• U.S. higher education enrollment rates, by age group 2019

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Of those aged 20 to 21 years of age in the United States, 53.5 percent were enrolled in higher education as of 2019, a considerable increase when compared to 31.9 percent in 1970. For those aged 18 to 19, 48.2 percent were enrolled in higher education in 2019.

Share of adult population enrolled in college or other higher education in the United States from 1970 to 2019, by age group

Characteristic	Ages 18 to 19	Ages 20 to 21	Ages 22 to 24	Ages 25 to 29	Ages 30 to 34
'19	48.2%	53.5%	28.6%	11%	6%
'18	50.5%	54.6%	28%	12.7%	6.3%
'17	48%	55%	28.4%	12.1%	5.9%
'16	50.5%	55.5%	28.8%	13.2%	6.4%
'15	48.8%	53.3%	28.8%	13.2%	6.6%
'14	48.9%	51.4%	29.6%	13.1%	6.4%
'13	46.6%	52.8%	29.7%	13.3%	6.7%
'12	47.3%	54%	30.7%	14%	7.5%
'11	50.1%	52.7%	31.1%	14.8%	7.7%
'10	51.2%	52.4%	28.9%	14.6%	8.3%
'09	49.8%	51.7%	30.4%	13.5%	8.1%
'08	48.6%	50.1%	28.2%	13.2%	7.3%
'06	46.2%	47.5%	26.7%	11.7%	7.2%
'04	47.8%	48.9%	26.3%	13%	6.6%
'02	45.3%	47.8%	25.6%	12.1%	6.6%
'00	44.7%	44.1%	24.6%	11.4%	6.7%
'98	46.4%	44.8%	24.9%	11.9%	6.6%
'96	44.9%	44.4%	24.8%	11.9%	6.1%
'94	43.9%	44.9%	24%	10.8%	6.7%
'92	44.3%	44%	23.7%	9.8%	6.1%
'90	42.7%	39.7%	21%	9.7%	5.8%
'88	41.8%	39.1%	18.2%	8.3%	5.9%
'86	41.5%	33%	17.9%	8.8%	6%
'84	38.6%	33.9%	17.3%	9.1%	6.3%
'82	36.5%	34%	16.8%	9.6%	6.3%
'80	35.9%	31%	16.3%	9.3%	6.4%
'78	35.6%	29.5%	16.3%	9.4%	6.4%
'76	36%	32%	17.1%	10%	6%
'74	33.2%	30.2%	15.1%	9.6%	5.7%
'72	35.9%	31.4%	14.8%	8.6%	4.6%
'70	37.3%	31.9%	14.9%	7.5%	4.2%

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February 2021

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United States

Survey time period

1970 to 2019

Age group

18 to 34 years old

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