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