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Article: A Half-Century of Learning: Historical Statistics on Educational Attainment in the United States 1940 to 2000

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April 6, 2006
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WASHINGTON, April 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was released today by the U.S. Census Bureau -- A Half-Century of Learning: Historical Statistics on Educational Attainment in the United States: 1940 to 2000

In 1940, statistics on educational attainment were collected for every person enumerated in the census and from a sample of them thereafter. In 1940, only 25 percent of the population age 25 and older had a high school diploma, and just 5 percent earned a bachelorbs degree or more. By ...

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