Percent distribution of the civilian labor force 25 to 64 years of age by educational attainment, women, 1970-2005 annual averages Year Less than High school 1 to 3 years College degree a high school diploma, no of college or higher diploma college (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) 1970 33.5 44.3 10.9 11.2 1971 32.2 44.2 11.9 11.8 1972 30.7 45.1 11.8 12.4 1973 28.4 45.9 12.4 13.3 1974 26.7 45.3 13.4 14.6 1975 26.5 45.5 13.9 14.1 1976 24.0 45.1 14.7 16.2 1977 22.8 45.1 15.2 16.9 1978 22.0 44.9 16.1 17.0 1979 20.1 45.0 17.1 17.8 1980 18.4 45.4 17.4 18.7 1981 17.4 46.1 17.9 18.6 1982 16.6 45.6 18.3 19.5 1983 15.6 44.8 18.8 20.9 1984 14.5 44.9 18.9 21.7 1985 13.7 44.4 19.9 22.0 1986 13.2 44.3 20.3 22.2 1987 12.5 44.0 20.7 22.8 1988 12.4 43.3 21.2 23.1 1989 11.9 42.9 20.9 24.3 1990 11.3 42.4 21.9 24.5 1991 10.9 41.6 22.2 25.2 1992 10.3 37.4 27.3 25.0 1993 9.3 36.6 28.4 25.7 1994 9.0 35.0 29.8 26.2 1995 8.8 34.1 30.2 26.9 1996 8.8 33.6 29.9 27.8 1997 8.7 33.5 29.4 28.4 1998 8.8 32.7 29.4 29.2 1999 8.5 32.1 29.5 29.9 2000 8.5 31.6 29.8 30.1 2001 8.4 31.0 30.2 30.4 2002 8.1 30.6 29.9 31.3 2003 7.9 30.0 29.9 32.2 2004 7.7 29.4 30.2 32.6 2005 7.7 28.7 30.2 33.3