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Educational Attainment

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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Tables

TABLE | MARCH 30, 2020

Educational Attainment in the United States: 2019

Annual tables on educational attainment from the Current Population Survey’s Annual Social and Economic supplement (ASEC).

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 | 2019

CPS Historical Time Series Tables

These Education Attainment tables are from 1940 through 2018.

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 | NOVEMBER 16, 2020

American Education Week: November 16-20, 2020

In the U.S., per student (public pre-K through 12th grade) spending was $12,612 in FY2018, a 3.4% increase from 2017, and enrollment was 48.6 million.

STATS FOR STORIES | NOVEMBER 08, 2020

National STEM Day: November 8, 2020

The 2019 American Community Survey estimates the total population age 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher at 75M: 26M are in science and engineering (35.4%).

FACTS FOR FEATURES & SPECIAL EDITIONS | NOVEMBER 03, 2020

Veterans Day 2020: Nov. 11

Veterans Day originated as "Armistice Day" on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary marking the end of World War I.