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Percentage of the U.S. population with a college degree 1940-2017, by gender

Percentage of the U.S. population who have completed four years of college or more from 1940 to 2017, by gender

The data displays the percentage of the U.S.' population who have completed four years of college or more from 1940 to 2017, by gender. In 2017, around 34.6% of women graduated college or obtained a higher educational degree. Compared to 1940, more than 8 times more women have attended college and nearly 6 times more men have in 2017.

1940	5.5	3.8
1947	6.2	4.7
1950	7.3	5.2
1952	8.3	5.8
1957	9.6	5.8
1959	10.3	6
1962	11.4	6.7
1964	11.7	6.8
1965	12	7.1
1966	12.5	7.4
1967	12.8	7.6
1968	13.3	8
1969	13.6	8.1
1970	14.1	8.2
1971	14.6	8.5
1972	15.4	9
1973	16	9.6
1974	16.9	10.1
1975	17.6	10.6
1976	18.6	11.3
1977	19.2	12
1978	19.7	12.2
1979	20.4	12.9
1980	20.9	13.6
1981	21.1	13.4
1982	21.9	14
1983	23	15.1
1984	22.9	15.7
1985	23.1	16
1986	23.2	16.1
1987	23.6	16.5
1988	24	17
1989	24.5	18.1
1990	24.4	18.4
1991	24.3	18.8
1992	24.3	18.6
1993	24.8	19.2
1994	25.1	19.6
1995	26	20.2
1996	26	21.4
1997	26.2	21.7
1998	26.5	22.4
1999	27.5	23.1
2000	27.8	23.6
2001	28.2	24.3
2002	28.5	25.1
2003	28.9	25.7
2004	29.4	26.1
2005	28.9	26.5
2006	29.2	26.9
2007	29.5	28
2008	30.1	28.8
2009	30.1	29.1
2010	30.3	29.6
2011	30.8	30.1
2012	31.4	30.6
2013	32	31.4
2014	31.9	32
2015	32.3	32.7
2016	33.2	33.7
2017	33.7	34.6

Percentage of the U.S. population with a college degree 1940-2017, by gender

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