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Article: -U.S. DEPT OF COMMERCE: Young women surpass young men in educational attainment, Census Bureau reports
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- M2 Presswire
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- June 29, 1998
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M2 PRESSWIRE-29 June 1998-U.S. DEPT OF COMMERCE: Young women surpass young men in educational attainment, Census Bureau reports (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:290698 In 1997, the educational attainment levels of women ages 25 to 29 exceeded those of men in the same age group, according to a report released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. At the high-school completion level, 89 percent of the young women and 86 percent of the young men had diplomas in 1997. Young women also led at the college completion level, 29 percent to 26 percent. "The educational attainment of these young adults indicates a dramatic improvement by women, who historically have ...