Table 5. Educational attainment of individuals at ages 27 and 37 in 2007-2021 by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Table 5. Educational attainment of individuals at ages 27 and 37 in 2007-2021 by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
(Percent distribution)				
					
                                     		     		      Educational Attainment

                                      	     High School Graduates 		           		     College

                                   		      		         General
	Characteristic              High        	  High     	Educational                     	     Bachelor's
	                           school       	 school    	Development              	Some         degree and
	                          dropouts     Total  	diploma      (GED) recipients      Total  	college       higher (1)

Total, age 27 in 2007-2011 ..	    8.5		25.1	  17.7		  7.4		    66.4	37.9		28.5
 White, non-Hispanic ........       6.8		23.9	  17.5		  6.4		    69.4	36.2		33.2
 Black, non-Hispanic ........	   12.2		30.3	  18.1		  12.1		    57.5	42.2		15.4
 Hispanic or Latino .........  	   13.5		29.1	  21.6		  7.4		    57.5	42.3		15.1
							
Men .........................  	    9.2		29.0	  20.3		  8.7		    61.8	37.3		24.5
 White, non-Hispanic ........  	    7.1		27.5	  20.3		  7.1		    65.4	36.2		29.2
 Black, non-Hispanic ........ 	   14.3		36.8	  20.2		  16.6		    48.9	38.4		10.5
 Hispanic or Latino ......... 	   14.4		32.5	  23.5		  8.9		    53.3	41.0		12.2
									
Women .......................  	    7.7		21.0	  15.0		  5.9		    71.3	38.5		32.8
 White, non-Hispanic ........  	    6.4		20.1	  14.5		  5.5		    73.5	36.1		37.4
 Black, non-Hispanic ........ 	   10.0		23.5	  15.9		  7.5		    66.5	46.0		20.5
 Hispanic or Latino .........	   12.5		25.2	  19.5		  5.7		    62.3	43.9		18.5
								
Total, age 37 in 2017-2021 .. 	    6.3		22.9	   7.8		  15.1		    70.6	36.8		33.8
 White, non-Hispanic ........ 	    5.3		21.5	   6.3		  15.2		    72.9	34.6		38.3
 Black, non-Hispanic ........       8.8		27.0	  12.6		  14.4		    63.7	42.7		21.0
 Hispanic or Latino .........	   10.0		28.2	   9.5		  18.8		    61.6	40.9		20.8
								  	
Men .........................	    6.8		27.4	   9.8		  17.6		    65.8	35.8		30.0
 White, non-Hispanic ........	    5.6		25.6	   7.6		  18.0		    68.9	34.3		34.5
 Black, non-Hispanic ........	   10.3		34.2	  17.7		  16.5		    55.3	39.6		15.8
 Hispanic or Latino .........	   10.7		31.3	  11.4		  20.0		    58.1	39.5		18.6
								
Women .......................	    5.7		18.2	   5.7		  12.5		    76.1	36.6		39.5
 White, non-Hispanic ........	    4.9		17.2	   5.0		  12.2		    77.9	33.8		44.1
 Black, non-Hispanic ........	    7.2		19.5	   7.4		  12.2		    73.3	44.8		28.5
 Hispanic or Latino .........	    9.3		24.6	   7.2		  17.4		    66.1	41.1		25.0
					
								
  (1) Includes individuals with bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degrees.
NOTE: The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 consists of individuals who were  ages 12 to 16 on December 31, 1996.
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity groups are mutually exclusive but not exhaustive. Other race groups, which are
included in the overall totals, are not shown separately because their representation in the survey sample is not 
sufficiently large to provide statistically reliable estimates. Educational attainment is determined during the month 
of the respondent's 27th or 37th birthday.