This statistic presents the share of defaults on student loans in the United States as of 2018, by age. As of that time, 80 percent of American borrowers 55 or older had never defaulted on student loan payments, while 58 percent of respondents aged less than 35 could say the same.
Thinking about your student loan(s), did you ever default on payment?
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YouGov. (October 16, 2018). Thinking about your student loan(s), did you ever default on payment? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/940277/student-loan-defaults-by-age/
YouGov. "Thinking about your student loan(s), did you ever default on payment?." Chart. October 16, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/940277/student-loan-defaults-by-age/
YouGov. (2018). Thinking about your student loan(s), did you ever default on payment?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/940277/student-loan-defaults-by-age/
YouGov. "Thinking about Your Student Loan(S), Did You Ever Default on Payment?." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/940277/student-loan-defaults-by-age/
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Thinking about your student loan(s), did you ever default on payment? [Graph], YouGov, October 16, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/940277/student-loan-defaults-by-age/
