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Record Numbers of High School and College Graduates in 2012 | NewsTaco

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Record Numbers of High School and College Graduates in 2012

By Hope Gillette, Voxxi
The decline in educational attainment feared by many experts seems to be myth. According to a new report from the Pew Research Center, record numbers of young adults are graduating high school and then completing a college education. For the first time ever, the 2012 school year saw one-third of the nation’s 25- to 29-year-olds graduate with at least a bachelor’s degree.
On average, 90 percent of individuals between 25 and 29 have obtained at least a high school education, and 63 percent have obtained a college education.

Increasing rates of high school and college graduates

Pew reports the graduation rates have increased despite significant changes in the diversity of the nation’s