As of 2021, around 9.2 percent of all prisoners on death row in the United States had at least some college education. The majority of death row prisoners, at 44.1 percent, were high school graduates or had their GED.
Share of prisoners under sentence of death in the United States in 2021, by educational attainment
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 31, 2023). Share of prisoners under sentence of death in the United States in 2021, by educational attainment [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/199020/prisoners-under-sentence-of-death-in-the-us-by-educational-attainment/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Share of prisoners under sentence of death in the United States in 2021, by educational attainment." Chart. December 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199020/prisoners-under-sentence-of-death-in-the-us-by-educational-attainment/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2023). Share of prisoners under sentence of death in the United States in 2021, by educational attainment. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199020/prisoners-under-sentence-of-death-in-the-us-by-educational-attainment/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Share of Prisoners under Sentence of Death in The United States in 2021, by Educational Attainment." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199020/prisoners-under-sentence-of-death-in-the-us-by-educational-attainment/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Share of prisoners under sentence of death in the United States in 2021, by educational attainment Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199020/prisoners-under-sentence-of-death-in-the-us-by-educational-attainment/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Share of prisoners under sentence of death in the United States in 2021, by educational attainment [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/199020/prisoners-under-sentence-of-death-in-the-us-by-educational-attainment/
