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A Half-Century of Learning: Historical Statistics on Educational Attainment in the United States, 1940 to 2000

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A Half-Century of Learning: Historical Statistics on Educational Attainment in the United States, 1940 to 2000

Report Number: PHC-T-41

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Detailed Tables

Table 1. Percent of the Population 25 Years and Over with a High School Diploma or Higher by Sex and Age, for the United States: 1940 to 2000

Table 2. Percent of the Population 25 Years and Over with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Sex and Age, for the United States: 1940 to 2000

Table 3. Percent of the Population 25 Years and Over with a High School Diploma or Higher by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, for the United States: 1940 to 2000

Table 4. Percent of the Population 25 Years and Over with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, for the United States: 1940 to 2000

Table 5. Percent of the Total Population 25 Years and Over with a High School Diploma or Higher by Sex, for the United States, Regions, and States: 1940 to 2000

Both Sexes

Male

Female

Table 6. Percent of the Total Population 25 Years and Over with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Sex, for the United States, Regions, and States: 1940 to 2000

Both Sexes

Male

Female

Table 7. Percent of the White Population 25 Years and Over with a High School Diploma or Higher by Sex, for the United States, Regions, and States: 1940 to 2000

Both Sexes

Male

Female

Table 8. Percent of the White Population 25 Years and Over with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Sex, for the United States, Regions, and States: 1940 to 2000

Both Sexes

Male

Female

Table 9. Percent of the Non-Hispanic White Population 25 Years and Over with a High School Diploma or Higher by Sex, for the United States, Regions, and States: 1980 to 2000

Both Sexes

Male

Female

Table 10. Percent of the Non-Hispanic White Population 25 Years and Over with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Sex, for the United States, Regions, and States: 1980 to 2000

Both Sexes

Male

Female

Table 11. Percent of the Black Population 25 years and Over with a High School Diploma or Higher by Sex, for the United States, Regions, and States: 1940 to 2000

Both Sexes

Male

Female

Table 12. Percent of the Black Population 25 Years and Over with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Sex, for the United States, Regions, and States: 1940 to 2000

Both Sexes

Male

Female

Table 13. Percent of the Hispanic Population 25 Years and Over with a High School Diploma or Higher by Sex, for the United States, Regions, and States: 1980 to 2000

Both Sexes

Male

Female

Table 14. Percent of the Hispanic Population 25 Years and Over with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Sex, for the United States, Regions, and States: 1980 to 2000

Both Sexes

Male

Female

Sources and Reference

Decennial Census of Population, 1940 to 2000

Others in Series

Data
Ranking Tables for Counties: Population: 2000 & Change: 1990 to 2000
April 02, 2001
Source: Census 2000 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171) Summary File and 1990 Census
Table
Estimated Daytime Population and Employment-Residence Ratios: 2000
October 2005
Source: Census 2000
Table
A Demographic Profile of Foreign-Language Speakers: 2000
November 06, 2006
These foreign born tables are from the 2000 A Demographic Profile of Foreign-Language Speakers.
Page Last Revised - December 16, 2021