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The big goal: To increase the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees and credentials to 60 percent by the year 2025. Korea. 62 60 58 56 54 52 50 48 46 44 42 40 38 36 34 32 30 28 26 24 22. US states 25 to 34 year olds. Canada/Japan. Massachusetts.
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The big goal: To increase the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees and credentials to 60 percent by the year 2025.
Korea 62 60 58 56 54 52 50 48 46 44 42 40 38 36 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 US states 25 to 34 year olds Canada/Japan Massachusetts Minnesota Ireland New York Norway/New Zealand North Dakota/Iowa/Connecticut New Jersey United Kingdom/Australia/Denmark Maryland Luxembourg New Hampshire/Nebraska France/Israel South Dakota/Illinois/Pennsylvania/Vermont Belgium/Sweden Virginia/Kansas/Rhode Island United States Colorado Netherlands/Switzerland Wisconsin/Washington/Hawaii Finland Utah Spain Estonia Missouri/Montana/Ohio Iceland North Carolina/MI/IN/CA/DE/ID Poland/Chile Florida/Oregon/South Carolina/Maine Wyoming/Georgia Mississippi/Alabama Arizona/KY/TN/OK/AK/TX Slovenia New Mexico Greece Nevada Louisiana/West Virginia Arkansas Germany Hungary
64 60 56 52 48 44 40 36 32 28 24 20 16 12 8 52 50 48 46 44 42 40 38 36 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 Korea Arizona counties 25 to 34 years old (does not include Greenlee county) Canada/Japan Ireland Norway/New Zealand United Kingdom/Australia/Denmark Luxembourg/France/Israel Belgium/Sweden Coconino United States Netherlands/Switzerland/Finland Pima Spain/Estonia Maricopa Iceland Cochise Poland/Chile Yavapai Slovenia Greece Pinal Germany/Hungary Gila Portugal Navajo Austria/Slovak Republic/Czech Republic Graham/Yuma Mexico/Italy Santa Cruz/Apache/Mojave Turkey La Paz
Income by level of education Source: US Census, Current Population Survey master’s bachelor’s associate high school Less than high school
Unemployment by level of education Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2009
In Arizona, 876,000 working-age adults have attended college but don’t have a degree. Graduate or professional Less than high school Bachelor’s degree High school Associate degree Some college, no degree