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Educational attainment among U.S. immigrants, 1960-2018


Educational attainment among U.S. immigrants, 1960-2018
% of immigrants ages 25 and older whose highest level of education is a ____
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Source: Pew Research Center tabulations of 1960-2000 decennial censuses and 2010, 2013-2018 American Community Surveys (IPUMS).
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Educational attainment among U.S. immigrants, 1960-2018

% of immigrants ages 25 and older whose highest level of education is a ____

YearBachelor’s degreePostgraduate degree
19602.5%2.6%
19704.0%5.0%
19807.0%8.7%
199011.5%8.8%
200013.7%10.3%
201015.9%11.1%
201316.4%11.9%
201416.6%12.0%
201517.1%12.6%
201617.2%12.8%
201717.8%13.4%
201818.1%13.9%

Source: Pew Research Center tabulations of 1960-2000 decennial censuses and 2010, 2013-2018 American Community Surveys (IPUMS).

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