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Figure 1: Population Age 25 and over by Educational Attainment: 1940-2021

Table A-1. Years of School Completed by People 25 Years and Over, by Age and Sex: Selected Years 1940 to 2021

.png Figure 1: Population Age 25 and over by Educational Attainment: 1940-2021 [<1.0 MB]
.png Figure 2: Percent of Population Age 25 and Over by Educational Attainment: 1940-2021 [<1.0 MB]
.png Figure 3: Percent Change from 2011 to 2021 in the Number of Men and Women 25 and Over Who Have Completed Selected Levels of Education [<1.0 MB]

Table A-2. Percent of People 25 Years and Over Who Have Completed High School or College, by Race, Hispanic Origin and Sex: Selected Years 1940 to 2021

.png Figure 4: Percent of Population 25 Years and Over, and 25 to 29 Years Old, Completing High School or Bachelor's or Higher: 1970-2021 [<1.0 MB]
.png Figure 5: Percent of Population 25 Years and Over, and 25 to 29 Years Old, Completing High School or Higher by Sex: 1947-2021 [<1.0 MB]
.png Figure 6: Percent of Population 25 Years and Over, and 25 to 29 Years Old, with Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Sex: 1947-2021 [<1.0 MB]
.png Figure 7: High School and Bachelor's Degree Attainment for White Population Age 25 Years and Over, and 25-29 years old: 1974-2021 [<1.0 MB]
.png Figure 8: High School and Bachelor's Degree Attainment for Black Population Age 25 Years and Over, and 25-29 years old: 1974-2021 [<1.0 MB]
.png Figure 9: High School and Bachelor's Degree Attainment for Hispanic Population Age 25 Years and Over, and 25-29 years old: 1974-2021 [<1.0 MB]

Table A-3. Mean Earnings of Workers 18 Years and Over, by Educational Attainment, Race, Hispanic Origin, and Sex: 1975 to 2020

.png Figure 10: Average Earnings by Educational Attainment as a Proportion of the Average Earnings of High School Graduates: 1975-2020 [<1.0 MB]

Table A-4. Detailed Years of School Completed by People 25 Years and Over: 2000 to 2021

.png Figure 11: Percent of Population 25 Years and Over by Detailed Attainment Level: 2000-2021 [<1.0 MB]
.png Figure 12: Percent of Population 25 Years and Over by Years of Schooling Completed or Degree Received: 2000-2021 [<1.0 MB]
.png Figure 13: Population Age 25 Years and Over Who Have Completed a Bachelor's Degree or Higher, by Detailed Attainment: 2000-2021 [<1.0 MB]
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