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In the list below, one can find the population in each state and territory of the U.S. who has attained a specific education level (out of people 25 years or over), and the percentage of the population who has attained that education level. The list is initially sorted in Alphabetical order but one can click the table headers to sort by any column.
In the general population the proportion of persons with a bachelor's degree or higher was the same among the foreign-born and native-born population (27.2%). As stated above fewer foreign born Americans completed high school than native born Americans. Overall, 87.5% of the native born population had graduated from high school, versus 67.2%.
It's based on education attainment levels of the population converted into years of schooling based on theoretical duration of each level of education attended. [ 3 ] 15 years is the projected maximum of this indicator for 2025 and is thus used as the maximum for the index.
Over the last ten years, the Hispanic population accounted for 56 percent of the nation’s growth rate—an increase of 15.2 million out of a total of 27 million (PEW HISPANIC CENTER: 2011). Moreover, “between 1980 and 2000, the increase of 20.7 million in the Hispanic population accounted for 38 percent of the nation’s total population ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 December 2024. The article's lead section may need to be rewritten. Please help improve the lead and read the lead layout guide. (November 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Education in the United States of America National education budget (2023-24) Budget $222.1 billion (0.8% of GDP ...
The study involved lengthy interviews with adults who were statistically balanced for age, gender, ethnicity, education level, and location (urban, suburban, or rural) in 12 states across the country, and was designed to represent the U.S. population as a whole.
The major source of funding for public institutions of higher education is direct support from the state. The levels of state support roughly correlate with the population of the state. For example, with a population nearly 40 million, the state of California allocates more than $15 billion on higher education.
A coalition of over 100 education and civil rights groups called the Dignity In Schools Campaign released a set of recommendations in September, saying social workers and intervention workers should replace police officers in schools. There are 1.6 million students across the country who have a cop in their school despite not having a counselor ...