Hispanic men and women have raised their education levels but have been unable to close the education gap with white men and women: Shares of U.S. workers with a bachelor’s degree or more education, by Hispanic ethnicity and gender, 1979–2017
| Year | White men | Hispanic men | White women | Hispanic women |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 22.5% | 8.1 | 18.5 | 8.6 |
| 1980 | 23.6 | 8.5 | 19.4 | 10.1 |
| 1981 | 24.1 | 8.3 | 19.8 | 8.3 |
| 1982 | 25.4 | 8.8 | 21.0 | 10.7 |
| 1983 | 26.3 | 8.7 | 22.2 | 10.4 |
| 1984 | 26.1 | 9.4 | 23.0 | 10.1 |
| 1985 | 26.5 | 9.9 | 23.8 | 12.0 |
| 1986 | 26.9 | 10.1 | 23.8 | 12.6 |
| 1987 | 27.3 | 10.1 | 24.4 | 12.8 |
| 1988 | 27.9 | 10.7 | 25.0 | 12.4 |
| 1989 | 28.0 | 9.2 | 25.9 | 11.5 |
| 1990 | 28.2 | 8.7 | 26.7 | 11.1 |
| 1991 | 28.7 | 9.2 | 27.5 | 12.8 |
| 1992 | 28.6 | 9.3 | 27.8 | 12.8 |
| 1993 | 29.0 | 9.4 | 28.4 | 13.2 |
| 1994 | 29.7 | 9.6 | 29.1 | 12.3 |
| 1995 | 30.2 | 9.2 | 29.6 | 12.8 |
| 1996 | 30.2 | 9.8 | 30.6 | 13.2 |
| 1997 | 30.3 | 9.8 | 31.1 | 13.2 |
| 1998 | 31.1 | 10.1 | 31.7 | 13.6 |
| 1999 | 31.9 | 9.9 | 32.2 | 13.9 |
| 2000 | 32.5 | 9.7 | 32.4 | 14.5 |
| 2001 | 32.8 | 10.1 | 33.3 | 13.8 |
| 2002 | 33.5 | 10.6 | 34.4 | 14.9 |
| 2003 | 34.1 | 10.9 | 34.7 | 15.5 |
| 2004 | 34.4 | 10.7 | 35.7 | 16.0 |
| 2005 | 33.9 | 10.6 | 36.4 | 15.9 |
| 2006 | 34.0 | 11.2 | 36.7 | 17.0 |
| 2007 | 35.0 | 11.9 | 38.5 | 18.0 |
| 2008 | 36.1 | 11.9 | 39.6 | 19.0 |
| 2009 | 37.4 | 13.2 | 41.0 | 19.6 |
| 2010 | 38.1 | 13.8 | 42.1 | 20.9 |
| 2011 | 38.2 | 12.9 | 40.0 | 20.0 |
| 2012 | 38.6 | 13.5 | 43.9 | 21.8 |
| 2013 | 39.2 | 14.5 | 44.8 | 22.4 |
| 2014 | 39.0 | 15.0 | 45.6 | 23.7 |
| 2015 | 40.2 | 15.3 | 47.0 | 23.5 |
| 2016 | 40.5 | 16.2 | 47.5 | 24.1 |
| 2017 | 40.9 | 16.4 | 48.9 | 25.9 |
Note: The population is full-time workers ages 18–64.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata from the U.S. Census Bureau
