Name: Educational attainment in the U.S. from 1960 to 2019
Creator: Statista

This graph shows educational attainment distribution in the United States from 1960 to 2019. In 2019, about 36 percent of the U.S. population who were aged 25 and above had graduated from college or another higher education institution.

Educational attainment distribution in the United States from 1960 to 2019

Year	High school graduate or more	College graduate or more
2019	90.1%	36%
2018	89.8%	35%
2017	89.6%	34.2%
2016	89.1%	33.4%
2015	88.4%	32.5%
2014	88.3%	32%
2013	88.2%	31.7%
2012	87.6%	30.9%
2011	87.6%	30.4%
2010	87.1%	29.9%
2009	86.7%	29.5%
2008	86.6%	29.4%
2007	85.7%	28.7%
2006	85.5%	28%
2005	85.2%	27.7%
2004	85.2%	27.7%
2003	84.6%	27.2%
2002	84.1%	26.7%
2001	84.1%	26.2%
2000	84.1%	25.6%
1999	83.4%	25.2%
1998	82.8%	24.4%
1997	82.1%	23.9%
1996	81.7%	23.6%
1995	81.7%	23%
1994	80.9%	22.2%
1993	80.2%	21.9%
1992	79.4%	21.4%
1991	78.4%	21.4%
1990	77.6%	21.3%
1985	73.9%	19.4%
1980	66.5%	16.2%
1975	62.5%	13.9%
1970	52.3%	10.7%
1965	49%	9.4%
1960	41.1%	7.7%

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March 2020

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United States

Survey time period

1960 to 2019

Age group

25 years and older

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