Figure 2. Percentage of people in the United States age 25 and over with high school completion or higher and a bachelor’s degree or higher, by decade, 1930–2010
| Year |
High school completion or higher |
Bachelor’s degree or higher |
|
1930
|
19.1 |
3.9 |
|
1940
|
24.5 |
4.6 |
|
1950
|
34.3 |
6.2 |
|
1960
|
41.1 |
7.7 |
|
1970
|
55.2 |
11.0 |
|
1980
|
68.6 |
17.0 |
|
1990
|
77.6 |
21.3 |
|
2000
|
84.1 |
25.6 |
|
2010
|
87.1 |
29.9 |