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Useful Stats: Educational Attainment of Residents More Than 25 Years Old, 2003-2008
Educational attainment rates in the U.S. rose in both 2007 and 2008, after falling in 2005 and 2006, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey. Despite the mid-decade dip, the overall trend over the past few decades has been toward higher rates of attainment at the high school, Bachelor's and advanced degree levels. As of 2008, about 85 percent of the U.S. population had completed high school, up from 80.4 percent in 2000 and 75.2 in 1990. About 27.7 percent of U.S. residents had a Bachelor's degree or higher in 2008 and about 10.2 percent had received an advanced degree. Read more...
SSTI has prepared a table showing the educational attainment by state of residents aged 25 and higher for each of the five years from 2003 to 2008. The Excel version also includes state ranks and the change in attainment rates for the five year period.