| Table 8. | Years of school completed by persons age 25 and over and 25 to 29, by race and sex: 1910 to 1994 |
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| All races | White\1\ | Black and other races\1\
|___________________________________|___________________________________|___________________________________
|Percent, by years of school| |Percent, by years of school| |Percent, by years of school|
| completed |Median | completed |Median | completed |Median
Age and year |___________________________| years |___________________________| years |___________________________| years
|Less than |4 years| 4 or | of |Less than |4 years| 4 or | of |Less than |4 years| 4 or | of
|5 years of|of high| more |school |5 years of|of high| more |school |5 years of|of high| more |school
|elementary|school |years of|comple-|elementary|school |years of|comple-|elementary|school |years of|comple-
| school |or more|college | ted | school |or more|college | ted | school |or more|college | ted
______________|__________|_______|________|_______|__________|_______|________|_______|__________|_______|________|_______
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
______________|__________|_______|________|_______|__________|_______|________|_______|__________|_______|________|_______
| Males and females
|___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
25 and over | | | | | | | | | | | |
1910 \2\ ...| 23.8 | 13.5 | 2.7 | 8.1 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1920 \2\ ...| 22.0 | 16.4 | 3.3 | 8.2 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1930 \2\ ...| 17.5 | 19.1 | 3.9 | 8.4 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
April 1940 .| 13.7 | 24.5 | 4.6 | 8.6 | 10.9 | 26.1 | 4.9 | 8.7 | 41.8 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 5.7
April 1950 .| 11.1 | 34.3 | 6.2 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 36.4 | 6.6 | 9.7 | 32.6 | 13.7 | 2.2 | 6.9
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April 1960 .| 8.3 | 41.1 | 7.7 | 10.5 | 6.7 | 43.2 | 8.1 | 10.8 | 23.5 | 21.7 | 3.5 | 8.2
March 1970 .| 5.3 | 55.2 | 11.0 | 12.2 | 4.2 | 57.4 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 14.7 | 36.1 | 6.1 | 10.1
March 1975 .| 4.2 | 62.5 | 13.9 | 12.3 | 3.3 | 64.5 | 14.5 | 12.4 | 11.7 | 46.4 | 9.2 | 11.4
March 1980 .| 3.4 | 68.6 | 17.0 | 12.5 | 2.6 | 70.5 | 17.8 | 12.5 | 8.8 | 54.6 | 11.1 | 12.2
March 1982 .| 3.0 | 71.0 | 17.7 | 12.6 | 2.4 | 72.8 | 18.5 | 12.6 | 7.4 | 58.1 | 12.4 | 12.3
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March 1985 .| 2.7 | 73.9 | 19.4 | 12.6 | 2.2 | 75.5 | 20.0 | 12.7 | 6.0 | 63.2 | 15.4 | 12.4
March 1986 .| 2.7 | 74.7 | 19.4 | 12.6 | 2.2 | 76.2 | 20.1 | 12.7 | 5.5 | 65.3 | 15.2 | 12.4
March 1987 .| 2.4 | 75.6 | 19.9 | 12.7 | 2.0 | 77.0 | 20.5 | 12.7 | 5.1 | 66.7 | 15.7 | 12.4
March 1988 .| 2.4 | 76.2 | 20.3 | 12.7 | 2.0 | 77.7 | 20.9 | 12.7 | 5.1 | 66.7 | 16.4 | 12.5
March 1989 .| 2.5 | 76.9 | 21.1 | 12.7 | 2.0 | 78.4 | 21.8 | 12.7 | 5.6 | 67.3 | 16.9 | 12.5
March 1990 .| 2.4 | 77.6 | 21.3 | 12.7 | 2.0 | 79.1 | 22.0 | 12.7 | 5.4 | 68.7 | 16.5 | 12.5
March 1991 .| 2.4 | 78.4 | 21.4 | 12.7 | 2.0 | 79.9 | 22.2 | 12.8 | 5.0 | 69.6 | 16.7 | 12.5
March 1992 .| 2.8 | 80.8 | 21.4 | 12.8 | 1.8 | 82.2 | 22.1 | 12.9 | 4.1 | 72.9 | 17.2 | 12.6
March 1993 .| 2.1 | 81.5 | 21.9 | 12.9 | 1.7 | 82.7 | 22.6 | 12.9 | 4.1 | 74.7 | 17.7 | 12.7
March 1994 .| 1.9 | 80.9 | 22.2 | -- | 1.7 | 82.0 | 22.9 | -- | 3.3 | 74.5 | 18.1 | --
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25 to 29 | | | | | | | | | | | |
1920\2\ ....| --- | --- | --- | --- | 12.9 | 22.0 | 4.5 | 8.5 | 44.6 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 5.4
April 1940 .| 5.9 | 38.1 | 5.9 | 10.3 | 3.4 | 41.2 | 6.4 | 10.7 | 27.0 | 12.3 | 1.6 | 7.1
April 1950 .| 4.6 | 52.8 | 7.7 | 12.1 | 3.3 | 56.3 | 8.2 | 12.2 | 16.1 | 23.6 | 2.8 | 8.7
April 1960 .| 2.8 | 60.7 | 11.0 | 12.3 | 2.2 | 63.7 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 7.2 | 38.6 | 5.4 | 10.8
March 1970 .| 1.1 | 75.4 | 16.4 | 12.6 | 0.9 | 77.8 | 17.3 | 12.6 | 2.2 | 58.4 | 10.0 | 12.2
March 1975 .| 1.0 | 83.1 | 21.9 | 12.8 | 1.0 | 84.4 | 22.8 | 12.8 | 0.7 | 73.8 | 15.4 | 12.6
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March 1980 .| 0.8 | 85.4 | 22.5 | 12.9 | 0.8 | 86.9 | 23.7 | 12.9 | 1.0 | 77.0 | 15.2 | 12.7
March 1982 .| 0.8 | 86.2 | 21.7 | 12.8 | 0.8 | 86.9 | 22.7 | 12.9 | 0.7 | 82.2 | 15.8 | 12.8
March 1985 .| 0.7 | 86.1 | 22.2 | 12.9 | 0.8 | 86.8 | 23.2 | 12.9 | 0.5 | 82.4 | 16.7 | 12.8
March 1986 .| 0.9 | 86.1 | 22.4 | 12.9 | 0.9 | 86.5 | 23.5 | 12.9 | 0.9 | 84.3 | 16.3 | 12.8
March 1987 .| 0.9 | 86.0 | 22.0 | 12.8 | 0.8 | 86.3 | 23.0 | 12.9 | 1.1 | 84.1 | 16.9 | 12.8
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March 1988 .| 1.0 | 85.9 | 22.7 | 12.8 | 1.0 | 86.6 | 23.5 | 12.9 | 1.2 | 82.0 | 18.1 | 12.6
March 1989 .| 1.0 | 85.5 | 23.4 | 12.9 | 0.9 | 86.0 | 24.4 | 12.9 | 1.2 | 83.1 | 18.1 | 12.8
March 1990 .| 1.2 | 85.7 | 23.2 | 12.9 | 1.2 | 86.3 | 24.2 | 12.9 | 1.1 | 82.5 | 18.2 | 12.8
March 1991 .| 1.0 | 85.4 | 23.2 | 12.9 | 1.0 | 85.8 | 24.6 | 12.9 | 0.6 | 83.1 | 16.4 | 12.8
March 1992 .| 0.9 | 88.1 | 23.6 | 13.0 | 0.9 | 88.5 | 25.0 | 13.0 | 0.9 | 85.7 | 16.9 | 12.8
March 1993 .| 0.7 | 88.2 | 23.7 | 13.0 | 0.7 | 88.5 | 24.7 | 13.0 | 0.5 | 87.0 | 18.7 | 12.9
March 1994 .| 0.8 | 86.1 | 23.3 | -- | 0.8 | 86.5 | 24.2 | -- | 0.9 | 84.2 | 19.1 | --
|__________|_______|________|_______|__________|_______|________|_______|__________|_______|________|_______
| Males
|___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
25 and over | | | | | | | | | | | |
April 1940 .| 15.1 | 22.7 | 5.5 | 8.6 | 12.0 | 24.2 | 5.9 | 8.7 | 46.2 | 6.9 | 1.4 | 5.4
April 1950 .| 12.2 | 32.6 | 7.3 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 34.6 | 7.9 | 9.3 | 36.9 | 12.6 | 2.1 | 6.4
April 1960 .| 9.4 | 39.5 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 7.4 | 41.6 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 27.7 | 20.0 | 3.5 | 7.9
March 1970 .| 5.9 | 55.0 | 14.1 | 12.2 | 4.5 | 57.2 | 15.0 | 12.2 | 17.9 | 35.4 | 6.8 | 9.9
March 1980 .| 3.6 | 69.2 | 20.9 | 12.6 | 2.7 | 71.0 | 22.1 | 12.6 | 10.3 | 55.3 | 11.9 | 12.2
March 1990 .| 2.7 | 77.7 | 24.4 | 12.8 | 2.2 | 79.1 | 25.3 | 12.8 | 5.9 | 69.1 | 18.3 | 12.6
March 1991 .| 2.7 | 78.5 | 24.3 | 12.8 | 2.2 | 79.8 | 25.4 | 12.8 | 6.0 | 70.1 | 17.8 | 12.6
March 1992 .| 2.3 | 81.0 | 24.3 | 12.9 | 1.9 | 82.3 | 25.2 | 12.9 | 4.5 | 73.0 | 18.8 | 12.6
March 1993 .| 2.2 | 81.8 | 24.8 | 12.9 | 1.8 | 83.0 | 25.7 | 13.0 | 4.7 | 74.9 | 19.0 | 12.7
March 1994 .| 2.1 | 81.0 | 25.1 | -- | 1.7 | 82.1 | 26.1 | -- | 4.5 | 74.5 | 19.0 | --
|__________|_______|________|_______|__________|_______|________|_______|__________|_______|________|_______
| Females
|___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
25 and over | | | | | | | | | | | |
April 1940 .| 12.4 | 26.3 | 3.8 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 28.1 | 4.0 | 8.8 | 37.5 | 8.4 | 1.2 | 6.1
April 1950 .| 10.0 | 36.0 | 5.2 | 9.6 | 8.1 | 38.2 | 5.4 | 10.0 | 28.6 | 14.7 | 2.4 | 7.2
April 1960 .| 7.4 | 42.5 | 5.8 | 10.7 | 6.0 | 44.7 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 19.7 | 23.1 | 3.6 | 8.5
March 1970 .| 4.7 | 55.4 | 8.2 | 12.1 | 3.9 | 57.7 | 8.6 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 36.6 | 5.6 | 10.3
March 1980 .| 3.2 | 68.1 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 2.5 | 70.1 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 7.6 | 54.1 | 10.4 | 12.1
March 1990 .| 2.2 | 77.5 | 18.4 | 12.7 | 1.8 | 79.0 | 19.0 | 12.7 | 5.0 | 68.4 | 15.1 | 12.5
March 1991 .| 2.1 | 78.3 | 18.8 | 12.7 | 1.8 | 79.9 | 19.3 | 12.7 | 4.1 | 69.1 | 15.8 | 12.5
March 1992 .| 2.0 | 80.6 | 18.6 | 12.8 | 1.7 | 82.0 | 19.1 | 12.8 | 3.8 | 72.9 | 15.9 | 12.6
March 1993 .| 2.0 | 81.3 | 19.2 | 12.8 | 1.7 | 82.5 | 19.7 | 12.8 | 3.5 | 74.5 | 16.5 | 12.7
March 1994 .| 1.7 | 80.7 | 19.6 | -- | 1.5 | 81.9 | 20.0 | -- | 2.8 | 74.6 | 17.4 | --
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\1\ Persons of Hispanic origin are included, as appropriate, in the "white" or in the "black and other races" category. NOTE.--Data for 1975 and subsequent years are for the noninstitutional population. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census of Population, 1960, Vol. 1, part 1; Current Population Reports, Series P-20; Series P-19, No. 4; 1960 Census Monograph, "Education of the American Population," by John K. Folger and Charles B. Nam; and unpublished data from the Current Population Survey; and U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, "Educational Attainment of Workers, March 1991," and unpublished data. (This table was prepared June 1995.) |
