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| Table 104.10. | Rates of high school completion and bachelor's degree attainment among persons age 25 and over, by race/ethnicity and sex: Selected years, 1910 through 2015 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sex, high school or bachelor's degree attainment, and year | Total, percent of all persons age 25 and over |
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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| 19103 | 13.5 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 19203 | 16.4 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 19303 | 19.1 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1940 | 24.5 | (—) | 26.1 | (—) | 7.7 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1950 | 34.3 | (—) | 36.4 | (—) | 13.7 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1960 | 41.1 | (—) | 43.2 | (—) | 21.7 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1970 | 55.2 | (—) | 57.4 | (—) | 36.1 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1975 | 62.5 | (—) | 65.8 | (—) | 42.6 | (—) | 38.5 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1980 | 68.6 | (0.20) | 71.9 | (0.21) | 51.4 | (0.81) | 44.5 | (1.18) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1985 | 73.9 | (0.18) | 77.5 | (0.19) | 59.9 | (0.74) | 47.9 | (0.99) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1986 | 74.7 | (0.18) | 78.2 | (0.19) | 62.5 | (0.72) | 48.5 | (0.96) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1987 | 75.6 | (0.17) | 79.0 | (0.18) | 63.6 | (0.71) | 50.9 | (0.94) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1988 | 76.2 | (0.17) | 79.8 | (0.18) | 63.5 | (0.70) | 51.0 | (0.92) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1989 | 76.9 | (0.17) | 80.7 | (0.18) | 64.7 | (0.69) | 50.9 | (0.89) | 82.3 | (1.17) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1990 | 77.6 | (0.17) | 81.4 | (0.17) | 66.2 | (0.67) | 50.8 | (0.88) | 84.2 | (1.09) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1991 | 78.4 | (0.16) | 82.4 | (0.17) | 66.8 | (0.66) | 51.3 | (0.86) | 84.2 | (1.05) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1992 | 79.4 | (0.16) | 83.4 | (0.16) | 67.7 | (0.65) | 52.6 | (0.85) | 83.7 | (1.02) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1993 | 80.2 | (0.16) | 84.1 | (0.16) | 70.5 | (0.63) | 53.1 | (0.83) | 84.2 | (1.00) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1994 | 80.9 | (0.15) | 84.9 | (0.16) | 73.0 | (0.61) | 53.3 | (0.78) | 84.8 | (0.98) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1995 | 81.7 | (0.15) | 85.9 | (0.16) | 73.8 | (0.61) | 53.4 | (0.78) | 83.8 | (1.06) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1996 | 81.7 | (0.16) | 86.0 | (0.16) | 74.6 | (0.53) | 53.1 | (0.68) | 83.5 | (0.82) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1997 | 82.1 | (0.14) | 86.3 | (0.15) | 75.3 | (0.52) | 54.7 | (0.54) | 85.2 | (0.75) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1998 | 82.8 | (0.14) | 87.1 | (0.14) | 76.4 | (0.50) | 55.5 | (0.53) | 84.9 | (0.74) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1999 | 83.4 | (0.14) | 87.7 | (0.14) | 77.4 | (0.49) | 56.1 | (0.52) | 84.7 | (0.73) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 2000 | 84.1 | (0.13) | 88.4 | (0.14) | 78.9 | (0.48) | 57.0 | (0.51) | 85.7 | (0.71) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 2001 | 84.3 | (0.13) | 88.7 | (0.13) | 79.5 | (0.47) | 56.5 | (0.50) | 87.8 | (0.60) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 2002 | 84.1 | (0.09) | 88.7 | (0.10) | 79.2 | (0.34) | 57.0 | (0.34) | 87.7 | (0.44) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 2003 | 84.6 | (0.09) | 89.4 | (0.09) | 80.3 | (0.33) | 57.0 | (0.33) | 87.8 | (0.43) | 87.8 | (0.44) | 88.2 | (1.87) | 77.2 | (1.64) | 86.1 | (0.97) |
| 2004 | 85.2 | (0.09) | 90.0 | (0.09) | 81.1 | (0.32) | 58.4 | (0.32) | 86.9 | (0.43) | 86.9 | (0.44) | 88.5 | (1.91) | 77.8 | (1.61) | 87.2 | (0.91) |
| 2005 | 85.2 | (0.14) | 90.1 | (0.16) | 81.4 | (0.44) | 58.5 | (0.53) | 87.8 | (0.62) | 87.7 | (0.62) | 90.1 | (2.69) | 75.6 | (2.02) | 88.6 | (0.83) |
| 2006 | 85.5 | (0.15) | 90.5 | (0.15) | 81.2 | (0.43) | 59.3 | (0.58) | 87.5 | (0.71) | 87.5 | (0.71) | 85.7 | (2.51) | 78.5 | (2.11) | 88.1 | (0.90) |
| 2007 | 85.7 | (0.15) | 90.6 | (0.15) | 82.8 | (0.39) | 60.3 | (0.56) | 88.0 | (0.79) | 87.9 | (0.81) | 88.6 | (2.30) | 80.3 | (2.27) | 89.3 | (0.87) |
| 2008 | 86.6 | (0.15) | 91.5 | (0.15) | 83.3 | (0.40) | 62.3 | (0.58) | 89.0 | (0.62) | 88.8 | (0.64) | 94.4 | (1.00) | 78.4 | (2.74) | 89.5 | (1.12) |
| 2009 | 86.7 | (0.15) | 91.6 | (0.15) | 84.2 | (0.44) | 61.9 | (0.56) | 88.4 | (0.61) | 88.3 | (0.63) | 90.8 | (1.76) | 81.5 | (1.83) | 87.4 | (0.96) |
| 2010 | 87.1 | (0.13) | 92.1 | (0.14) | 84.6 | (0.41) | 62.9 | (0.53) | 89.1 | (0.67) | 89.1 | (0.68) | 90.2 | (1.95) | 80.8 | (1.76) | 88.9 | (0.90) |
| 2011 | 87.6 | (0.13) | 92.4 | (0.14) | 84.8 | (0.41) | 64.3 | (0.54) | 88.8 | (0.55) | 88.7 | (0.57) | 90.4 | (1.61) | 82.3 | (1.77) | 89.4 | (1.00) |
| 2012 | 87.6 | (0.15) | 92.5 | (0.14) | 85.7 | (0.40) | 65.0 | (0.59) | 89.2 | (0.59) | 89.0 | (0.61) | 91.6 | (1.33) | 81.8 | (1.69) | 91.0 | (0.89) |
| 2013 | 88.2 | (0.14) | 92.9 | (0.13) | 85.9 | (0.42) | 66.2 | (0.52) | 90.2 | (0.51) | 90.2 | (0.53) | 89.5 | (1.72) | 82.2 | (1.68) | 92.6 | (0.75) |
| 2014 | 88.3 | (0.15) | 93.1 | (0.17) | 86.7 | (0.45) | 66.5 | (0.57) | 89.5 | (0.62) | 89.5 | (0.64) | 88.8 | (2.15) | 81.0 | (2.01) | 93.3 | (0.88) |
| 2015 | 88.4 | (0.12) | 93.3 | (0.13) | 87.7 | (0.37) | 66.7 | (0.48) | 88.9 | (0.49) | 89.1 | (0.51) | 85.1 | (2.04) | 83.8 | (1.64) | 91.6 | (0.87) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree4 |
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| 19103 | 2.7 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 19203 | 3.3 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 19303 | 3.9 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1940 | 4.6 | (—) | 4.9 | (—) | 1.3 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1950 | 6.2 | (—) | 6.6 | (—) | 2.2 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1960 | 7.7 | (—) | 8.1 | (—) | 3.5 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1970 | 11.0 | (—) | 11.6 | (—) | 6.1 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1975 | 13.9 | (—) | 14.9 | (—) | 6.4 | (—) | 6.6 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1980 | 17.0 | (0.16) | 18.4 | (0.18) | 7.9 | (0.44) | 7.6 | (0.63) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1985 | 19.4 | (0.16) | 20.8 | (0.19) | 11.1 | (0.47) | 8.5 | (0.55) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1986 | 19.4 | (0.16) | 20.9 | (0.19) | 10.9 | (0.47) | 8.4 | (0.53) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1987 | 19.9 | (0.16) | 21.4 | (0.19) | 10.8 | (0.46) | 8.6 | (0.53) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1988 | 20.3 | (0.16) | 21.8 | (0.19) | 11.2 | (0.46) | 10.0 | (0.55) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1989 | 21.1 | (0.16) | 22.8 | (0.19) | 11.7 | (0.46) | 9.9 | (0.53) | 41.5 | (1.51) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1990 | 21.3 | (0.16) | 23.1 | (0.19) | 11.3 | (0.45) | 9.2 | (0.51) | 41.7 | (1.47) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1991 | 21.4 | (0.16) | 23.3 | (0.19) | 11.5 | (0.45) | 9.7 | (0.51) | 40.3 | (1.42) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1992 | 21.4 | (0.16) | 23.2 | (0.19) | 11.9 | (0.45) | 9.3 | (0.49) | 39.3 | (1.35) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1993 | 21.9 | (0.16) | 23.8 | (0.19) | 12.2 | (0.45) | 9.0 | (0.48) | 42.1 | (1.35) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1994 | 22.2 | (0.16) | 24.3 | (0.19) | 12.9 | (0.46) | 9.1 | (0.45) | 41.3 | (1.34) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1995 | 23.0 | (0.16) | 25.4 | (0.19) | 13.3 | (0.47) | 9.3 | (0.45) | 38.5 | (1.40) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1996 | 23.6 | (0.17) | 25.9 | (0.20) | 13.8 | (0.42) | 9.3 | (0.40) | 42.3 | (1.09) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1997 | 23.9 | (0.16) | 26.2 | (0.19) | 13.3 | (0.41) | 10.3 | (0.33) | 42.6 | (1.04) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1998 | 24.4 | (0.16) | 26.6 | (0.19) | 14.8 | (0.42) | 11.0 | (0.33) | 42.3 | (1.02) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1999 | 25.2 | (0.16) | 27.7 | (0.19) | 15.5 | (0.43) | 10.9 | (0.33) | 42.4 | (1.01) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 2000 | 25.6 | (0.16) | 28.1 | (0.19) | 16.6 | (0.44) | 10.6 | (0.32) | 44.4 | (1.00) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 2001 | 26.1 | (0.16) | 28.6 | (0.19) | 16.1 | (0.43) | 11.2 | (0.32) | 48.0 | (0.92) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 2002 | 26.7 | (0.11) | 29.4 | (0.14) | 17.2 | (0.31) | 11.1 | (0.21) | 47.7 | (0.66) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 2003 | 27.2 | (0.11) | 30.0 | (0.14) | 17.4 | (0.31) | 11.4 | (0.21) | 48.8 | (0.65) | 50.0 | (0.67) | 27.0 | (2.56) | 12.6 | (1.30) | 22.0 | (1.17) |
| 2004 | 27.7 | (0.11) | 30.6 | (0.14) | 17.7 | (0.31) | 12.1 | (0.21) | 48.9 | (0.64) | 49.7 | (0.66) | 32.4 | (2.81) | 14.3 | (1.36) | 21.8 | (1.13) |
| 2005 | 27.7 | (0.23) | 30.6 | (0.29) | 17.6 | (0.45) | 12.0 | (0.31) | 49.3 | (0.91) | 50.4 | (0.93) | 24.6 | (3.67) | 14.5 | (1.51) | 23.2 | (1.19) |
| 2006 | 28.0 | (0.20) | 31.0 | (0.25) | 18.6 | (0.47) | 12.4 | (0.32) | 49.1 | (1.04) | 50.0 | (1.06) | 26.9 | (3.42) | 12.9 | (1.60) | 23.1 | (1.28) |
| 2007 | 28.7 | (0.21) | 31.8 | (0.27) | 18.7 | (0.51) | 12.7 | (0.31) | 51.2 | (1.02) | 52.5 | (1.03) | 23.8 | (3.30) | 13.1 | (1.24) | 23.7 | (1.30) |
| 2008 | 29.4 | (0.21) | 32.6 | (0.26) | 19.7 | (0.51) | 13.3 | (0.29) | 51.9 | (0.95) | 52.9 | (0.97) | 28.4 | (2.86) | 14.9 | (1.52) | 24.4 | (1.36) |
| 2009 | 29.5 | (0.21) | 32.9 | (0.26) | 19.4 | (0.45) | 13.2 | (0.34) | 51.6 | (0.91) | 52.8 | (0.95) | 28.3 | (2.68) | 17.5 | (2.08) | 25.5 | (1.34) |
| 2010 | 29.9 | (0.19) | 33.2 | (0.24) | 20.0 | (0.51) | 13.9 | (0.31) | 51.6 | (1.04) | 52.8 | (1.09) | 25.6 | (2.89) | 16.0 | (1.77) | 25.3 | (1.30) |
| 2011 | 30.4 | (0.19) | 34.0 | (0.24) | 20.2 | (0.50) | 14.1 | (0.34) | 49.5 | (0.92) | 50.8 | (0.96) | 22.1 | (2.73) | 16.1 | (1.73) | 27.4 | (1.27) |
| 2012 | 30.9 | (0.21) | 34.5 | (0.27) | 21.4 | (0.53) | 14.5 | (0.35) | 50.7 | (0.92) | 51.9 | (0.94) | 24.5 | (2.75) | 16.7 | (1.82) | 27.1 | (1.34) |
| 2013 | 31.7 | (0.21) | 35.2 | (0.26) | 22.0 | (0.49) | 15.1 | (0.34) | 52.5 | (0.92) | 53.9 | (0.93) | 25.6 | (2.66) | 15.4 | (1.72) | 30.6 | (1.35) |
| 2014 | 32.0 | (0.27) | 35.6 | (0.35) | 22.8 | (0.66) | 15.2 | (0.39) | 51.3 | (1.00) | 52.7 | (1.02) | 22.3 | (3.27) | 13.8 | (1.43) | 31.2 | (1.81) |
| 2015 | 32.5 | (0.22) | 36.2 | (0.28) | 22.9 | (0.52) | 15.5 | (0.31) | 52.9 | (0.84) | 54.4 | (0.87) | 22.8 | (2.39) | 19.8 | (1.32) | 30.6 | (1.52) |
| Males | ||||||||||||||||||
| High school completion or higher2 |
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| 1940 | 22.7 | (—) | 24.2 | (—) | 6.9 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1950 | 32.6 | (—) | 34.6 | (—) | 12.6 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1960 | 39.5 | (—) | 41.6 | (—) | 20.0 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1970 | 55.0 | (—) | 57.2 | (—) | 35.4 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1980 | 69.2 | (0.29) | 72.4 | (0.31) | 51.2 | (1.21) | 44.9 | (1.71) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1990 | 77.7 | (0.24) | 81.6 | (0.25) | 65.8 | (1.01) | 50.3 | (1.25) | 86.0 | (1.49) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1995 | 81.7 | (0.22) | 86.0 | (0.22) | 73.5 | (0.91) | 52.9 | (1.11) | 85.8 | (1.46) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1996 | 81.9 | (0.23) | 86.1 | (0.23) | 74.6 | (0.80) | 53.0 | (0.97) | 86.2 | (1.10) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1997 | 82.0 | (0.21) | 86.3 | (0.21) | 73.8 | (0.79) | 54.9 | (0.76) | 87.5 | (1.00) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1998 | 82.8 | (0.20) | 87.1 | (0.21) | 75.4 | (0.77) | 55.7 | (0.74) | 87.9 | (0.98) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1999 | 83.4 | (0.20) | 87.7 | (0.20) | 77.2 | (0.74) | 56.0 | (0.75) | 86.9 | (1.00) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 2000 | 84.2 | (0.19) | 88.5 | (0.20) | 79.1 | (0.72) | 56.6 | (0.73) | 88.4 | (0.94) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 2001 | 84.4 | (0.19) | 88.6 | (0.19) | 80.6 | (0.69) | 55.6 | (0.72) | 90.6 | (0.78) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 2002 | 83.8 | (0.14) | 88.5 | (0.14) | 79.0 | (0.51) | 56.1 | (0.48) | 89.8 | (0.58) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 2003 | 84.1 | (0.13) | 89.0 | (0.14) | 79.9 | (0.50) | 56.3 | (0.46) | 89.8 | (0.58) | 89.8 | (0.59) | 89.8 | (2.61) | 76.5 | (2.33) | 87.2 | (1.36) |
| 2004 | 84.8 | (0.13) | 89.9 | (0.13) | 80.8 | (0.49) | 57.3 | (0.45) | 88.8 | (0.59) | 88.8 | (0.60) | 88.9 | (2.65) | 77.1 | (2.31) | 87.8 | (1.29) |
| 2005 | 84.9 | (0.19) | 89.9 | (0.20) | 81.4 | (0.60) | 57.9 | (0.69) | 90.4 | (0.65) | 90.5 | (0.66) | 88.5 | (3.62) | 75.6 | (2.57) | 89.0 | (1.19) |
| 2006 | 85.0 | (0.20) | 90.2 | (0.21) | 80.7 | (0.63) | 58.5 | (0.77) | 89.5 | (0.84) | 89.7 | (0.86) | 85.8 | (3.10) | 78.1 | (2.77) | 88.0 | (1.36) |
| 2007 | 85.0 | (0.21) | 90.2 | (0.22) | 82.5 | (0.55) | 58.2 | (0.80) | 90.0 | (0.81) | 90.1 | (0.82) | 88.1 | (2.75) | 78.3 | (3.58) | 89.4 | (1.28) |
| 2008 | 85.9 | (0.19) | 91.1 | (0.20) | 82.1 | (0.61) | 60.9 | (0.72) | 91.0 | (0.66) | 90.8 | (0.69) | 95.8 | (1.40) | 77.3 | (3.37) | 89.6 | (1.21) |
| 2009 | 86.2 | (0.19) | 91.4 | (0.20) | 84.2 | (0.60) | 60.6 | (0.72) | 90.8 | (0.66) | 90.7 | (0.68) | 92.1 | (2.18) | 80.0 | (2.33) | 87.3 | (1.26) |
| 2010 | 86.6 | (0.17) | 91.8 | (0.19) | 84.2 | (0.57) | 61.4 | (0.68) | 91.4 | (0.78) | 91.5 | (0.79) | 89.3 | (2.84) | 78.9 | (2.46) | 88.1 | (1.36) |
| 2011 | 87.1 | (0.18) | 92.0 | (0.17) | 84.2 | (0.55) | 63.6 | (0.71) | 90.6 | (0.68) | 90.6 | (0.69) | 91.5 | (2.22) | 80.6 | (2.35) | 88.1 | (1.40) |
| 2012 | 87.3 | (0.19) | 92.2 | (0.18) | 85.1 | (0.56) | 64.0 | (0.73) | 90.6 | (0.68) | 90.5 | (0.70) | 93.3 | (1.84) | 81.8 | (2.39) | 90.2 | (1.45) |
| 2013 | 87.6 | (0.17) | 92.7 | (0.17) | 84.9 | (0.62) | 64.6 | (0.66) | 91.6 | (0.57) | 91.7 | (0.57) | 89.3 | (2.48) | 81.0 | (2.11) | 93.3 | (1.03) |
| 2014 | 87.7 | (0.19) | 92.5 | (0.22) | 86.3 | (0.58) | 65.1 | (0.74) | 91.8 | (0.70) | 91.9 | (0.72) | 90.0 | (2.68) | 80.2 | (2.30) | 93.8 | (1.08) |
| 2015 | 88.0 | (0.16) | 93.0 | (0.16) | 87.2 | (0.48) | 65.5 | (0.63) | 90.9 | (0.56) | 91.3 | (0.58) | 84.9 | (2.83) | 81.9 | (2.12) | 92.5 | (1.23) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree4 |
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| 1940 | 5.5 | (—) | 5.9 | (—) | 1.4 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1950 | 7.3 | (—) | 7.9 | (—) | 2.1 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1960 | 9.7 | (—) | 10.3 | (—) | 3.5 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1970 | 14.1 | (—) | 15.0 | (—) | 6.8 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1980 | 20.9 | (0.26) | 22.7 | (0.29) | 7.7 | (0.65) | 9.2 | (0.99) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1990 | 24.4 | (0.25) | 26.7 | (0.28) | 11.9 | (0.69) | 9.8 | (0.74) | 45.9 | (2.14) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1995 | 26.0 | (0.25) | 28.9 | (0.29) | 13.7 | (0.71) | 10.1 | (0.67) | 42.3 | (2.06) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1996 | 26.0 | (0.26) | 28.8 | (0.30) | 12.5 | (0.61) | 10.3 | (0.59) | 46.9 | (1.59) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1997 | 26.2 | (0.24) | 29.0 | (0.28) | 12.5 | (0.60) | 10.6 | (0.47) | 48.0 | (1.51) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1998 | 26.5 | (0.24) | 29.3 | (0.28) | 14.0 | (0.62) | 11.1 | (0.47) | 46.0 | (1.50) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1999 | 27.5 | (0.24) | 30.6 | (0.28) | 14.3 | (0.62) | 10.7 | (0.46) | 46.3 | (1.48) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 2000 | 27.8 | (0.24) | 30.8 | (0.28) | 16.4 | (0.65) | 10.7 | (0.45) | 48.1 | (1.47) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 2001 | 28.0 | (0.24) | 30.9 | (0.28) | 15.9 | (0.64) | 11.1 | (0.45) | 52.9 | (1.33) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 2002 | 28.5 | (0.17) | 31.7 | (0.20) | 16.5 | (0.47) | 11.0 | (0.30) | 51.5 | (0.96) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 2003 | 28.9 | (0.17) | 32.3 | (0.20) | 16.8 | (0.47) | 11.2 | (0.29) | 52.8 | (0.96) | 54.2 | (0.98) | 25.7 | (3.76) | 13.1 | (1.85) | 21.9 | (1.69) |
| 2004 | 29.4 | (0.17) | 32.9 | (0.20) | 16.6 | (0.46) | 11.8 | (0.30) | 52.9 | (0.93) | 54.0 | (0.95) | 31.9 | (3.94) | 15.6 | (1.99) | 20.7 | (1.60) |
| 2005 | 28.9 | (0.29) | 32.4 | (0.37) | 16.0 | (0.64) | 11.8 | (0.43) | 53.0 | (1.10) | 54.3 | (1.13) | 25.1 | (4.70) | 17.0 | (2.30) | 23.1 | (1.67) |
| 2006 | 29.2 | (0.24) | 32.8 | (0.31) | 17.5 | (0.63) | 11.9 | (0.40) | 51.9 | (1.33) | 53.1 | (1.35) | 26.6 | (4.67) | 13.7 | (2.07) | 22.6 | (1.75) |
| 2007 | 29.5 | (0.25) | 33.2 | (0.33) | 18.1 | (0.62) | 11.8 | (0.37) | 54.2 | (1.31) | 55.8 | (1.32) | 19.2 | (4.14) | 12.7 | (1.89) | 21.5 | (1.81) |
| 2008 | 30.1 | (0.25) | 33.8 | (0.33) | 18.7 | (0.67) | 12.6 | (0.39) | 54.9 | (1.24) | 56.1 | (1.24) | 27.5 | (3.64) | 14.6 | (2.15) | 22.7 | (1.62) |
| 2009 | 30.1 | (0.28) | 33.9 | (0.36) | 17.9 | (0.57) | 12.5 | (0.41) | 54.8 | (1.14) | 56.5 | (1.17) | 23.0 | (3.35) | 16.1 | (2.96) | 24.4 | (1.92) |
| 2010 | 30.3 | (0.23) | 34.2 | (0.30) | 17.9 | (0.59) | 12.9 | (0.37) | 54.6 | (1.26) | 56.2 | (1.30) | 18.0 | (3.74) | 13.5 | (2.61) | 24.8 | (1.86) |
| 2011 | 30.8 | (0.23) | 35.0 | (0.29) | 18.4 | (0.64) | 13.1 | (0.44) | 52.4 | (1.15) | 54.0 | (1.21) | 19.1 | (3.55) | 14.1 | (1.98) | 25.7 | (1.91) |
| 2012 | 31.4 | (0.27) | 35.5 | (0.33) | 19.5 | (0.62) | 13.3 | (0.45) | 53.1 | (1.26) | 54.4 | (1.29) | 24.1 | (3.34) | 16.1 | (2.27) | 25.2 | (1.85) |
| 2013 | 32.0 | (0.25) | 36.0 | (0.31) | 20.2 | (0.64) | 13.9 | (0.43) | 55.1 | (1.17) | 56.9 | (1.20) | 23.1 | (3.32) | 14.0 | (2.13) | 29.0 | (1.78) |
| 2014 | 31.9 | (0.32) | 35.9 | (0.41) | 21.0 | (0.88) | 14.2 | (0.51) | 53.7 | (1.33) | 55.5 | (1.34) | 16.7 | (3.42) | 14.8 | (2.46) | 29.2 | (2.56) |
| 2015 | 32.3 | (0.27) | 36.3 | (0.35) | 21.1 | (0.63) | 14.3 | (0.38) | 55.6 | (1.11) | 57.3 | (1.16) | 24.4 | (2.87) | 18.1 | (2.14) | 27.2 | (2.14) |
| Females | ||||||||||||||||||
| High school completion or higher2 |
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| 1940 | 26.3 | (—) | 28.1 | (—) | 8.4 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1950 | 36.0 | (—) | 38.2 | (—) | 14.7 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1960 | 42.5 | (—) | 44.7 | (—) | 23.1 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1970 | 55.4 | (—) | 57.7 | (—) | 36.6 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1980 | 68.1 | (0.28) | 71.5 | (0.30) | 51.5 | (1.08) | 44.2 | (1.63) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1990 | 77.5 | (0.23) | 81.3 | (0.24) | 66.5 | (0.90) | 51.3 | (1.23) | 82.5 | (1.57) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1995 | 81.6 | (0.21) | 85.8 | (0.22) | 74.1 | (0.81) | 53.8 | (1.09) | 81.9 | (1.54) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1996 | 81.6 | (0.22) | 85.9 | (0.22) | 74.6 | (0.71) | 53.3 | (0.97) | 81.0 | (1.21) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1997 | 82.2 | (0.20) | 86.3 | (0.20) | 76.5 | (0.68) | 54.6 | (0.76) | 82.9 | (1.11) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1998 | 82.9 | (0.19) | 87.1 | (0.20) | 77.1 | (0.67) | 55.3 | (0.75) | 82.3 | (1.09) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1999 | 83.3 | (0.19) | 87.6 | (0.19) | 77.5 | (0.66) | 56.3 | (0.73) | 82.8 | (1.06) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 2000 | 84.0 | (0.19) | 88.4 | (0.19) | 78.7 | (0.64) | 57.5 | (0.71) | 83.4 | (1.03) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 2001 | 84.2 | (0.18) | 88.8 | (0.19) | 78.6 | (0.64) | 57.4 | (0.70) | 85.2 | (0.91) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 2002 | 84.4 | (0.13) | 88.9 | (0.13) | 79.4 | (0.45) | 57.9 | (0.48) | 85.7 | (0.64) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 2003 | 85.0 | (0.13) | 89.7 | (0.13) | 80.7 | (0.44) | 57.8 | (0.46) | 86.1 | (0.62) | 86.1 | (0.64) | 86.9 | (2.63) | 77.9 | (2.30) | 85.1 | (1.38) |
| 2004 | 85.4 | (0.12) | 90.1 | (0.12) | 81.2 | (0.43) | 59.5 | (0.46) | 85.3 | (0.63) | 85.1 | (0.64) | 88.1 | (2.76) | 78.6 | (2.24) | 86.5 | (1.29) |
| 2005 | 85.5 | (0.15) | 90.3 | (0.18) | 81.5 | (0.53) | 59.1 | (0.63) | 85.4 | (0.76) | 85.2 | (0.78) | 91.7 | (2.46) | 75.6 | (2.29) | 88.1 | (1.12) |
| 2006 | 85.9 | (0.16) | 90.8 | (0.17) | 81.5 | (0.51) | 60.1 | (0.59) | 85.6 | (0.82) | 85.6 | (0.81) | 85.7 | (3.08) | 78.9 | (2.18) | 88.2 | (1.11) |
| 2007 | 86.4 | (0.15) | 91.0 | (0.16) | 83.0 | (0.49) | 62.5 | (0.56) | 86.1 | (0.93) | 86.0 | (0.97) | 89.1 | (2.40) | 81.9 | (1.91) | 89.2 | (1.22) |
| 2008 | 87.2 | (0.17) | 91.8 | (0.18) | 84.2 | (0.49) | 63.7 | (0.61) | 87.2 | (0.75) | 87.0 | (0.78) | 93.0 | (1.57) | 79.2 | (2.95) | 89.5 | (1.53) |
| 2009 | 87.1 | (0.16) | 91.9 | (0.17) | 84.2 | (0.48) | 63.3 | (0.59) | 86.4 | (0.73) | 86.3 | (0.75) | 89.7 | (2.33) | 82.7 | (1.96) | 87.6 | (1.16) |
| 2010 | 87.6 | (0.15) | 92.3 | (0.17) | 85.0 | (0.46) | 64.4 | (0.59) | 87.2 | (0.72) | 87.1 | (0.75) | 90.9 | (2.41) | 82.5 | (1.95) | 89.7 | (1.13) |
| 2011 | 88.0 | (0.15) | 92.8 | (0.16) | 85.3 | (0.50) | 65.1 | (0.57) | 87.1 | (0.64) | 87.0 | (0.66) | 89.5 | (2.25) | 83.8 | (2.00) | 90.7 | (1.22) |
| 2012 | 88.0 | (0.17) | 92.7 | (0.18) | 86.1 | (0.46) | 66.0 | (0.65) | 87.9 | (0.64) | 87.8 | (0.66) | 90.1 | (2.11) | 81.8 | (1.84) | 91.6 | (1.13) |
| 2013 | 88.6 | (0.16) | 93.2 | (0.16) | 86.6 | (0.46) | 67.9 | (0.55) | 89.0 | (0.61) | 88.9 | (0.63) | 89.6 | (2.01) | 83.1 | (2.16) | 92.0 | (0.95) |
| 2014 | 88.9 | (0.17) | 93.7 | (0.20) | 87.0 | (0.55) | 67.9 | (0.61) | 87.4 | (0.76) | 87.4 | (0.77) | 87.8 | (2.98) | 81.6 | (2.78) | 92.8 | (1.28) |
| 2015 | 88.8 | (0.14) | 93.5 | (0.15) | 88.2 | (0.43) | 67.8 | (0.53) | 87.1 | (0.60) | 87.2 | (0.62) | 85.3 | (2.46) | 85.6 | (2.10) | 90.9 | (1.14) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree4 |
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| 1940 | 3.8 | (—) | 4.0 | (—) | 1.2 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1950 | 5.2 | (—) | 5.4 | (—) | 2.4 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1960 | 5.8 | (—) | 6.0 | (—) | 3.6 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1970 | 8.2 | (—) | 8.6 | (—) | 5.6 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1980 | 13.6 | (0.20) | 14.4 | (0.23) | 8.1 | (0.59) | 6.2 | (0.79) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1990 | 18.4 | (0.21) | 19.8 | (0.25) | 10.8 | (0.59) | 8.7 | (0.69) | 37.8 | (2.01) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1995 | 20.2 | (0.22) | 22.1 | (0.26) | 13.0 | (0.62) | 8.4 | (0.61) | 35.0 | (1.90) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1996 | 21.4 | (0.23) | 23.2 | (0.27) | 14.8 | (0.58) | 8.3 | (0.53) | 38.0 | (1.50) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1997 | 21.7 | (0.21) | 23.7 | (0.25) | 14.0 | (0.56) | 10.1 | (0.46) | 37.4 | (1.43) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1998 | 22.4 | (0.21) | 24.1 | (0.25) | 15.4 | (0.58) | 10.9 | (0.47) | 38.9 | (1.39) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 1999 | 23.1 | (0.22) | 25.0 | (0.26) | 16.5 | (0.59) | 11.0 | (0.46) | 39.0 | (1.37) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 2000 | 23.6 | (0.22) | 25.5 | (0.26) | 16.8 | (0.59) | 10.6 | (0.44) | 41.0 | (1.37) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 2001 | 24.3 | (0.22) | 26.5 | (0.26) | 16.3 | (0.58) | 11.3 | (0.45) | 43.4 | (1.26) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 2002 | 25.1 | (0.15) | 27.3 | (0.19) | 17.7 | (0.42) | 11.2 | (0.31) | 44.2 | (0.91) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 2003 | 25.7 | (0.15) | 27.9 | (0.19) | 18.0 | (0.43) | 11.6 | (0.30) | 45.3 | (0.89) | 46.3 | (0.92) | 28.0 | (3.50) | 12.2 | (1.81) | 22.2 | (1.61) |
| 2004 | 26.1 | (0.15) | 28.4 | (0.19) | 18.5 | (0.43) | 12.3 | (0.31) | 45.2 | (0.88) | 45.7 | (0.90) | 32.9 | (4.01) | 13.1 | (1.84) | 22.7 | (1.59) |
| 2005 | 26.5 | (0.23) | 28.9 | (0.30) | 18.9 | (0.51) | 12.1 | (0.42) | 46.0 | (1.08) | 46.8 | (1.10) | 24.1 | (4.08) | 12.2 | (2.00) | 23.3 | (1.43) |
| 2006 | 26.9 | (0.22) | 29.3 | (0.28) | 19.5 | (0.55) | 12.9 | (0.39) | 46.6 | (1.11) | 47.3 | (1.15) | 27.2 | (4.03) | 12.3 | (1.81) | 23.6 | (1.70) |
| 2007 | 28.0 | (0.23) | 30.6 | (0.29) | 19.2 | (0.59) | 13.7 | (0.44) | 48.6 | (1.07) | 49.5 | (1.10) | 27.9 | (4.16) | 13.4 | (1.53) | 25.8 | (1.58) |
| 2008 | 28.8 | (0.24) | 31.5 | (0.29) | 20.5 | (0.58) | 14.1 | (0.37) | 49.3 | (0.99) | 50.1 | (1.02) | 29.3 | (3.82) | 15.1 | (1.75) | 26.1 | (1.92) |
| 2009 | 29.1 | (0.21) | 31.9 | (0.26) | 20.6 | (0.56) | 14.0 | (0.41) | 48.8 | (0.98) | 49.7 | (1.02) | 32.9 | (3.74) | 18.8 | (1.91) | 26.6 | (1.67) |
| 2010 | 29.6 | (0.21) | 32.4 | (0.26) | 21.6 | (0.63) | 14.9 | (0.42) | 49.1 | (1.12) | 49.9 | (1.19) | 32.2 | (4.11) | 18.2 | (1.83) | 25.7 | (1.59) |
| 2011 | 30.1 | (0.22) | 33.1 | (0.28) | 21.7 | (0.60) | 15.2 | (0.43) | 47.0 | (1.04) | 48.0 | (1.07) | 24.7 | (3.52) | 17.9 | (2.17) | 28.9 | (1.70) |
| 2012 | 30.6 | (0.23) | 33.5 | (0.30) | 22.9 | (0.61) | 15.8 | (0.45) | 48.6 | (0.93) | 49.7 | (0.94) | 24.9 | (3.70) | 17.2 | (2.13) | 28.8 | (1.88) |
| 2013 | 31.4 | (0.24) | 34.4 | (0.31) | 23.4 | (0.61) | 16.2 | (0.42) | 50.2 | (0.94) | 51.3 | (0.96) | 28.0 | (3.44) | 16.6 | (2.05) | 32.0 | (1.89) |
| 2014 | 32.0 | (0.32) | 35.3 | (0.42) | 24.2 | (0.75) | 16.1 | (0.50) | 49.3 | (1.12) | 50.4 | (1.15) | 27.1 | (4.38) | 13.1 | (1.92) | 33.1 | (2.08) |
| 2015 | 32.7 | (0.25) | 36.1 | (0.32) | 24.3 | (0.60) | 16.6 | (0.42) | 50.4 | (0.82) | 51.8 | (0.85) | 21.3 | (3.13) | 21.3 | (1.71) | 33.4 | (1.96) |
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 generalized variance function methodology used in prior years. For 1960 and prior years, data were collected in April. For later 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), Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 1970 through 2015. (This table was prepared November 2015.) |
