What percentage of Americans have a college degree?

In 2018, nearly 9/10 (90 percent) of all adults 25 years or older reported they had completed at least high school, or obtained a GED/high school equivalency certificate. Over one in three adults (35 percent) had attained at least a bachelor's degree.
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What percentage of the population in the US has a college degree?

In 2020, about 37.9 percent of the U.S. population who were aged 25 and above had graduated from college or another higher education institution. This is a significant increase from 1960, when only 7.7 percent of the U.S. population had graduated from college.
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What percentage of American adults have 4 year college degrees?

As of 2021, 37.9% of adults in this age group held a bachelor's degree, including 14.3% who also obtained a graduate or professional degree, according to data from the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey. That share is up 7.5 percentage points from 30.4% in 2011.
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What percentage of 30 year olds have a degree?

In addition, 27 percent of the population aged 65 and older reported a bachelor's degree or more education compared to 36 percent of adults 25 to 34 years old and 32 percent of adults aged 45 to 64 years (Table 1).
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What race is the most educated in America?

Asian Americans had the highest educational attainment of any race, followed by whites who had a higher percentage of high school graduates but a lower percentage of college graduates.
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The Most Successful People Explain Why a College Degree is USELESS



What country is the most educated?

Based on the OECD's data, Canada is the most educated country globally, with 56.71% of adults meeting the OECD criteria. Japan has the second-highest percentage of 51.44%, followed by Israel with 50.92%.
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What percentage of Americans graduated from high school in 2020?

High School Graduation Rates

It is estimated that 3,650,000 students graduated from high school in 2020. As of 2021, the national graduation rate is currently 85.3%, an all-time high. 52% of states' graduation rates increased.
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What is the average education level in America?

Approximately 90% of Americans over 25 have a high school diploma and 34% have a Bachelor's degree.
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What state has highest dropout rate?

The states with the highest percentage of students not graduating on time were New Mexico (28.9%) and Oregon (23.3%). On-time graduation rates are lowest in Wheeler County, Oregon, where 74% of children fail to complete high school on time.
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What state has lowest high school graduation rate?

Georgia had the lowest overall graduation rate in the nation with 54% of students graduating, followed by Nevada, Florida, and Washington, D.C. Iowa had the highest overall graduation rate with 93%, followed by North Dakota, Wisconsin, and Nebraska.
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Who is the most qualified person in the world?

Meet the most Educated Person in the World, VN Parthiban, who holds 145 academic degrees | Academic degree, Education, Education degree.
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What country has the lowest graduation rate?

The Worst Primary School Completion Rates Globally

World Bank Data states that South Sudan has the lowest primary school graduation rate globally at 37.37%. If we take a closer look to South Sudan's education, we'll discover a weak system facing many challenges.
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Which race has the highest dropout rate?

In 2019, the high school drop out rate for American Indian/Alaska Natives in the United States was 9.6 percent -- the highest rate of any ethnicity. In comparison, the high school drop out rate for Asians was just under two percent.
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What college has the highest dropout rate?

=1. American InterContinental University-Atlanta (30% retention rate)
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Who was the least educated president?

Did not graduate from college
  • Abraham Lincoln (had only about a year of formal schooling of any kind)
  • Andrew Johnson (no formal schooling of any kind)
  • Grover Cleveland.
  • William McKinley (attended Allegheny College, but did not graduate; also attended Albany Law School, but also did not graduate)
  • Harry S.
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Who is the most educated doctor in the world?

Shrikant Jichkar (Marathi : श्रीकांत जिचकार) (14 September 1954 – 2 June 2004) was known as the most qualified person in India. He obtained 20 degrees after appearing for 42 University examinations.
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Who is the most educated actor in the world?

Here is a list of 10 most educated Bollywood actors.
  • Amitabh Bachchan. Amitabh Bachchan is a legendary Bollywood actor and one of the most educated personalities in the faternity. ( ...
  • Shah Rukh Khan. ...
  • John Abraham. ...
  • Vidya Balan. ...
  • Ayushmann khurrana. ...
  • Parineeti Chopra. ...
  • Randeep Hooda. ...
  • Varun Dhawan.
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What percent of high schoolers go to college?

Across California, 63% of public high school 11th graders enroll in college in the year and a half following high school graduation (Figure 1). About 26% of high school students enroll in a four-year college and 37% enroll in a two-year college.
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