The Racial Gap in U.S. Education

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A new report from the U.S. Census Bureau offers a look at the differences in educational attainment for the different races and ethnicities. The study found that 93.3% of non-Hispanic whites over the age of 25 graduated from high school and Asians and non-Hispanic whites were more likely to hold a bachelor’s degree than Hispanics/Latinos.

For Latinos, there has been a positive trend in terms of education. In 1988, 10% of Latino adults (25 years or older) had obtained a bachelor’s degree or higher. In 2015, the rate rose to 15%. However, compared to non-Hispanic whites (36% in 2015), Latinos still lag far behind.

Latinos were the only group where the percentage of the native population with a bachelor’s degree or higher was higher than the percentage of the foreign-born population with this level of education. According to the findings, 21% of native Latinos had a college education compared to 12% of foreign-born Latinos.

In 2015, almost 9 out of 10 adults (88%) had at least a high school diploma or GED, while nearly 1 in 3 adults (33%) held a bachelor’s or higher degree.

You can read more about the report here.

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