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Educational attainment in the U.S. from 1960 to 2012

Educational attainment distribution in the United States from 1960 to 2012

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United States; 25 years and older; US Census Bureau; 1960 to 2012 Source: US Census Bureau

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This graph shows educational attainment levels in the United States from 1960 to 2012. In 2012, 30.9 percent of the U.S. population who were aged 25 and above had graduated from college or another higher education institution.

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