In 2022, around 91.8 percent of women had graduated high school or had obtained a higher educational degree in the United States. This is an increase from 1960, when 42.5 percent of women in the U.S. had graduated from high school or above.
Percentage of the population in the United States who have completed high school or more from 1960 to 2022, by gender
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US Census Bureau. (February 9, 2023). Percentage of the population in the United States who have completed high school or more from 1960 to 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184266/educational-attainment-of-high-school-diploma-or-higher-by-gender/
US Census Bureau. "Percentage of the population in the United States who have completed high school or more from 1960 to 2022, by gender." Chart. February 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184266/educational-attainment-of-high-school-diploma-or-higher-by-gender/
US Census Bureau. (2023). Percentage of the population in the United States who have completed high school or more from 1960 to 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184266/educational-attainment-of-high-school-diploma-or-higher-by-gender/
US Census Bureau. "Percentage of The Population in The United States Who Have Completed High School or More from 1960 to 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184266/educational-attainment-of-high-school-diploma-or-higher-by-gender/
US Census Bureau, Percentage of the population in the United States who have completed high school or more from 1960 to 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184266/educational-attainment-of-high-school-diploma-or-higher-by-gender/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Percentage of the population in the United States who have completed high school or more from 1960 to 2022, by gender [Graph], US Census Bureau, February 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184266/educational-attainment-of-high-school-diploma-or-higher-by-gender/
