Educational attainment refers to the highest level of education that an individual has completed. This is distinct from the level of schooling that an individual is attending.
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TABLE | FEBRUARY 21, 2019
Educational Attainment in the United States: 2018
Annual tables on educational attainment from the Current Population Survey’s Annual Social and Economic supplement (ASEC).
TABLE | 2018
CPS Historical Time Series Tables
These Education Attainment tables are from 1940 through 2018.
TABLE | DECEMBER 14, 2017
Educational Attainment in the United States: 2017
Annual tables on educational attainment from the Current Population Survey’s Annual Social and Economic supplement (ASEC).
Publications
PUBLICATION | APRIL 2018
Postsecondary Enrollment Before, During, and Since the Great Recession
This report provides an overview of postsecondary enrollment during the years preceding and following the recession period of 2007 to 2009, as recorded by CPS.
PUBLICATION | MARCH 29, 2016
Educational Attainment in the United States: 2015
This report examines educational attainment by demographic and social characteristics based on data collected from the Current Population Survey.
PUBLICATION | JULY 16, 2015
Congressional Elections and the American Electorate: 1978–2014
This report provides analysis of the American electorate in congressional elections since 1978.
Working Papers
WORKING PAPER | APRIL 28, 2018
High School Equivalents and Disability Status: The Role of Context
This paper examines county-level variation in the relationship between GEDs and disability. (SEHSD Working Paper 2018-05)
WORKING PAPER | DECEMBER 14, 2017
Capturing more than poverty: Free & reduced-price lunches and income
This paper investigates whether free and reduced-price lunch designations capture students’ household income and educational disadvantage.
WORKING PAPER | SEPTEMBER 19, 2017
2016 American Community Survey Content Test: Race and Hispanic Origin
Results from the 2016 ACS Content Test of the questions about Race and Hispanic origin.
News
STATS FOR STORIES | FEBRUARY 15, 2020
Singles Awareness Day: February 15, 2020
The 2019 Annual Social and Economic Supplement reports about 125.7M total unmarried (never married, divorced and widowed) people in America ages 15 and older.
STATS FOR STORIES | FEBRUARY 02, 2020
Super Bowl LIV (54): February 2, 2020
The game involves three top-50 metro areas by estimated population: #12 San Francisco (4,729,484) vs. #31 Kansas City (2,143,651) at host #7 Miami (6,198,782).
STATS FOR STORIES | JANUARY 20, 2020
Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday and Day of Service: 2020
In 1983, Congress made the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. a federal holiday. In 1994, Congress added the national day of service. Learn more at MLKDay.gov.