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Ryan and Kurt Bauman  \nMarch 2016 P20-578  \nThis report provides a portrait of educational attainment in the United States based on data collected from the Current Population Survey (CPS) . The report examines educational attainment of the adult population by demographic and social characteristics such as age, sex, race and Hispanic origin, and disability status, as well as differences in educational attainment between the native and the foreign born.1 Historical data are also included to present some general trends over time.  \nHIGHLIGHTS  \n• In 2015, almost 9 out of 10 adults (88 percent) had at least a high school diploma or GED, while nearly 1 in 3 adults (33 percent) held a bachelor’s or higher degree.2  \n• The percentage of women who had a bachelor’s degree or higher (33 percent) was not statistically different than the percentage of men (32 percent) with this level of education.  \n• Educational attainment varied by race and Hispanic origin. More than half of Asians aged 25 and older  \nhad a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2015.3 Asians were more likely than non-Hispanic Whites to have at least a bachelor’s degree.  \n• Asians and non-Hispanic Whites were more likely to hold a bachelor’s degree or higher compared with Blacks and Hispanics.  \n• Native adults were more likely to have a high school education or higher but were no more likely than foreign-born adults to hold an advanced degree.  \n• Adults without a disability were more likely to hold a bachelor’s degree or more than adults with a disability.  \nDEMOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT OF EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT  \nIn 2015, the majority (88 percent) of adults were at least high school graduates and more than half (59 percent) had completed some college or more (Table 1) . One out of three adults (33 percent) reported they hada bachelor’s degree or more education, and 12 percent reported an advanced degree, such as a master’s, professional, or doctorate degree. Educational attainment varied by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin, nativity, and disability status.  \n1 The adult population is defined as the population 25 and older for the purposes of this analysis.  \n2 The percentage before rounding can be found in Table 1 of this report. Although the estimate found in the table (32 .5 percent) can be rounded to 33 percent, this estimate is statistically different than 33 percent. All comparisons in this report are statistically significant at the 90 percent level unless stated otherwise. The estimates are based on responses from a sample of the population and may differ from actual values because of sampling variability or other factors. As a result, apparent differences between the estimates for two or more groups may not be statistically significant.  \n3 Federal surveys now give respondents the option of reporting more than one race. Therefore, two basic ways of defining a race group are possible. A group such as Asian may be defined as those who reported Asian and no other race (the race-alone or single-race concept) or as those who reported Asian regardless of whether they also reported another race (the race-alone or in-combination concept) . This report shows data using the first approach (race alone) . Use of the single-race population does not imply that it is the preferred method of presenting or  \nanalyzing data. For further information, see the 2010 Census Brief, Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin: 2010 (C2010BR-02) at \u003C[http://census.gov/library/publications/2011/dec/c2010br-02.html](http://census.gov/library/publications/2011/dec/c2010br-02.html)> .  \nTable 1.  \nEducational Attainment of the Population Aged 25 and Older by Age, Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin, and Other Selected Characteristics  \n(Numbers in thousands)  \n\n| Characteristic | Total | High school\u003Cbr>graduate or more |  | Some college or\u003Cbr>more |  | Associate’s\u003Cbr>degree or more |  | Ba","cbCailOfV91bPhdl","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailOfV91bPhdl","pdf",327772,12,"English","# Highlights\n## Demographic portrait of educational attainment\n## Table 1: Educational attainment by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin","[{\"question\":\"What share of U.S. adults had at least a high school diploma or GED in 2015?\",\"answer\":\"In 2015, almost 9 out of 10 adults (88 percent) had at least a high school diploma or GED.\"},{\"question\":\"How does educational attainment differ by sex according to the report?\",\"answer\":\"The share of women with a bachelor’s degree or higher (33 percent) is not statistically different from the share of men (32 percent).\"},{\"question\":\"Which groups were most likely to hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2015?\",\"answer\":\"Asians aged 25 and older were more likely to hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. 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