Education

See below for the latest data on:
  • Educational Attainment by Nativity; and,
  • Educational Attainment by Sex, Nativity and U.S. Citizenship.

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT by NATIVITY (25 years and over): 2009

TotalNativeForeign-born
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school79,887,99874,288,3195,599,679
    
Population 25 years and over197,440,772166,460,67030,980,102
Less than high school graduate15.40%12.30%32.20%
High school graduate (includes equivalent)29.30%30.50%22.80%
Some college or associate's degree27.70%29.50%18.10%
Bachelor's degree17.40%17.70%15.90%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005-2009 American Community Survey Five-year Estimates


EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT by SEX, AGE, NATIVITY and U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS (25 years and over): 2009

Sex and Educational Attainment 1 Total  Native  Foreign-born  
 Number* Percent Number* Percent Number* Percent
Both sexes198,285100167,133100 31,152 100
...Less than 9th grade10,8285.54,7002.8 6,128 19.7
...9th to 12th grade (no diploma)15,5877.912,1217.3 3,466 11.1
...High school graduate61,62631.153,94532.3 7,681 24.7
...Some college or associate's degree51,67026.146,70527.9 4,964 15.9
...Bachelor's degree37,6351932,10719.2 5,528 17.8
...Master's degree15,1187.612,9117.7 2,208 7.1
...Professional degree3,2061.62,6551.6 552 1.8
...Doctorate2,6141.31,9901.2 624 2
       
...Less than high school diploma26,41513.316,82010.1 9,594 30.8
...High school graduate or more171,87086.7150,31389.9 21,557 69.2
       
...Less than bachelor's degree139,71170.5117,47070.3 22,241 71.4
...Bachelor's degree or more58,57429.549,66329.7 8,911 28.6
       
...Less than master's degree177,34689.4149,57789.5 27,769 89.1
...Master's degree or more20,93810.617,55610.5 3,382 10.9
1 Years of school completed, not attended

* Numbers in thousands

Source:U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement 2009