outstanding student loan debt in the U.S. was valued at 1.7 trillion U.S. dollars.
In 2021, 887.4 billion U.S. dollars worth of student loans were in forebearance in the United States. This is due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, where the government paused repayment of student loans and froze the accumulation of interest. This is compared to 122.2 billion U.S. dollars worth of student loans that were in default. As of the fourth quarter of 2020, Value of outstanding student loan debt in the United States in 2021, by repayment status (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Forbes. (February 20, 2021). Value of outstanding student loan debt in the United States in 2021, by repayment status (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078750/value-student-loan-debt-outstanding-repayment-status-us/
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Forbes. (2021). Value of outstanding student loan debt in the United States in 2021, by repayment status (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078750/value-student-loan-debt-outstanding-repayment-status-us/
Forbes. "Value of Outstanding Student Loan Debt in The United States in 2021, by Repayment Status (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078750/value-student-loan-debt-outstanding-repayment-status-us/
Forbes, Value of outstanding student loan debt in the United States in 2021, by repayment status (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078750/value-student-loan-debt-outstanding-repayment-status-us/ (last visited May 30, 2023)
Value of outstanding student loan debt in the United States in 2021, by repayment status (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Forbes, February 20, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078750/value-student-loan-debt-outstanding-repayment-status-us/