Educational Attainment Rate
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An Educational Attainment Rate is a demographic rate for educational attainment.
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- See: Wealth in The United States, Secondary Education, Household Income in The United States.
References
2022
- (Wikipedia, 2022) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_attainment_in_the_United_States Retrieved:2022-6-16.
- The educational attainment of the U.S. population refers to the highest level of education completed. The educational attainment of the U.S. population is similar to that of many other industrialized countries with the vast majority of the population having completed secondary education and a rising number of college graduates that outnumber high school dropouts. As a whole, the population of the United States is spending more years in formal educational programs. As with income, levels differ by race, age, household configuration, and geography.
Overall, the demographics with the highest educational attainment in the United States are also those with the highest household income and wealth.
- The educational attainment of the U.S. population refers to the highest level of education completed. The educational attainment of the U.S. population is similar to that of many other industrialized countries with the vast majority of the population having completed secondary education and a rising number of college graduates that outnumber high school dropouts. As a whole, the population of the United States is spending more years in formal educational programs. As with income, levels differ by race, age, household configuration, and geography.