Historical Educational Attainment Reports from 1940 through 1998
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Current Population Survey
Definitions and Explanations
Reports Issued from 1940 to 1949
- Educational Attainment of the Population 25
Years Old and Over in the United States: 1940 (P10-8)
Issued: April 23, 1942
- Educational Characteristics of the
Population of the United States By Age: 1940 (P19-4)
Issued: December 27, 1943
- Educational Attainment by Wage or Salary
Income: 1940 (P46-5)
Issued: June 18, 1946
- Educational Attainment
of the Population: April, 1947 (P20-6) [PDF 968k]
Issued: November 14, 1947
- Educational Attainment of the Civilian
Population: April, 1947 (P20-15)
Issued: May 4, 1948
- Illiteracy in the United States: October,
1947 (P20-20)
Issued: September 22, 1948
Reports Issued from 1950 to 1959
- School Enrollment, Educational Attainment,
and Illiteracy: October 1952 (P20-45)
Issued: October 22, 1953
- Educational Attainment: March 1957 (P20-77)
Issued: December 27, 1957
- Projections of Educational Attainment in
the United States: 1960 to 1980 (P20-91)
Issued: January 12, 1959
- Estimates of Illiteracy,
by States: 1950 (P23-6) [PDF 240k]
Issued: November 1959
Reports Issued from 1960 to 1969
- Literacy and Educational Attainment:
March 1959 (P20-99)
Issued: February 4, 1960
- School Enrollment, and Education of
Young Adults and Their Fathers: October 1960 (P20-110)
Issued: July 24, 1961
- 1960 Census of Population, Supplementary Report
School Enrollment and Educational
Attainment, for the United States: 1960 (PC(S1)-20)
Issued: June 4, 1962
- 1960 Census of Population, Supplementary Report
Educational Attainment of the Population
of the United States: 1960 (PC(S1)-37)
Issued: December 27, 1962
- Educational Attainment: March 1962
(P20-121)
Issued: February 7, 1963
- Estimates of Illiteracy,
by States: 1960 (P23-8) [PDF 253k]
Issued: February 12, 1963
- Estimates of Median Age
at High School and College Graduation: 1960 and 1950 (P23-9) [PDF 243k]
Issued: November 8, 1963
- Educational Change in a Generation: March
1962 (P20-132)
Issued: September 22, 1964
- Educational Attainment: March 1964
(P20-138)
Issued: May 11, 1965
- Educational Attainment: March 1966 and
1965 (P20-158)
Issued: December 19, 1966
- Educational Attainment: March 1967
(P20-169)
Issued: February 9, 1968
- Men with College
Degrees: March 1967 (P20-180) [PDF 1.2M]
Issued: March 24, 1969
- Educational Attainment: March 1968
(P20-182)
Issued: April 28, 1969
- Factors Related to
High School Graduation and College Attendance: 1967 (P20-185) [PDF 3.9M]
Issued: July 11, 1969
Reports Issued from 1970 to 1979
- Educational Attainment: March 1969
(P20-194)
Issued: February 19, 1970
- Characteristics of Men with College
Degrees: 1967 (P20-201)
Issued: May 21, 1970
- Educational Attainment: March 1970
(P20-207)
Issued: November 30, 1970
- Educational Attainment in 30 Selected
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas: 1967 (P20-209)
Issued: January 8, 1971
- Educational Attainment in 30 Selected
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas: 1968 (P20-214)
Issued: March 3, 1971
- Illiteracy in the United States: November
1969 (P20-217)
Issued: March 10, 1971
- Educational Attainment in 30 Selected
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas: 1969 (P20-219)
Issued: April 5, 1971
- Ethnic Origin and Educational Attainment:
November 1969 (P20-220)
Issued: April 8, 1971
- Educational Attainment in 30 Selected
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas: 1970 (P20-227)
Issued: November 1971
- Educational Attainment: March 1971
(P20-229)
Issued: December 1971
- 1970 Census of Population, Supplementary Report
Educational Characteristics of the
Population of the United States: 1970 (PC(S1)-20)
Issued: June 1972
- Educational Attainment: March 1972
(P20-243)
Issued: November 1972
- 1970 Census of Population, Supplementary Report
Educational Attainment by Age, Sex,
and Race for the United States: 1970 (PC(S1)-36)
Issued: April 1973
- Educational Attainment in the United
States: March 1973 and 1974 (P20-274)
Issued: December 1974
- Educational Attainment in the United
States: March 1975 (P20-295)
Issued: June 1976
- Educational Attainment in the United
States: March 1977 and 1976 (P20-314)
Issued: December 1977
Reports Issued from 1980 to 1989
- Educational Attainment in the United
States: March 1979 and 1978 (P20-356)
Issued: August 1980
- Educational Attainment in the United
States: March 1981 and 1980 (P20-390)
Issued: August 1984
- Educational Attainment in the United
States: March 1982 to 1985 (P20-415)
Issued: November 1987
- Educational Attainment in the United
States: March 1987 and 1986 (P20-428)
Issued: August 1988; updated September 2008
Reports Issued from 1990 to 1998
- Educational Attainment in the United
States: March 1989 and 1988 (P20-451)
Issued: August 1991
- Educational Attainment in the United
States: March 1991 and 1990 (P20-462)
Issued: May 1992
- Educational Attainment in the United
States: March 1993 and 1992 (P20-476)
Issued: May 1994
- Educational Attainment in the United
States: March 1994 (Detailed Tables only)
Issued: February 1995
- Educational Attainment in the United States: March 1995 (P20-489)
Issued: August 1996
- Educational Attainment in the United States: March 1996 (Update) (P20-493)
Issued: July 1997
- Educational Attainment in the United States: March 1997 (P20-505)
Issued: May 1998
- Educational Attainment in the United States: March 1998 (Update) (P20-513)
Issued: October 1998
For Further Information
Contact: The Education and Social Stratification Branch, U.S. Census
Bureau, 301-763-24646.
