Figure B
Share of population with a high school diploma or higher, age 25 or older, 1972–2019
| Year | White | Non-Hispanic white | Black |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 60.4 | 36.6 | |
| 1973 | 61.9 | 39.2 | |
| 1974 | 63.3 | 40.8 | |
| 1975 | 64.5 | 42.5 | |
| 1976 | 66.1 | 43.8 | |
| 1977 | 67.0 | 45.5 | |
| 1978 | 67.9 | 47.6 | |
| 1979 | 69.7 | 49.4 | |
| 1980 | 70.5 | 51.2 | |
| 1981 | 71.6 | 52.9 | |
| 1982 | 72.8 | 54.9 | |
| 1983 | 73.8 | 56.8 | |
| 1984 | 75.0 | 58.5 | |
| 1985 | 75.5 | 59.8 | |
| 1986 | 76.2 | 62.3 | |
| 1987 | 77.0 | 63.4 | |
| 1988 | 77.7 | 63.5 | |
| 1989 | 78.4 | 64.6 | |
| 1990 | 79.1 | 66.2 | |
| 1991 | 79.9 | 66.7 | |
| 1992 | 80.9 | 67.7 | |
| 1993 | 81.5 | 84.1 | 70.4 |
| 1994 | 82.0 | 84.9 | 72.9 |
| 1995 | 83.0 | 85.9 | 73.8 |
| 1996 | 82.8 | 86.0 | 74.3 |
| 1997 | 83.0 | 86.3 | 74.9 |
| 1998 | 83.7 | 87.1 | 76.0 |
| 1999 | 84.3 | 87.7 | 77.0 |
| 2000 | 84.9 | 88.4 | 78.5 |
| 2001 | 84.8 | 88.6 | 78.8 |
| 2002 | 84.8 | 88.7 | 78.7 |
| 2003 | 85.1 | 89.4 | 80.0 |
| 2004 | 85.8 | 90.0 | 80.6 |
| 2005 | 85.8 | 90.1 | 81.1 |
| 2006 | 86.1 | 90.5 | 80.7 |
| 2007 | 86.2 | 90.6 | 82.3 |
| 2008 | 87.1 | 91.5 | 83.0 |
| 2009 | 87.1 | 91.6 | 84.1 |
| 2010 | 87.6 | 92.1 | 84.2 |
| 2011 | 88.1 | 92.4 | 84.5 |
| 2012 | 88.1 | 92.5 | 85.0 |
| 2013 | 88.6 | 92.9 | 85.1 |
| 2014 | 88.8 | 93.1 | 85.8 |
| 2015 | 88.8 | 93.3 | 87.0 |
| 2016 | 89.5 | 93.8 | 87.1 |
| 2017 | 90.1 | 94.1 | 87.3 |
| 2018 | 90.2 | 94.3 | 87.9 |
| 2019 | 90.5 | 94.6 | 87.9 |
Note: In this chart, white is inclusive of those who also report Hispanic as their ethnicity. The non-Hispanic white series was only available beginning in 1993.
Source: 1978–2019 series by race & ethnicity, EPI analysis of monthly CPS microdata, downloaded from EPI SWA Data Library.
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