In 2020, the vast majority of active duty U.S. Armed Forces personnel did not have a college degree. In that year, there were 891,790 United States Armed Forces personnel who had at least earned a high school diploma but did not have a Bachelor's degree.
Education level of active duty United States Armed Forces personnel in 2020
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US Department of Defense. (November 10, 2021). Education level of active duty United States Armed Forces personnel in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/232726/education-levels-of-active-duty-us-defense-force-personnel/
US Department of Defense. "Education level of active duty United States Armed Forces personnel in 2020." Chart. November 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/232726/education-levels-of-active-duty-us-defense-force-personnel/
US Department of Defense. (2021). Education level of active duty United States Armed Forces personnel in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/232726/education-levels-of-active-duty-us-defense-force-personnel/
US Department of Defense. "Education Level of Active Duty United States Armed Forces Personnel in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/232726/education-levels-of-active-duty-us-defense-force-personnel/
US Department of Defense, Education level of active duty United States Armed Forces personnel in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/232726/education-levels-of-active-duty-us-defense-force-personnel/ (last visited May 17, 2022)