Table 1-ALT2
Highest degree earned, by age and demographic, 2017*
| Age 17–20 | Age 21–24 | Age 25–54 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | All | All | Men | Women | White | Black | Hispanic | |
| Less than high school | 43.1% | 7.7% | 9.7% | 10.5% | 8.8% | 4.8% | 8.5% | 27.4% |
| High school | 27.1% | 29.6% | 26.6% | 29.5% | 23.8% | 24.8% | 33.0% | 31.6% |
| Some college | 29.1% | 43.5% | 27.1% | 25.7% | 28.5% | 28.3% | 32.2% | 22.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree | – | 17.6% | 23.6% | 22.3% | 24.8% | 27.4% | 17.2% | 12.6% |
| Advanced degree | – | 1.7% | 13.1% | 11.9% | 14.1% | 14.7% | 9.1% | 5.5% |
* Data reflect 12-month moving average as of February 2017.
Note: Data are not shown when sample sizes are too small for analysis. Race/ethnicity categories are mutually exclusive (i.e., white non-Hispanic, black non-Hispanic, and Hispanic any race).
Source: EPI analysis of basic monthly Current Population Survey microdata
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