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Educational attainment in the United States from 1960 to 2017

Educational attainment distribution in the United States from 1960 to 2017

The data displays educational attainment distribution in the U.S. from 1960 to 2017. In 2017, about 34.2% of the United States population who were aged 25 and above had graduated from college or another higher education institution.

1960	41.1	7.7
1965	49	9.4
1970	52.3	10.7
1975	62.5	13.9
1980	66.5	16.2
1985	73.9	19.4
1990	77.6	21.3
1991	78.4	21.4
1992	79.4	21.4
1993	80.2	21.9
1994	80.9	22.2
1995	81.7	23
1996	81.7	23.6
1997	82.1	23.9
1998	82.8	24.4
1999	83.4	25.2
2000	84.1	25.6
2001	84.1	26.2
2002	84.1	26.7
2003	84.6	27.2
2004	85.2	27.7
2005	85.2	27.7
2006	85.5	28
2007	85.7	28.7
2008	86.6	29.4
2009	86.7	29.5
2010	87.1	29.9
2011	87.6	30.4
2012	87.6	30.9
2013	88.2	31.7
2014	88.3	32
2015	88.4	32.5
2016	89.1	33.4
2017	89.6	34.2

Educational attainment in the United States from 1960 to 2017

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