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Percentage of the U.S. population with a college degree 2011

Percentage of the U.S. population who have graduated with a college certificate or higher from 1960 to 2011, by gender

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United States; 25 years and older; Census Bureau; 1960-2011 Source: NCES

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This graph shows the educational attainment of the U.S. population from 1960 to 2010. In 2010, 29.6 percent of women graduated college or obtained a higher educational degree.

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