Share of children under 18 in the U.S., by ethnicity and parents education 2021 | Statista

About 71.1 percent of children under 18 years old of Asian ethnicity had at least one parent who had a Bachelor's degree or higher in the United States in 2021. In the same year, 28.7 percent of White students under the age of 18 had a parent with a Bachelor's degree.

Share of children under 18 in the United States in 2021, by ethnicity and parents' highest level of education

Characteristic	Less than high school	High school completion	Some college, no degree	Associate's degree	Bachelor's degree	Master's degree	Doctor's degree
White	3.1%	13.7%	16.3%	10.9%	28.7%	19.1%	8.2%
Black	8.3%	26%	25%	11%	16.3%	10.3%	3%
Hispanic	19.8%	26.7%	19.5%	8.9%	15.2%	7.2%	2.8%
Asian	6.3%	9.2%	7.9%	5.5%	28.9%	28.2%	14%
Pacific Islander	5.4%	32.1%	25.3%	12.5%	17.7%	5.4%	1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native	9.6%	28.1%	27.6%	11.5%	13.6%	7.3%	2.5%
Two or more races	4%	14.7%	19.3%	10.4%	25.8%	17.2%	8.5%

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November 2022

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United States

Survey time period

2021

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18 years and younger

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