The statistic shows the percentage of parents of children aged under 18 years in the United States who are saving or saved for their child's college education. The statistic depicts the results from the years 2009 to 2018 and shows a decrease in saving of behavior of six percent from 2009 to 2018. In 2018, 56 percent of parents were saving for their child's college education.
Percentage of American parents saving for their college education of their children from 2009 to 2018
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Sallie Mae. (May 17, 2018). Percentage of American parents saving for their college education of their children from 2009 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/260130/college-saving-behaviour-among-parents-of-children-under-18-in-the-united-states/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Sallie Mae. "Percentage of American parents saving for their college education of their children from 2009 to 2018." Chart. May 17, 2018. Statista. Accessed January 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/260130/college-saving-behaviour-among-parents-of-children-under-18-in-the-united-states/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Sallie Mae. (2018). Percentage of American parents saving for their college education of their children from 2009 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/260130/college-saving-behaviour-among-parents-of-children-under-18-in-the-united-states/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Sallie Mae. "Percentage of American Parents Saving for Their College Education of Their Children from 2009 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/260130/college-saving-behaviour-among-parents-of-children-under-18-in-the-united-states/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Sallie Mae, Percentage of American parents saving for their college education of their children from 2009 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/260130/college-saving-behaviour-among-parents-of-children-under-18-in-the-united-states/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 20, 2025)
Percentage of American parents saving for their college education of their children from 2009 to 2018 [Graph], Sallie Mae, May 17, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/260130/college-saving-behaviour-among-parents-of-children-under-18-in-the-united-states/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
