About 78.3 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, 30.1 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
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NCES. (January 31, 2022). Share of children under 18 in the United States in 2021, by ethnicity and parents' highest level of education [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/236281/us-youth-by-ethnicity-and-parents-education-level/
NCES. "Share of children under 18 in the United States in 2021, by ethnicity and parents' highest level of education." Chart. January 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236281/us-youth-by-ethnicity-and-parents-education-level/
NCES. (2022). Share of children under 18 in the United States in 2021, by ethnicity and parents' highest level of education. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236281/us-youth-by-ethnicity-and-parents-education-level/
NCES. "Share of Children under 18 in The United States in 2021, by Ethnicity and Parents' Highest Level of Education." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236281/us-youth-by-ethnicity-and-parents-education-level/
NCES, Share of children under 18 in the United States in 2021, by ethnicity and parents' highest level of education Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236281/us-youth-by-ethnicity-and-parents-education-level/ (last visited May 21, 2022)