 2 |
Fall enrollment, total expenditures, and expenditures as a percentage of the gross domestic product (GDP), by level of education: Selected years, 1965–66 through 2017–18 |
| Figure 3 |
Percentage of persons 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment: Selected years, 1940 through 2018 |
| Figure 4 |
Percentage of persons 25 through 29 years old, by highest level of educational attainment: Selected years, 1940 through 2018 |
| Figure 5 |
Percentage distribution of persons 25 through 29 years old, by highest level of educational attainment: 2018 |
| Figure 6 |
Percentage of persons 25 through 29 years old, by selected levels of educational attainment and race/ethnicity: 2008 and 2018 |
| Figure 7 |
Enrollment, number of teachers, pupil/teacher ratio, and expenditures in public elementary and secondary schools: Selected years, 1960–61 through 2016–17 |
| Figure 8 |
Percentage change in public elementary and secondary enrollment, by state: Fall 2011 to fall 2016 |
| Figure 9 |
Total and full-day preprimary enrollment of 3- to 5-year-olds: October 1970 through October 2017 |
| Figure 10 |
Percentage of revenue for public elementary and secondary schools, by source of funds: 1970–71 through 2015–16 |
| Figure 11 |
Current expenditure per pupil in fall enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools: 1970–71 through 2015–16 |
| Figure 12 |
Enrollment, degrees conferred, and expenditures in degree-granting postsecondary institutions: 1960–61 through 2017–18 |
| Figure 13 |
Percentage change in total enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by state: Fall 2012 to fall 2017 |
| Figure 14 |
Fall enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by age of student: 1970 through 2028 |
| 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: 1999, 2009, and 2017 |
| Figure 16 |
Number of bachelor’s degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions in selected fields of study: 2006–07, 2011–12, and 2016–17 |
| Figure 17 |
Percentage distribution of total revenues of public degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by source of funds: 2016–17 |
| Figure 18 |
Percentage distribution of total revenues of private nonprofit degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by source of funds: 2016–17 |
| Figure 19 |
Percentage distribution of total revenues of private for-profit degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by source of funds: 2016–17 |
| Figure 22 |
Unemployment rates of persons 25 to 34 years old, by highest level of educational attainment: Selected years, 1990 through 2018 |
| Figure 23 |
Employment to population ratios of persons 25 to 34 years old, by highest level of educational attainment: Selected years, 1990 through 2018 |
| Figure 24 |
Percentage distribution of 2016–17 high school dropouts and high school completers not enrolled in college, by labor force status: October 2017 |
| Figure 25 |
Median annual earnings of full-time year-round workers 25 to 34 years old, by highest level of educational attainment and sex: 2017 |
| Figure 26 |
Median annual earnings of 25- to 29-year-old bachelor’s degree holders employed full time, by field of study: 2010 and 2017 |
