Tables: Adult
Table A8. Percentage of adults in the labor force who have degree and nondegree credentials: 2016
Credential |
Percent |
Total, any degree or nondegree credential |
|
57.7 |
Nondegree credential |
|
30.9 |
Postsecondary degree |
|
45.0 |
And no nondegree credential |
|
26.7 |
And a nondegree credential |
|
18.3 |
No postsecondary degree |
|
55.0 |
And no nondegree credential |
|
42.3 |
And a nondegree credential |
|
12.7 |
NOTE: As defined in the survey, adults are ages 16 to 65 and not enrolled in high school. A nondegree credential is a certification, license, or postsecondary certificate. A postsecondary certificate is defined in the survey as a certificate obtained from a community or technical college or other school after high school, and that included at least 40 hours of instruction and did not require being enrolled in or having completed a bachelor's or higher degree program. Adults can have more than one credential. |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Adult Training and Education Survey (ATES) of the National Household Education Surveys Program, 2016. |